Patho Exam 2 GCU QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
A |patient |presents |with |a |severe |headache |blurry |vision. |He |said |he |has |not |hit |his |head, |but |earlier |
this |evening |he |felt |a |lot |of |pressure |behind |his |right |eye |and |then |it |started |to |go |dark. |You |get |a |
medical |history |and |find |that |he |is |an |avid |smoker. |His |bp |is |elevated |and |his |58th |birthday |is |next |
weekend. |
What |is |your |diagnosis? |
How |can |you |test |to |be |sure? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Brain |(berry) |aneurysm
CT/MRI |or |Cerebral |arteriogram
A |22 |year |old |female |patient |presents |with |severe |abdominal |pain. |Her |amylase |and |lipase |levels |are |
in |good |standing, |her |CRP |levels |are |within |normal |range, |but |she |continues |to |cry |out. |You |do |a |
blood |test |and |find |that |her |ABGs |and |CBC |come |back |absolutely |normal; |but |her |her |blood |pressure |
is |extremely |high |and |her |plaque |levels |are |also |elevated. |Her |medical |record |shows |a |mother |and |
grandfather |with |Marfan's |Syndrome. |
What |is |her |diagnosis?
How |can |you |be |sure?
How |can |you |treat |it? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Abdominal |Aorta |Aneurysm |
Abdominal |Ultrasound, |CT |or |MRI |
AAA |Stent
A |patient |presents |with |extreme |gastric |pain. |She |says |that |she |has |had |heart |burn |all |week |and |is |
exemplified |after |she |finishes |smoking. |Rolling |your |eyes |when |you |turn |around, |what |do |you |think |is
|wrong |with |her? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-She |likely |has |a |Peptic |Ulcer
A |patient |presents |with |acute |abdominal |pain |and |melena. |He |complains |that |he |has |migraines |every |
day |and |takes |Ibuprofen |and |Aspirin |every |morning |with |a |shot |of |Jack |to |ease |his |headaches. |With |
this |combination |of |Non-Steroidal |Anti-inflammatory |drugs |and |alcohol |mix, |what |is |your |initial |
diagnosis |and |how |can |you |test |for |this? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Peptic |Ulcer
Upper |GI |Endoscopy
, A |female |complains |of |feeling |very |ill |the |past |week. |She |has |a |fever |and |complains |of |a |searing |pain |
in |her |vagina. |When |she |urinates; |blood |comes |out. |What |is |this |symptom |called? |How |can |you |test |
to |find |out |what |is |wrong? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Hematuria
Urinary |analysis, |MRI, |US, |or |Cystoscopy
What |is |the |likely |cause |of |hematuria |if |there |is |there |is |an |alarming |level |of |calcium |inside |of |the |a |
blood |test? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Nephrolithiasis
A |patient |presents |with |extensive |bleeding |that |does |not |seem |to |stop. |She |has |a |small |but |deep |
laceration |on |her |thigh. |What |is |your |dd |after |10 |minutes |of |consistent-bleeding? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Hemophilia |or |Von |Willebrand's |Disease
A |patient |explains |that |he |has |been |feeling |very |weak |and |his |back |has |been |in |pain |since |falling |off |a
|ladder |and |landing |on |his |back |three |weeks |ago. |You |can |tell |that |there |is |a |mass |on |his |back |
through |his |shirt. |When |he |takes |it |off, |it |is |severely |bruised |and |very |dark. |There |is |a |bulging |
swelling |around |his |lumbar |spinal |vertebrae. |Concerned, |you |order |a |blood |test |and |order |an |APTT |
and |PT |test. |His |PT |Test |comes |back |normal, |however |her |APTT |is |elongated. |
What |disease |does |this |study |describe? |How |can |you |explain |the |swelling/mass? |APTT |and |PT |test |
results? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Hemophilia |
The |swelling |is |due |to |falling |on |his |back |and |him |having |posterior |swelling. |The |vertebral |foramen |
have |acted |as |pockets |for |blood |
The |APTT |test |confirms |hemophilia.
