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This Test Bank for Pathophysiology: A Practical Approach 4th Edition is a comprehensive study resource designed to support nursing and allied health students studying disease processes, altered physiology, clinical manifestations, and the relationship between normal and abnormal body function. It provides practice material that can help learners reinforce essential pathophysiology concepts, strengthen clinical reasoning, review disease mechanisms, and prepare for course examinations. Students can use the resource to examine how diseases and disorders affect different body systems while connecting physiological changes with signs, symptoms, assessment findings, complications, and patient care considerations. The material can be used alongside the textbook, lectures, classroom notes, assignments, and instructor-provided learning resources as a supplementary study aid. It supports independent revision, structured study sessions, practice-question review, and examination preparation. This resource is particularly useful for nursing students and healthcare learners preparing for pathophysiology courses and assessments involving cellular processes, systemic disorders, disease mechanisms, altered body functions, and the clinical effects of pathological conditions.

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Chapter 1 Cellular Function
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1. An increase in cardiac size and function due to increased workload is termed
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A) Atrophy.
B) Functional.
C) Hypertrophy.
D) Inflammation.


2. While assessing a patient diagnosed with Marfan's Syndrome, the nurse should includ
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e which of the following that is consistent with the syndrome?
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A) Cardiac assessment for coarctation of the aorta. JY11 J Y 1 1 JY11 JY 1 1 JY11 J Y 1 1




B) Genital assessment for small testicles. JY11 J Y 1 1 JY11 JY11




C) Mental assessment for impairment. J Y 1 1 J Y 1 1 JY1 1




D) Oral assessment for cleft palate.
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3. Children with PKU must avoid phenylalanine in the diet. Phenylalanine is most like JY11 J Y11 JY11 JY11 JY11 JY1 1 JY11 JY11 JY11 JY11 JY11 JY11




ly to be a component of J Y11 JY11 JY11 JY11 JY11




A) Fat.
B) Sugar.
C) Protein.
D) Carbohydrate.


4. A 17-year-old college- JY11 JY11




bound student receives a vaccine against an organism that causes meningitis. This is a
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n example of JY11 JY11




A) primary prevention. J Y 1 1




B) secondary prevention. J Y 1 1




C) tertiary prevention. J Y 1 1




D) disease treatment. J Y 1 1




5. Metaplasia is JY 11




A) The disorganization of cells into various sizes, shapes, and arrangements.
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B) The replacement of one differentiated cell type with another.
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C) The transformation of a cell type to malignancy.
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D) An irreversible cellular adaptation.
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, 6. During a routine ultrasound of a 38 year old women 26 weeks gestation reveals a fet
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us with a small square head, upward slant of the eyes, and low set ears. The nurse re
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cognizes that these findings are consistent with which of the following? JY11 JY11 JY11 JY11 JY11 JY1 1 JY11 J Y11 JY1 1 JY11




A) Fragile X Syndrome. JY11 JY11




B) Monosomy X (Turner's Syndrome). JY11 JY11 JY11




C) Trisomy 21 (Down's Syndrome). JY11 JY11 JY11




D) Trisomy X (Klinefelter's Syndrome).JY11 JY11 JY11




7. While discussing treatment options with a parent of a newly diagnosed Monosomy
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X (Turner's Syndrome) child, the nurse should include which of the following?
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A) There is no treatment or cure.
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B) Symptoms of the condition are treated with estrogen.JY11 JY11 JY11 JY11 JY11 JY11 JY11




C) Symptoms of the condition are treated with testosterone.
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D) Institutionalization is the preferred method of managing care. J Y 1 1 JY11 JY11 J Y 1 1 J Y 1 1 JY11 J Y 1 1




8. Which of the following assessment findings indicates an alteration in homeostatic cont
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rol mechanisms? JY 11




A) Fever
B) Throat pain JY11




C) Joint stiffness
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D) Positive throat culture JY11 JY11




9. What information should parents be given about the consequences of phenylketonu
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ria (PKU)? JY11




A) Mental retardation is inevitable.
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B) PKU is commonly associated with other congenital anomalies.
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C) High dietary tyramine may help induce enzyme production.
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D) Failure to treat properly results in progressive mental retardation.
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10. Injury that occurs when blood flow is diminished to tissue is called
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A) hypoxic
B) ischemic
C) hyperemic
D) neoplastic


11. Tay sachs is caused by which of the following?
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A) Adeficiency or absence of hexosaminidase A
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B) Adefect on chromosome 17 or 22
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C) A mutation on chromosome 15
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, D) An error in converting phenylalanine to tyrosine
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12. An obese but otherwise healthy teen goes to a health fair and has her blood pres
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sure checked. This is an example of JY11 JY1 1 JY11 JY1 1 JY11 JY11




A) primary prevention. J Y 1 1




B) secondary prevention. J Y 1 1




C) tertiary prevention. J Y 1 1




D) disease treatment. J Y 1 1




13. Characteristics of X-linked recessive disorders include which of the following? JY11 JY 1 1 JY 1 1 J Y 1 1 JY11 J Y 1 1 JY 1 1 JY1 1 J Y 1 1




A) The son of a carrier mother has a 25% chance of being affected.
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B) Affected fathers transmit the gene to all of their sons.
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C) All daughters of affected fathers are carriers.
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D) Boys and girls are equally affected.
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14. A factor associated with risk of Down syndrome is
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A) Maternal age. JY11




B) Maternal alcohol intake. JY 11 JY11




C) Family history of heritable diseases.
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D) Exposure to TORCH syndrome organisms. J Y 1 1 J Y11 JY11 J Y 1 1




15. Which type of gangrene is usually a result of arterial occlusion? J Y1 1 JY11 JY11 JY11 JY11 J Y 11 JY 1 1 JY11 JY11 JY 1 1




A) Necrosis.
B) Dry.
C) Wet.
D) Gas.


16. The cancer growth continuum is divided into the following stages.
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A) Stage 1, Stage 2, Stage 3
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B) Initiation, Progression, Promotion JY 1 1 J Y 1 1




C) Preliminary, Evolutionary, Metastasis JY11 JY1 1




D) Initiation, Promotion, Progression JY 1 1 JY 1 1




17. A disease in which the principal manifestation is an abnormal growth of cells le
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ading to formation of tumors is called a disease.
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A) congenital
B) degenerative
C) metabolic

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