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Exam 4: NSG3850 / NSG 3850 (Latest 2025/ 2026 Update) Pathophysiology II Review| Questions & Answers| Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)- Galen Q: Patho of ascites Answer: Decreases oncotic pressure in portal vein due to low albumin pushes fluid into peritoneal space Increased hydrostatic pressure due to cirrhosis induced portal vein HTN pushes fluid into interstitial space Q: Risks for gallstones Answer: Spinal injury Obese Over 40 Rapid wt loss TPN Pregnancy Q: Patho of Graves' disease (primary) Answer: Hyperthyroidism caused by autoimmune attacking thyroid gland Q: Lab findings for primary Graves' disease Answer: Elevated T3 T4 Low TSH Thyroid antibodies present Q: Lab findings for secondary Graves' disease Answer: Elevated TSH/T3/T4 Q: Some causes of secondary hypothyroidism Answer: Brain injury affecting pituitary Radiation/tumor of brain Q: What does it mean when pt fails to produce cortisol with ACTH propagation test Answer: Primary cause Adrenal not working Q: patho of Hashimoto's thyroiditis Answer: Pt starts hyperthyroid Thyroid dumps all t3/t4 Pt becomes hypothyroid Q: S/S of hyperthyroidism/graves Answer: Goiter Wt loss Heat intolerance Photophobia Diarrhea Tachy HTN Insomnia/restlessness Q: Where does calcitonin come from and what does it do Answer: Thyroid Puts calcium back in bone Q: s/s of hypoparathyroidism Answer: Chovstek Trousseau Low calcium-excitable Increased DTRS Seizures Prolonged QT interval

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Examl 4:l NSG3850l /l NSGl 3850l (Latestl
2025/l 2026l Update)l Pathophysiologyl IIl
Review|l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel A|l
100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l Galen

Q:l Pathol ofl ascites

Answer:
Decreasesl oncoticl pressurel inl portall veinl duel tol lowl albuminl pushesl fluidl intol
peritoneall space

Increasedl hydrostaticl pressurel duel tol cirrhosisl inducedl portall veinl HTNl pushesl fluidl
intol interstitiall space




Q:l Risksl forl gallstones

Answer:
Spinall injury
Obese
Overl 40
Rapidl wtl loss
TPN
Pregnancy




Q:l Pathol ofl Graves'l diseasel (primary)

Answer:
Hyperthyroidisml causedl byl autoimmunel attackingl thyroidl gland

,Q:l Labl findingsl forl primaryl Graves'l disease

Answer:
Elevatedl T3l T4
Lowl TSH
Thyroidl antibodiesl present




Q:l Labl findingsl forl secondaryl Graves'l disease

Answer:
Elevatedl TSH/T3/T4




Q:l Somel causesl ofl secondaryl hypothyroidism

Answer:
Brainl injuryl affectingl pituitary
Radiation/tumorl ofl brain




Q:l Whatl doesl itl meanl whenl ptl failsl tol producel cortisoll withl ACTHl propagationl test

Answer:
Primaryl cause
Adrenall notl working




Q:l pathol ofl Hashimoto'sl thyroiditis

Answer:

, Ptl startsl hyperthyroid
Thyroidl dumpsl alll t3/t4
Ptl becomesl hypothyroid




Q:l S/Sl ofl hyperthyroidism/graves

Answer:
Goiter
Wtl loss
Heatl intolerancel
Photophobial
Diarrhea
Tachy
HTN
Insomnia/restlessness




Q:l Wherel doesl calcitoninl comel froml andl whatl doesl itl do

Answer:
Thyroid
Putsl calciuml backl inl bone




Q:l s/sl ofl hypoparathyroidism

Answer:
Chovstekl
Trousseaul
Lowl calcium-excitablel
Increasedl DTRS
Seizures
Prolongedl QTl interval

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