A |mother |and |daughter |were |involved |in |a |car |crash |earlier |this |evening. |They |were |brought |to |your |
ER |and |both |were |bleeding |excessively. |With |your |amazingly |extensive |knowledge |of |bleeding |
disorders, |you |immediately |think |of |_________________. |What |test |would |you |do |to |confirm |this? |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Von |Willebrand's |Disease. |
Blood |Test |for |platelets |and |vWF; |APTT |and |PT |test |to |determine |normal |levels
Mrs. |Barrow, |age |25, |has |just |been |transferred |to |the |postpartum |unit |from |the |recover |room |
following |an |emergency |C-Section |for |an |abruption |placenta |following |a |MVA |this |morning. |What |
would |you |keep |an |eye |out |for? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-DIC
CORRECT ANSWERS
A |patient |presents |with |a |severe |headache |blurry |vision. |He |said |he |has |not |hit |his |head, |but |earlier |
this |evening |he |felt |a |lot |of |pressure |behind |his |right |eye |and |then |it |started |to |go |dark. |You |get |a |
medical |history |and |find |that |he |is |an |avid |smoker. |His |bp |is |elevated |and |his |58th |birthday |is |next |
weekend. |
What |is |your |diagnosis? |
How |can |you |test |to |be |sure? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Brain |(berry) |aneurysm
CT/MRI |or |Cerebral |arteriogram
A |22 |year |old |female |patient |presents |with |severe |abdominal |pain. |Her |amylase |and |lipase |levels |are |
in |good |standing, |her |CRP |levels |are |within |normal |range, |but |she |continues |to |cry |out. |You |do |a |
blood |test |and |find |that |her |ABGs |and |CBC |come |back |absolutely |normal; |but |her |her |blood |pressure |
is |extremely |high |and |her |plaque |levels |are |also |elevated. |Her |medical |record |shows |a |mother |and |
grandfather |with |Marfan's |Syndrome. |
What |is |her |diagnosis?
How |can |you |be |sure?
How |can |you |treat |it? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Abdominal |Aorta |Aneurysm |
Abdominal |Ultrasound, |CT |or |MRI |
AAA |Stent
A |patient |presents |with |extreme |gastric |pain. |She |says |that |she |has |had |heart |burn |all |week |and |is |
exemplified |after |she |finishes |smoking. |Rolling |your |eyes |when |you |turn |around, |what |do |you |think |is
|wrong |with |her? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-She |likely |has |a |Peptic |Ulcer
A |patient |presents |with |acute |abdominal |pain |and |melena. |He |complains |that |he |has |migraines |every |
day |and |takes |Ibuprofen |and |Aspirin |every |morning |with |a |shot |of |Jack |to |ease |his |headaches. |With |
this |combination |of |Non-Steroidal |Anti-inflammatory |drugs |and |alcohol |mix, |what |is |your |initial |
diagnosis |and |how |can |you |test |for |this? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Peptic |Ulcer
Upper |GI |Endoscopy
, A |female |complains |of |feeling |very |ill |the |past |week. |She |has |a |fever |and |complains |of |a |searing |pain |
in |her |vagina. |When |she |urinates; |blood |comes |out. |What |is |this |symptom |called? |How |can |you |test |
to |find |out |what |is |wrong? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Hematuria
Urinary |analysis, |MRI, |US, |or |Cystoscopy
What |is |the |likely |cause |of |hematuria |if |there |is |there |is |an |alarming |level |of |calcium |inside |of |the |a |
blood |test? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Nephrolithiasis
A |patient |presents |with |extensive |bleeding |that |does |not |seem |to |stop. |She |has |a |small |but |deep |
laceration |on |her |thigh. |What |is |your |dd |after |10 |minutes |of |consistent-bleeding? |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-Hemophilia |or |Von |Willebrand's |Disease
A |patient |explains |that |he |has |been |feeling |very |weak |and |his |back |has |been |in |pain |since |falling |off |a
|ladder |and |landing |on |his |back |three |weeks |ago. |You |can |tell |that |there |is |a |mass |on |his |back |
through |his |shirt. |When |he |takes |it |off, |it |is |severely |bruised |and |very |dark. |There |is |a |bulging |
swelling |around |his |lumbar |spinal |vertebrae. |Concerned, |you |order |a |blood |test |and |order |an |APTT |
and |PT |test. |His |PT |Test |comes |back |normal, |however |her |APTT |is |elongated. |
What |disease |does |this |study |describe? |How |can |you |explain |the |swelling/mass? |APTT |and |PT |test |
results? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Hemophilia |
The |swelling |is |due |to |falling |on |his |back |and |him |having |posterior |swelling. |The |vertebral |foramen |
have |acted |as |pockets |for |blood |
The |APTT |test |confirms |hemophilia.
A |mother |and |daughter |were |involved |in |a |car |crash |earlier |this |evening. |They |were |brought |to |your |
ER |and |both |were |bleeding |excessively. |With |your |amazingly |extensive |knowledge |of |bleeding |
disorders, |you |immediately |think |of |_________________. |What |test |would |you |do |to |confirm |this? |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Von |Willebrand's |Disease. |
Blood |Test |for |platelets |and |vWF; |APTT |and |PT |test |to |determine |normal |levels
Mrs. |Barrow, |age |25, |has |just |been |transferred |to |the |postpartum |unit |from |the |recover |room |
following |an |emergency |C-Section |for |an |abruption |placenta |following |a |MVA |this |morning. |What |
would |you |keep |an |eye |out |for? |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-DIC
