NR 507 Advanced Pathophysiology questions with
verified answers
A person with type o blood is considered to be the universal blood donor because
type o blood contains which of the following? Ans✓✓✓ No antigens
An individual is more susceptible to infections of mucous membranes when he or
she has a seriously low level of which immunoglobulin antibody? Ans✓✓✓ IgA
An infant has a loud, harsh, holosystolic murmur and systolic thrill that can be
detected at the left lower sternal border that radiates to the neck. These clinical
findings are consistent with which congenital heart defect? Ans✓✓✓ ventricular
septal defect
Apoptosis is a(n)... Ans✓✓✓ Normal mechanism for cells to self-destruct when
growth is excessive.
Deficiencies in which element can produce depression of both B- and T-cell
function? Ans✓✓✓ Zinc
erythrocyte life span of less than 120 days, ineffective bone marrow response to
erythropoietin, and altered iron metabolism describe the pathophysiologic
characteristics of which type of anemia? Ans✓✓✓ anemia of chronic disease
Examination of the throat in a child demonstrating signs and symptoms of acute
epiglottitis may contribute to which life-threatening complication? Ans✓✓✓
Laryngospasms
, how high does the plasma glucose have to be before the threshold for glucose is
achieved? Ans✓✓✓ 180 mg/dl
How is most carbon dioxide in the blood transported? Ans✓✓✓ In the form of
bicarbonate
How is most of the oxygen in the blood transported? Ans✓✓✓ Bound to
hemoglobin
Hypersensitivity is best defined as..? Ans✓✓✓ Altered immunologic response to
an antigen that results in disease.
in a normal, nonmutant state, an oncogene is referred to as a... Ans✓✓✓ proto-
oncogene
In which primary immune deficiency is there a partial to complete absence of T-
cell immunity? Ans✓✓✓ digeorge syndrome
Infants are most susceptible to significant losses in total body water because an
infants... Ans✓✓✓ kidneys are not mature enough to counter fluid losses
It has been determined that a tumor is stage 2. What is the meaning of this
finding? Ans✓✓✓ Cancer is locally invasive.
research supports the premise that exercise has a probable impact on reducing
the risk of which cancer? Ans✓✓✓ colon
verified answers
A person with type o blood is considered to be the universal blood donor because
type o blood contains which of the following? Ans✓✓✓ No antigens
An individual is more susceptible to infections of mucous membranes when he or
she has a seriously low level of which immunoglobulin antibody? Ans✓✓✓ IgA
An infant has a loud, harsh, holosystolic murmur and systolic thrill that can be
detected at the left lower sternal border that radiates to the neck. These clinical
findings are consistent with which congenital heart defect? Ans✓✓✓ ventricular
septal defect
Apoptosis is a(n)... Ans✓✓✓ Normal mechanism for cells to self-destruct when
growth is excessive.
Deficiencies in which element can produce depression of both B- and T-cell
function? Ans✓✓✓ Zinc
erythrocyte life span of less than 120 days, ineffective bone marrow response to
erythropoietin, and altered iron metabolism describe the pathophysiologic
characteristics of which type of anemia? Ans✓✓✓ anemia of chronic disease
Examination of the throat in a child demonstrating signs and symptoms of acute
epiglottitis may contribute to which life-threatening complication? Ans✓✓✓
Laryngospasms
, how high does the plasma glucose have to be before the threshold for glucose is
achieved? Ans✓✓✓ 180 mg/dl
How is most carbon dioxide in the blood transported? Ans✓✓✓ In the form of
bicarbonate
How is most of the oxygen in the blood transported? Ans✓✓✓ Bound to
hemoglobin
Hypersensitivity is best defined as..? Ans✓✓✓ Altered immunologic response to
an antigen that results in disease.
in a normal, nonmutant state, an oncogene is referred to as a... Ans✓✓✓ proto-
oncogene
In which primary immune deficiency is there a partial to complete absence of T-
cell immunity? Ans✓✓✓ digeorge syndrome
Infants are most susceptible to significant losses in total body water because an
infants... Ans✓✓✓ kidneys are not mature enough to counter fluid losses
It has been determined that a tumor is stage 2. What is the meaning of this
finding? Ans✓✓✓ Cancer is locally invasive.
research supports the premise that exercise has a probable impact on reducing
the risk of which cancer? Ans✓✓✓ colon
