Midterm PATHO_ 370 Check Your Understanding
Widespread activation of the clotting cascade disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC).
secondary to massive trauma is called
Renal insufficiency is a common complication of which Myeloma
disease?
In general, the best prognosis for long-term disease- ALL (acute lymphoid leukemia).
free survival occurs with
Proto-oncogenes are normal cellular genes that promote growth.
When the cause is unknown, a condition is said to be True
idiopathic
Which finding is indicative of orthostatic hypotension in Sitting BP 88/60, HR 118
a person with a supine blood pressure (BP) of 110/70
and a heart rate (HR) of 100?
The majority of cases of anaphylactic shock occur when antibiotics.
a sensitized individual comes in contact with
What age group has a larger volume of extracellular Infants
fluid than intracellular fluid?
Breast cancer in women who have the breast cancer occurs at an earlier age.
gene
In which stage of shock is a patient who has lost 1200 Class II, Compensated Stage
mL of blood, who has normal blood pressure when
supine, but who experiences orthostatic hypotension
upon standing?
Cystic fibrosis is associated with bronchiectasis.
A patient with a productive cough and parenchymal bacterial pneumonia.
infiltrates on x-ray is demonstrating symptomology of
Total body water in older adults is decreased because of increased adipose tissue and decreased muscle mass.
A 3-year-old is diagnosed with starvation ketoacidosis. Rapid, deep breathing, lethargy, abdominal pain
What signs and symptoms should you anticipate in your
assessment?
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,Midterm PATHO_ 370 Check Your Understanding
Respiratory acidosis may be caused by hypoventilation.
The nurse is swabbing a patient's throat to test for True
streptococcal pharyngitis. The nurse must understand
that tests such as this differ in the probability that they
will be positive for a condition when applied to a
person with the condition; this probability is termed
sensitivity.
The most common tumor-suppressor gene defect P53.
identified in cancer cells is
The cause of the most common form of anemia is iron deficiency.
Hemophilia B is also known as Christmas disease. True
The goal of long term heparin for the management of a prevent further clot formation.
deep vein thrombosis is to
Respiratory alkalosis is caused by hyperventilation.
Abnormalities in intracellular regulation of enzyme hypophosphatemia.
activity and cellular production of ATP are associated
with
What form of oral rehydration, bottled water or salty Salty soup, because it will provide some sodium to help hold the fluid in his
broth, is best suited for a patient who is demonstrating blood vessels and interstitial fluid
signs of clinical dehydration?
What laboratory finding is usually found in aplastic Pancytopenia
anemia?
A patient is exhibiting severe dyspnea and anxiety. The acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
patient also has bubbly crackles in all lung fields with
pink, frothy sputum. This patient is most likely
experiencing
An important mediator of a type I hypersensitivity histamine.
reaction is
The finding of ketones in the blood suggests that a metabolic acidosis.
person may have
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, Midterm PATHO_ 370 Check Your Understanding
Which condition is associated with an elevated Hemolytic anemia
reticulocyte count?
All the following stress-induced hormones increase aldosterone.
blood glucose except
Which assessment would support a diagnosis of type A Normal PaCO2, scant sputum, accessory muscle use, barrel chest
COPD rather than type B COPD
A normal bleeding time in association with normal vitamin K deficiency.
platelet count, and increased prothrombin time (PT)
and INR, is indicative of
What is the effect on resistance if the radius of a vessel Resistance increases by a factor of 16.
is halved?
Increased preload of the cardiac chambers may lead to Edema
which patient symptom?
After surgery to remove a lung tumor, your patient is kill rapidly dividing cells.
scheduled for chemotherapy, which will
In individuals who have asthma, exposure to an Inflammation, mucosal edema, and bronchoconstriction
allergen to which they are sensitized leads to which
pathophysiologic event?
Improvement in a patient with septic shock is indicated systemic vascular resistance.
by an increase in
Manifestations from sodium imbalances occur primarily cellular fluid shifts.
as a result of
After being diagnosed with hypertension, a patient Continue lifestyle modifications only.
returns to the clinic 6 weeks later. The patient reports
"moderate" adherence to the recommended lifestyle
changes and has experienced a decreased from 165/96
to 148/90 mm Hg in blood pressure. What is the most
appropriate intervention for this patient at this time?
