NURS 6501N Patho Quiz 1 completed with 100% correct answers

NURS 6501N Patho Quiz 1 completed with 100% correct answers PATHO QUIZ  Question 1 1 out of 1 points Which of the following disorders is manifested primarily in males? Selected Answer: d. Klinefelter syndrome Correct Answer: d. Klinefelter syndrome  Question 2 0 out of 1 points 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? Selected Answer: d. Aneuploidy Correct Answer: c. Tetraploidy  Question 3 1 out of 1 points What is the role of cytokines in cell reproduction? Selected Answer: a. Provide growth factor for tissue growth and development Correct Answer: a. Provide growth factor for tissue growth and development  Question 4 0 out of 1 points When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse respond? Cystic fibrosis is caused by an _____ gene. Selected Answer: c. Autosomal dominant Correct Answer: d. Autosomal recessive  Question 5 1 out of 1 points A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. His karyotype would reveal which of the following? Selected Answer: d. XXY Correct Answer: d. XXY Question 6 1 out of 1 points A 15-year-old female is diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome. This condition is an example of: Selected Answer: a. Gene imprinting Correct Answer: a. Gene imprinting  Question 7 1 out of 1 points During childhood, the thymus decreases in size, and this is referred to as _____ atrophy. Selected Answer: a. Physiologic Correct Answer: a. Physiologic  Question 8 0 out of 1 points The early dilation (swelling) of the cell’s endoplasmic reticulum results in: Selected Answer: b. Failure of DNA Correct Answer: c. Reduced protein synthesis  Question 9 0 out of 1 points Why is potassium able to diffuse easily in and out of cells? Selected Answer: b. Because sodium has a greater concentration in the extracellular fluid (ECF) Correct Answer: c. Because the resting plasma membrane is more permeable to potassium  Question 10 0 out of 1 points Which of the following mutations have the most significant effect on protein synthesis? Selected Answer: b. Silent mutations Correct Answer: d. Frameshift mutations  Question 11 1 out of 1 points A newborn male is diagnosed with albinism based on skin, eye, and hair appearance. Which finding will support this diagnosis?Selected Answer: Inability to convert tyrosine to DOPA (3,4 dihydroxyphenylalanine) Correct Answer: Inability to convert tyrosine to DOPA (3,4 dihydroxyphenylalanine)  Question 12 1 out of 1 points A 50-year-old male was recently diagnosed with Huntington disease. Transmission of this disease is associated with: Selected Answer: d. Delayed age of onset Correct Answer: d. Delayed age of onset  Question 13 1 out of 1 points What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential that initiates an action potential? Selected Answer: b. Sodium gates open, and sodium rushes into the cell, changing the membrane potential from negative to positive. Correct Answer: b. Sodium gates open, and sodium rushes into the cell, changing the membrane potential from negative to positive.  Question 14 1 out of 1 points Sodium and water accumulation in an injured cell are a direct result of: Selected Answer: a. Decreased ATP production Correct Answer: a. Decreased ATP production  Question 15 1 out of 1 points The ion transporter that moves Na+ and Ca2+ simultaneously in the same direction is an example of which of the following types of transport? Selected Answer: d. Symport Correct Answer: d. Symport  Question 16 1 out of 1 points A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a proband, what is the nurselooking for? Selected Answer: a. The person who is first diagnosed with a genetic disease Correct Answer: a. The person who is first diagnosed with a genetic disease  Question 17 1 out of 1 points A nurse is discussing the movement of fluid across the arterial end of capillary membranes into the interstitial fluid surrounding the capillary. Which process of fluid movement is the nurse describing? Selected Answer: a. Hydrostatic pressure Correct Answer: a. Hydrostatic pressure  Question 18 1 out of 1 points A nurse is reading a chart and sees the term oncotic pressure. The nurse recalls that oncotic pressure (colloid osmotic pressure) is determined by: Selected Answer: b. Plasma proteins Correct Answer: b. Plasma proteins  Question 19 0 out of 1 points The student is reviewing functions of the cell. The student would be correct in identifying the primary function of the nerve cell as: Selected Answer: a. Sensory interpretation Correct Answer: d. Communication  Question 20 1 out of 1 points A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which of the following will facilitate his continued muscle performance? Selected Answer: c. Anaerobic glycolysis Correct Answer: c. Anaerobic glycolysis  Question 21 1 out of 1 pointsThe nurse is teaching staff about the most common cause of Down syndrome. What is the nurse describing? Selected Answer: c. Maternal nondisjunction Correct Answer: c. Maternal nondisjunction  Question 22 0 out of 1 points A cell is isolated, and electrophysiology studies reveal that the resting membrane potential is – 70 millivolts. The predominant intracellular ion is Na+, and the predominant extracellular ion is K+. With voltage change, which of the following would result in an action potential? Selected Answer: c. Na+ rushing out of the cell Correct Answer: b. Na+ rushing into the cell  Question 23 1 out of 1 points A patient has a heart attack that leads to progressive cell injury that causes cell death with severe cell swelling and breakdown of organelles. What term would the nurse use to define this process? Selected Answer: d. Necrosis Correct Answer: d. Necrosis  Question 24 1 out of 1 points A 55-year-old male with a 30-year history of smoking is examined for respiratory disturbance. Examination of his airway (bronchial) reveals that stratified squamous epithelial cells have replaced the normal columnar ciliated cells. This type of cellular adaptation is called: Selected Answer: c. Metaplasia Correct Answer: c. Metaplasia  Question 25 0 out of 1 points A nurse is teaching a patient with diabetes how glucose is transported from the blood to the cell. What type of transport system should the nurse discuss with the patient? Selected Answer: b. Active diffusion Correct Answer: d.Passive-mediated transport (facilitated diffusion) Quiz 7 A 60-year-old female emphysema patient experiences a rapid and pounding heart, dizziness, and fatigue with exertion. Which of the following respiratory assessment Fndings indicate the respiratory system is compensating for the increased oxygen demand? a. Bronchoconstriction b. Increased rate and depth of breathing c. Dyspnea d. Activation of the renin-angiotensin response A 34-year-old male presents in the emergency room with extreme fatigue and shortness of breath. His skin and sclera appear to have a yellowish discoloration. Theseassessment Fndings are consistent with which type of anemia? A 35-year-old female is diagnosed with vitamin B 12 deFciency anemia(pernicious anemia). How should the nurse respond when the patient asks what causes pernicious anemia? A decrease in ______ is the most likely Answer: Intrinsic factor In disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), the nurse assesses for active bleeding after intravascular clotting because: Answer: Clotting factors are depleted. A 52-year-old male IV drug user was diagnosed with hepatitis C 5 years ago. He is now experiencing impaired blood clotting. The nurse suspects a decrease in which of the following vitamins? Answer: .K A 34-year-old male presents in the emergency room with extreme fatigue and shortness of breath. His skin and sclera appear to have a yellowish discoloration. These assessment Fndings are consistent with which type of anemia? Answer: Hemolytic A nurse monitors for the most common childhood cancer, which is: Answer: .Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) A 65-year-old male experienced loss of appetite, weight loss, lemon-yellow skin, liver enlargement, and a beefy red tongue shortly before his death. Autopsysuggested pernicious anemia, and the cause of death would most likely reveal: Answer: Heartfailure A newborn is diagnosed with congenital intrinsic factor deFciency. Which of the following types of anemia will the nurse see documented on the chart? Answer: Pernicious anemia Which major symptom in a patient with sickle cell anemia indicates to the nurse,the patient is experiencing a vaso-occlusive crisis? Answer: Pain.