PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM I
CHAPTERS 1-4 LATEST EXAM
2027 WITH 180 QUESTIONS AND
EXPERT-VERIFIED CORRECT
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Mechanisms to bring an elevated body temperature down to the normal level
include:
a. general cutaneous vasodilatation
b. generalized shivering
c. increased heart rate
d. increased metabolic rate - ANSWER-a. general cutaneous vasodilation
Replacement of damaged tissue by similar functional cells is termed:
,a. fibrosis
b. regeneration
c. resolution
d. repair by scar tissue - ANSWER-b. regeneration
Scar tissue consists primarily of:
a. granulation tissue
b. epithelial cells
c. collagen fibers
d. new capillaries and smooth muscle fibers - ANSWER-c. collagen fibers
Which of the following promotes rapid healing?
a. closely approximated edges of a wound
b. presence of foreign material
c. exposure to radiation
d. vasoconstriction in the involved area - ANSWER-a. closely approximated edges
of a wound
Which of the following is the best description of granulation tissue?
a. multiple layers of collagen fibers and epithelial cells
b. several layers of new epithelial cells
c. white fibrous tissue
d. fibroblasts and vascular endothelial cells - ANSWER-d. fibroblasts and vascular
endothelial cells
Glucocorticoids are used to treat inflammation because they directly:
,a. promote the release of prostaglandins at the site
b. decrease capillary permeability
c. mobilize lymphocytes and neutrophils
d. prevent infection - ANSWER-b. decrease capillary permeability
Patients taking glucocorticoids for long periods of time are likely to develop all of
the following EXCEPT:
a. decreased bone density
b. wasting of skeletal muscle
c. opportunistic infections
d. increased leukocyte production - ANSWER-d. increased leukocyte production
Which of the following drugs relieves fever and some types of pain but is NOT an
anti-inflammatory agent?
a. Acetaminophen
b. Prednisone
c. Aspirin
d. Ibuprofen - ANSWER-a. acetaminophen
A burn area in which the epidermis and part of the dermis is destroyed is classified
as:
a. full-thickness
b. deep partial-thickness
c. superficial partial-thickness
d. first-degree - ANSWER-b. deep partial-thickness
, A woman has burns on the anterior surfaces of her right arm, chest, and right leg.
The body surface area (BSA) or the percentage of body surface area burned is
approximately:
a. 13.5%
b. 18%
c. 22.5%
d. 31.5% - ANSWER-c. 22.5%
The characteristic appearance of a full-thickness burn is:
a. painful with multiple blisters
b. heavy bleeding
c. red with some swelling
d. dry, firm, charred, or hard white surface - ANSWER-d. dry, firm, charred, or
hard white surface
A major source of infection in burn areas is:
a. the skin grafts
b. microbes surviving in the hair follicles in the burn area
c. circulating blood bringing microbes to the burn wound
d. the patient's hands transferring microbes to the burn area - ANSWER-b.
microbes surviving in the hair follicles in the burn area
A large burn area predisposes to decreased blood pressure because:
a. bleeding occurs under the burn surface
b. the heart is damaged by toxic materials from the burn
c. fluid and protein shift out of the vascular compartment
CHAPTERS 1-4 LATEST EXAM
2027 WITH 180 QUESTIONS AND
EXPERT-VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED
A+ | GUARANTEED PASS
Mechanisms to bring an elevated body temperature down to the normal level
include:
a. general cutaneous vasodilatation
b. generalized shivering
c. increased heart rate
d. increased metabolic rate - ANSWER-a. general cutaneous vasodilation
Replacement of damaged tissue by similar functional cells is termed:
,a. fibrosis
b. regeneration
c. resolution
d. repair by scar tissue - ANSWER-b. regeneration
Scar tissue consists primarily of:
a. granulation tissue
b. epithelial cells
c. collagen fibers
d. new capillaries and smooth muscle fibers - ANSWER-c. collagen fibers
Which of the following promotes rapid healing?
a. closely approximated edges of a wound
b. presence of foreign material
c. exposure to radiation
d. vasoconstriction in the involved area - ANSWER-a. closely approximated edges
of a wound
Which of the following is the best description of granulation tissue?
a. multiple layers of collagen fibers and epithelial cells
b. several layers of new epithelial cells
c. white fibrous tissue
d. fibroblasts and vascular endothelial cells - ANSWER-d. fibroblasts and vascular
endothelial cells
Glucocorticoids are used to treat inflammation because they directly:
,a. promote the release of prostaglandins at the site
b. decrease capillary permeability
c. mobilize lymphocytes and neutrophils
d. prevent infection - ANSWER-b. decrease capillary permeability
Patients taking glucocorticoids for long periods of time are likely to develop all of
the following EXCEPT:
a. decreased bone density
b. wasting of skeletal muscle
c. opportunistic infections
d. increased leukocyte production - ANSWER-d. increased leukocyte production
Which of the following drugs relieves fever and some types of pain but is NOT an
anti-inflammatory agent?
a. Acetaminophen
b. Prednisone
c. Aspirin
d. Ibuprofen - ANSWER-a. acetaminophen
A burn area in which the epidermis and part of the dermis is destroyed is classified
as:
a. full-thickness
b. deep partial-thickness
c. superficial partial-thickness
d. first-degree - ANSWER-b. deep partial-thickness
, A woman has burns on the anterior surfaces of her right arm, chest, and right leg.
The body surface area (BSA) or the percentage of body surface area burned is
approximately:
a. 13.5%
b. 18%
c. 22.5%
d. 31.5% - ANSWER-c. 22.5%
The characteristic appearance of a full-thickness burn is:
a. painful with multiple blisters
b. heavy bleeding
c. red with some swelling
d. dry, firm, charred, or hard white surface - ANSWER-d. dry, firm, charred, or
hard white surface
A major source of infection in burn areas is:
a. the skin grafts
b. microbes surviving in the hair follicles in the burn area
c. circulating blood bringing microbes to the burn wound
d. the patient's hands transferring microbes to the burn area - ANSWER-b.
microbes surviving in the hair follicles in the burn area
A large burn area predisposes to decreased blood pressure because:
a. bleeding occurs under the burn surface
b. the heart is damaged by toxic materials from the burn
c. fluid and protein shift out of the vascular compartment