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Widespread activation of the clotting cascade disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC).
secondary to massive trauma is called
Renal insufficiency is a common complication of which Myeloma
disease?
In general, the best prognosis for long-term disease- ALL (acute lymphoid leukemia).
free survival occurs with
Proto-oncogenes are normal cellular genes that promote growth.
When the cause is unknown, a condition is said to be True
idiopathic
Which finding is indicative of orthostatic hypotension in Sitting BP 88/60, HR 118
a person with a supine blood pressure (BP) of 110/70
and a heart rate (HR) of 100?
The majority of cases of anaphylactic shock occur when antibiotics.
a sensitized individual comes in contact with
What age group has a larger volume of extracellular Infants
fluid than intracellular fluid?
Breast cancer in women who have the breast cancer occurs at an earlier age.
gene
In which stage of shock is a patient who has lost 1200 Class II, Compensated Stage
mL of blood, who has normal blood pressure when
supine, but who experiences orthostatic hypotension
upon standing?
Cystic fibrosis is associated with bronchiectasis.
A patient with a productive cough and parenchymal bacterial pneumonia.
infiltrates on x-ray is demonstrating symptomology of
Total body water in older adults is decreased because of increased adipose tissue and decreased muscle mass.
A 3-year-old is diagnosed with starvation ketoacidosis. Rapid, deep breathing, lethargy, abdominal pain
What signs and symptoms should you anticipate in your
assessment?
Page 1 of 19
,Midterm PATHO_ 370 Check Your Understanding
Respiratory acidosis may be caused by hypoventilation.
The nurse is swabbing a patient's throat to test for True
streptococcal pharyngitis. The nurse must understand
that tests such as this differ in the probability that they
will be positive for a condition when applied to a
person with the condition; this probability is termed
sensitivity.
The most common tumor-suppressor gene defect P53.
identified in cancer cells is
The cause of the most common form of anemia is iron deficiency.
Hemophilia B is also known as Christmas disease. True
The goal of long term heparin for the management of a prevent further clot formation.
deep vein thrombosis is to
Respiratory alkalosis is caused by hyperventilation.
Abnormalities in intracellular regulation of enzyme hypophosphatemia.
activity and cellular production of ATP are associated
with
What form of oral rehydration, bottled water or salty Salty soup, because it will provide some sodium to help hold the fluid in his
broth, is best suited for a patient who is demonstrating blood vessels and interstitial fluid
signs of clinical dehydration?
What laboratory finding is usually found in aplastic Pancytopenia
anemia?
A patient is exhibiting severe dyspnea and anxiety. The acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
patient also has bubbly crackles in all lung fields with
pink, frothy sputum. This patient is most likely
experiencing
An important mediator of a type I hypersensitivity histamine.
reaction is
The finding of ketones in the blood suggests that a metabolic acidosis.
person may have
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, Midterm PATHO_ 370 Check Your Understanding
Which condition is associated with an elevated Hemolytic anemia
reticulocyte count?
All the following stress-induced hormones increase aldosterone.
blood glucose except
Which assessment would support a diagnosis of type A Normal PaCO2, scant sputum, accessory muscle use, barrel chest
COPD rather than type B COPD
A normal bleeding time in association with normal vitamin K deficiency.
platelet count, and increased prothrombin time (PT)
and INR, is indicative of
What is the effect on resistance if the radius of a vessel Resistance increases by a factor of 16.
is halved?
Increased preload of the cardiac chambers may lead to Edema
which patient symptom?
After surgery to remove a lung tumor, your patient is kill rapidly dividing cells.
scheduled for chemotherapy, which will
In individuals who have asthma, exposure to an Inflammation, mucosal edema, and bronchoconstriction
allergen to which they are sensitized leads to which
pathophysiologic event?
Improvement in a patient with septic shock is indicated systemic vascular resistance.
by an increase in
Manifestations from sodium imbalances occur primarily cellular fluid shifts.
as a result of
After being diagnosed with hypertension, a patient Continue lifestyle modifications only.
returns to the clinic 6 weeks later. The patient reports
"moderate" adherence to the recommended lifestyle
changes and has experienced a decreased from 165/96
to 148/90 mm Hg in blood pressure. What is the most
appropriate intervention for this patient at this time?
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