PATHOPHYSIOLOGY CHAPTER 16 -
TEST BANK EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Diabetes may cause visual impairment through damage to the lens; this is referred to
as:
A) cataracts.
B) macular degeneration.
C) myopia.
D) strabismus. - Answer-A
Which of the following applies to diabetic macro-angiography?
1. It affects the small arteries and arterioles.
2. It is related to elevated serum lipids.
3. It leads to increased risk of myocardial infarction and peripheral vascular disease.
4. It frequently causes damage to the kidneys.
A) 1, 3
B) 1, 4
C) 2, 3
D) 2, 4 - Answer-C
Why is amputation frequently a necessity in diabetics?
A) Necrosis and gangrene in the feet and legs
B) Lack of glucose to the cells in the feet and legs
C) Severe dehydration in the tissues
D) Elevated blood glucose increasing blood viscosity - Answer-A
A type of diabetes that may develop during pregnancy and disappear after delivery is
called:
A) temporary maternal diabetes.
B) fetal diabetes.
C) acute developmental diabetes.
D) gestational diabetes. - Answer-D
Which one of the following develops hypoglycemia more frequently?
A) Type 1 diabetic patients
B) Type 2 diabetic patients
C) Patients with a poor stress response
D) Patients with a regular exercise and meal plan - Answer-A
Which of the following hormonal imbalances causes Addison's disease?
A) Increased glucocorticoids
B) Decreased glucocorticoids
, C) Deficit of antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
D) Deficit of T3 and T4 - Answer-B
Which of the following hormonal imbalances causes myxedema?
A) Increased glucocorticoids
B) Decreased glucocorticoids
C) Deficit of ADH
D) Deficit of T3 and T4 - Answer-D
Which of the following hormonal imbalances causes diabetes insipidus?
A) Increased insulin
B) Decreased glucocorticoids
C) Deficit of ADH
D) Deficit of T3 and T4 - Answer-C
What is caused by hyperparathyroidism?
A) Hypocalcemia
B) Tetany
C) Bone demineralization
D) Deficit of vitamin D - Answer-C
What is caused by hypocalcemia due to hypoparathyroidism?
1. Skeletal muscle twitching or spasm
2. Weak cardiac contraction
3. Increased secretion of parathyroid hormone (PTH)
4. Decreased serum phosphate level
A) 1, 2
B) 1, 3
C) 2, 3
D) 3, 4 - Answer-A
Which of the following applies to acromegaly?
A) It occurs in infants and children.
B) It causes excessive longitudinal bone growth.
C) It results from excessive secretion of growth hormone (GH).
D) It does not change soft tissue growth. - Answer-C
Which of the following may cause goiter?
1. Hyperthyroidism
2. Hypothyroidism
3. Lack of iodine in the diet
4. Pheochromocytoma
A) 1, 4
B) 2, 3
C) 1, 2, 3
D) 1, 2, 3, 4 - Answer-C
TEST BANK EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
Diabetes may cause visual impairment through damage to the lens; this is referred to
as:
A) cataracts.
B) macular degeneration.
C) myopia.
D) strabismus. - Answer-A
Which of the following applies to diabetic macro-angiography?
1. It affects the small arteries and arterioles.
2. It is related to elevated serum lipids.
3. It leads to increased risk of myocardial infarction and peripheral vascular disease.
4. It frequently causes damage to the kidneys.
A) 1, 3
B) 1, 4
C) 2, 3
D) 2, 4 - Answer-C
Why is amputation frequently a necessity in diabetics?
A) Necrosis and gangrene in the feet and legs
B) Lack of glucose to the cells in the feet and legs
C) Severe dehydration in the tissues
D) Elevated blood glucose increasing blood viscosity - Answer-A
A type of diabetes that may develop during pregnancy and disappear after delivery is
called:
A) temporary maternal diabetes.
B) fetal diabetes.
C) acute developmental diabetes.
D) gestational diabetes. - Answer-D
Which one of the following develops hypoglycemia more frequently?
A) Type 1 diabetic patients
B) Type 2 diabetic patients
C) Patients with a poor stress response
D) Patients with a regular exercise and meal plan - Answer-A
Which of the following hormonal imbalances causes Addison's disease?
A) Increased glucocorticoids
B) Decreased glucocorticoids
, C) Deficit of antidiuretic hormone (ADH)
D) Deficit of T3 and T4 - Answer-B
Which of the following hormonal imbalances causes myxedema?
A) Increased glucocorticoids
B) Decreased glucocorticoids
C) Deficit of ADH
D) Deficit of T3 and T4 - Answer-D
Which of the following hormonal imbalances causes diabetes insipidus?
A) Increased insulin
B) Decreased glucocorticoids
C) Deficit of ADH
D) Deficit of T3 and T4 - Answer-C
What is caused by hyperparathyroidism?
A) Hypocalcemia
B) Tetany
C) Bone demineralization
D) Deficit of vitamin D - Answer-C
What is caused by hypocalcemia due to hypoparathyroidism?
1. Skeletal muscle twitching or spasm
2. Weak cardiac contraction
3. Increased secretion of parathyroid hormone (PTH)
4. Decreased serum phosphate level
A) 1, 2
B) 1, 3
C) 2, 3
D) 3, 4 - Answer-A
Which of the following applies to acromegaly?
A) It occurs in infants and children.
B) It causes excessive longitudinal bone growth.
C) It results from excessive secretion of growth hormone (GH).
D) It does not change soft tissue growth. - Answer-C
Which of the following may cause goiter?
1. Hyperthyroidism
2. Hypothyroidism
3. Lack of iodine in the diet
4. Pheochromocytoma
A) 1, 4
B) 2, 3
C) 1, 2, 3
D) 1, 2, 3, 4 - Answer-C
