PATH 370 MIDTERM EXAM 2025 | QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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A deficiency of von Willebrand factor impairs
a. platelet production.
b. platelet aggregation.
c. platelet adhesion to injured tissue.
d. activation of the coagulation cascade. - (CORRECT ANSWER)c. platelet adhesion to injured
tissue.
Metaplasia is
a. the transformation of a cell type to malignancy.
b. the replacement of one differentiated cell type with another.
c. an irreversible cellular adaptation.
d. the disorganization of cells into various sizes, shapes, and arrangements. - (CORRECT
ANSWER)b. the replacement of one differentiated cell type with another.
Tumor necrosis factor α and interleukin-1 contribute to shock states because they induce
production of
a. clotting factors.
b. catecholamines.
c. vasopressin.
d. nitric oxide. - (CORRECT ANSWER)d. nitric oxide.
In which stage of shock is a patient who has lost 1200 mL of blood, who has normal blood
pressure when supine, but who experiences orthostatic hypotension upon standing?
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,a. Class I, Initial Stage
b. Class III, Progressive Stage
c. Class IV, Refractory Stage
d. Class II, Compensated Stage - (CORRECT ANSWER)d. Class II, Compensated Stage
The stage during which the patient functions normally, although the disease processes are well
established, is referred to as
a. subclinical.
b. convalescence.
c. prodromal.
d. latent. - (CORRECT ANSWER)a. subclinical.
A disease that is native to a particular region is called
a. ethnographic.
b. endemic.
c. pandemic.
d. epidemic. - (CORRECT ANSWER)b. endemic.
The prevalence of high blood pressure is higher in
a. Mexican-American adults.
b. Asian children.
c. non-Hispanic black adults.
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, d. non-Hispanic white adults. - (CORRECT ANSWER)c. non-Hispanic black adults.
In general, the best prognosis for long-term disease-free survival occurs with
a. CLL (chronic lymphoid leukemia).
b. CML (chronic myeloid leukemia).
c. AML (acute myeloid leukemia).
d. ALL (acute lymphoid leukemia). - (CORRECT ANSWER)d. ALL (acute lymphoid
leukemia).
A patient is exhibiting severe dyspnea and anxiety. The patient also has bubbly crackles in all
lung fields with pink, frothy sputum. This patient is most likely experiencing
a. a medication reaction.
b. right-sided heart failure.
c. acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
d. cardiomyopathy. - (CORRECT ANSWER)c. acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
A patient who reports dizziness and who has absent P waves, wide QRS complexes, and a heart
rate of 38 beats/minute on an ECG is most likely in which rhythm?
a. Sinus bradycardia
b. Third-degree heart block
c. Ventricular escape rhythm
d. Junctional tachycardia - (CORRECT ANSWER)c. Ventricular escape rhythm
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ANSWERS | GRADED A+ | VERIFIED ANSWERS | LATEST VERSION
(JUST RELEASED)
A deficiency of von Willebrand factor impairs
a. platelet production.
b. platelet aggregation.
c. platelet adhesion to injured tissue.
d. activation of the coagulation cascade. - (CORRECT ANSWER)c. platelet adhesion to injured
tissue.
Metaplasia is
a. the transformation of a cell type to malignancy.
b. the replacement of one differentiated cell type with another.
c. an irreversible cellular adaptation.
d. the disorganization of cells into various sizes, shapes, and arrangements. - (CORRECT
ANSWER)b. the replacement of one differentiated cell type with another.
Tumor necrosis factor α and interleukin-1 contribute to shock states because they induce
production of
a. clotting factors.
b. catecholamines.
c. vasopressin.
d. nitric oxide. - (CORRECT ANSWER)d. nitric oxide.
In which stage of shock is a patient who has lost 1200 mL of blood, who has normal blood
pressure when supine, but who experiences orthostatic hypotension upon standing?
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,a. Class I, Initial Stage
b. Class III, Progressive Stage
c. Class IV, Refractory Stage
d. Class II, Compensated Stage - (CORRECT ANSWER)d. Class II, Compensated Stage
The stage during which the patient functions normally, although the disease processes are well
established, is referred to as
a. subclinical.
b. convalescence.
c. prodromal.
d. latent. - (CORRECT ANSWER)a. subclinical.
A disease that is native to a particular region is called
a. ethnographic.
b. endemic.
c. pandemic.
d. epidemic. - (CORRECT ANSWER)b. endemic.
The prevalence of high blood pressure is higher in
a. Mexican-American adults.
b. Asian children.
c. non-Hispanic black adults.
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, d. non-Hispanic white adults. - (CORRECT ANSWER)c. non-Hispanic black adults.
In general, the best prognosis for long-term disease-free survival occurs with
a. CLL (chronic lymphoid leukemia).
b. CML (chronic myeloid leukemia).
c. AML (acute myeloid leukemia).
d. ALL (acute lymphoid leukemia). - (CORRECT ANSWER)d. ALL (acute lymphoid
leukemia).
A patient is exhibiting severe dyspnea and anxiety. The patient also has bubbly crackles in all
lung fields with pink, frothy sputum. This patient is most likely experiencing
a. a medication reaction.
b. right-sided heart failure.
c. acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
d. cardiomyopathy. - (CORRECT ANSWER)c. acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
A patient who reports dizziness and who has absent P waves, wide QRS complexes, and a heart
rate of 38 beats/minute on an ECG is most likely in which rhythm?
a. Sinus bradycardia
b. Third-degree heart block
c. Ventricular escape rhythm
d. Junctional tachycardia - (CORRECT ANSWER)c. Ventricular escape rhythm
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