Advanced Pathophysiology Midterm 6501 Walden
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The nurse is teaching staff about the most common cause of Down
syndrome. What is the nurse describing? -ANSWERS-Answer: Maternal
nondisjunction
A 50-year-old male was recently diagnosed with Huntington disease.
Transmission of this disease is associated with: -ANSWERS-Answer:
Delayed age of onset
A patient wants to know the risk factors for Down syndrome. What is
the nurse's best response? -ANSWERS-Answer: Pregnancy in women
over age 35
What is the role of cytokines in cell reproduction? -ANSWERS-Answer:
Provide growth factor for tissue growth and development
A newborn male is diagnosed with albinism based on skin, eye, and hair
appearance. Which finding will support this diagnosis? -ANSWERS-
,Answer: Inability to convert tyrosine to DOPA (3,4
dihydroxyphenylalanine)
Sodium and water accumulation in an injured cell are a direct result of:
-ANSWERS-Answer: Decreased ATP production
A nurse is reading a chart and sees the term oncotic pressure. The
nurse recalls that oncotic pressure (colloid osmotic pressure) is
determined by: -ANSWERS-Answer: Plasma proteins
The ion transporter that moves Na + and Ca 2+ simultaneously in the
same direction is an example of which of the following types of
transport? -ANSWERS-Answer: Symport
A 20-year-old pregnant female gives birth to a stillborn child. Autopsy
reveals that the fetus has 92 chromosomes. What term may be on the
autopsy report to describe this condition? -ANSWERS-Answer:
Tetraploidy
Why is potassium able to diffuse easily in and out of cells? -ANSWERS-
Answer: Because the resting plasma membrane is more permeable to
potassium
Hypothyroidism -ANSWERS-A disorder caused by a thyroid gland that is
slower and less productive than normal, does not produce enough T3
and T4
, A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy.
Which of the following will facilitate his continued muscle
performance? -ANSWERS-Answer: Anaerobic glycolysis
What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential that
initiates an action potential? -ANSWERS-Answer: Sodium gates open,
and sodium rushes into the cell, changing the membrane potential from
negative to positive.
A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. His
karyotype would reveal which of the following? -ANSWERS-Answer:
XXY
A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a proband,
what is the nurse looking for? -ANSWERS-Answer: The person who is
first diagnosed with a genetic disease
An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis will
show varying degrees of the disease. Which genetic principle should the
nurse explain to the aide? -ANSWERS-Answer: Expressivity
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the nurse
include regarding cholesterol? -ANSWERS-Answer: Cholesterol
decreases the membrane fluidity of the erythrocyte, which reduces its
ability to carry oxygen.
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The nurse is teaching staff about the most common cause of Down
syndrome. What is the nurse describing? -ANSWERS-Answer: Maternal
nondisjunction
A 50-year-old male was recently diagnosed with Huntington disease.
Transmission of this disease is associated with: -ANSWERS-Answer:
Delayed age of onset
A patient wants to know the risk factors for Down syndrome. What is
the nurse's best response? -ANSWERS-Answer: Pregnancy in women
over age 35
What is the role of cytokines in cell reproduction? -ANSWERS-Answer:
Provide growth factor for tissue growth and development
A newborn male is diagnosed with albinism based on skin, eye, and hair
appearance. Which finding will support this diagnosis? -ANSWERS-
,Answer: Inability to convert tyrosine to DOPA (3,4
dihydroxyphenylalanine)
Sodium and water accumulation in an injured cell are a direct result of:
-ANSWERS-Answer: Decreased ATP production
A nurse is reading a chart and sees the term oncotic pressure. The
nurse recalls that oncotic pressure (colloid osmotic pressure) is
determined by: -ANSWERS-Answer: Plasma proteins
The ion transporter that moves Na + and Ca 2+ simultaneously in the
same direction is an example of which of the following types of
transport? -ANSWERS-Answer: Symport
A 20-year-old pregnant female gives birth to a stillborn child. Autopsy
reveals that the fetus has 92 chromosomes. What term may be on the
autopsy report to describe this condition? -ANSWERS-Answer:
Tetraploidy
Why is potassium able to diffuse easily in and out of cells? -ANSWERS-
Answer: Because the resting plasma membrane is more permeable to
potassium
Hypothyroidism -ANSWERS-A disorder caused by a thyroid gland that is
slower and less productive than normal, does not produce enough T3
and T4
, A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy.
Which of the following will facilitate his continued muscle
performance? -ANSWERS-Answer: Anaerobic glycolysis
What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential that
initiates an action potential? -ANSWERS-Answer: Sodium gates open,
and sodium rushes into the cell, changing the membrane potential from
negative to positive.
A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. His
karyotype would reveal which of the following? -ANSWERS-Answer:
XXY
A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a proband,
what is the nurse looking for? -ANSWERS-Answer: The person who is
first diagnosed with a genetic disease
An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis will
show varying degrees of the disease. Which genetic principle should the
nurse explain to the aide? -ANSWERS-Answer: Expressivity
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the nurse
include regarding cholesterol? -ANSWERS-Answer: Cholesterol
decreases the membrane fluidity of the erythrocyte, which reduces its
ability to carry oxygen.
