WCU Pathophysiology midterm review
questions with correct answers
Angina |caused |by |coronary |artery |spasm |is |called |_____ |angina. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Prinzmetal |Variant
Hypertrophy |of |the |right |ventricle |is |a |compensatory |response |to |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Pulmonary |Stenosis
Sings |and |symptoms |of |extracellular |fluid |volume |excess |include |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
bounding |pulse
Apoptosis |is |a |process |that |results |in |cellular |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-death
A |patient |presenting |with |fever, |hypotension, |and |lactic |acidosis |is |most |likely |to |be |
experiencing |what |type |of |shock? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Septic
When |systemic |vascular |resistance |is |decreased, |blood |flow |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
decreases
Overproduction |of |nitric |oxide |is |an |important |aspect |of |the |pathophysiologic |process |of |what |
type |of |shock? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Septic
Rheumatic |heart |disease |is |most |often |a |consequence |of |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-β-hemolytic |
streptococcal |infection.
A |patient |with |heart |failure |who |reports |intermittent |shortness |of |breath |during |the |night |is |
experiencing |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-paroxysmal |nocturnal |dyspnea
,The |effects |of |histamine |release |include |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-increased |vascular |
permeability
A |diagnostic |laboratory |finding |in |myeloma |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Bence |Jones |proteins |in
|the |urine
Emesis |causes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-metabolic |alkalosis
Necrotic |death |of |brain |tissue |usually |produces |_________ |necrosis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
liquefactive
Metabolic |alkalosis |is |often |accompanied |by |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-hypokalemia
A |patient |diagnosed |with |chronic |compensated |heart |failure |reports |that, |"My |feet |swell |if |I |
eat |salt |but |I |don't |understand |why" |The |nurse's |best |response |is |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-"Salt |holds |water |in |your |blood |and |makes |more |pressure |against |your |blood |
vessels, |so |fluid |leaks |out |into |your |tissues |and |makes |them |swell."
Cancer |grading |is |based |on |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-cell |differentiation
The |most |common |primary |immune |deficiency |that |affects |only |B |cells |is |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Selective |IgA
Which |dysrhythmia |is |thought |to |be |associated |with |reentrant |mechanisms? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Preexcitation |syndrome |tachycardia |(Wolf-Parkinson-White |syndrome)
A |3-year |old |boy |who |exhibits |prolonged |bleeding |after |minor |trauma |and |a |prolonged |aPTT, |
bu |a |normal |platelet |count, |is |likely |to |be |diagnosed |with |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Hemophilia
, The |majority |of |cardiac |cells |that |die |after |myocardial |infarction |do |so |because |of |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-apoptosis
Dramatic |hypotension |sometimes |accompanies |type |I |hypersensitivity |reactions |because |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-massive |histamine |release |from |mast |cells |leads |to |vasodilation
What |results |when |systemic |blood |pressure |is |increased? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Vasoconstriction
The |increased |anterior-posterior |chest |diameter |associated |with |obstructive |lung |disease |is |
caused |by |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-increased |residual |lung |volume
Hypernatremia |may |be |caused |by |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-decreased |antidiuretic |hormone |
secretion
Tumor |necrosis |factor |α |and |interleukin-1 |contribute |to |shock |states |because |they |induce |
production |of |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-nitric |oxide
Which |finding |is |indicative |of |orthostatic |hypotension |in |a |person |with |a |supine |BP |of |110/70 |
and |a |HR |of |100? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Sitting |BP |88/60, |HR |118
Familial |retinoblastoma |involves |the |transmission |of |what |from |parent |to |offspring? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Mutant |tumor-suppressor |gene
Neuromuscular |disorders |impair |lung |function |primarily |because |of |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
weak |muscles |of |respiration
Which |acid |are |the |kidneys |unable |to |excrete? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Carbonic
questions with correct answers
Angina |caused |by |coronary |artery |spasm |is |called |_____ |angina. |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Prinzmetal |Variant
Hypertrophy |of |the |right |ventricle |is |a |compensatory |response |to |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Pulmonary |Stenosis
Sings |and |symptoms |of |extracellular |fluid |volume |excess |include |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
bounding |pulse
Apoptosis |is |a |process |that |results |in |cellular |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-death
A |patient |presenting |with |fever, |hypotension, |and |lactic |acidosis |is |most |likely |to |be |
experiencing |what |type |of |shock? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Septic
When |systemic |vascular |resistance |is |decreased, |blood |flow |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
decreases
Overproduction |of |nitric |oxide |is |an |important |aspect |of |the |pathophysiologic |process |of |what |
type |of |shock? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Septic
Rheumatic |heart |disease |is |most |often |a |consequence |of |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-β-hemolytic |
streptococcal |infection.
A |patient |with |heart |failure |who |reports |intermittent |shortness |of |breath |during |the |night |is |
experiencing |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-paroxysmal |nocturnal |dyspnea
,The |effects |of |histamine |release |include |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-increased |vascular |
permeability
A |diagnostic |laboratory |finding |in |myeloma |is |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Bence |Jones |proteins |in
|the |urine
Emesis |causes |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-metabolic |alkalosis
Necrotic |death |of |brain |tissue |usually |produces |_________ |necrosis |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
liquefactive
Metabolic |alkalosis |is |often |accompanied |by |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-hypokalemia
A |patient |diagnosed |with |chronic |compensated |heart |failure |reports |that, |"My |feet |swell |if |I |
eat |salt |but |I |don't |understand |why" |The |nurse's |best |response |is |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-"Salt |holds |water |in |your |blood |and |makes |more |pressure |against |your |blood |
vessels, |so |fluid |leaks |out |into |your |tissues |and |makes |them |swell."
Cancer |grading |is |based |on |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-cell |differentiation
The |most |common |primary |immune |deficiency |that |affects |only |B |cells |is |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Selective |IgA
Which |dysrhythmia |is |thought |to |be |associated |with |reentrant |mechanisms? |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-Preexcitation |syndrome |tachycardia |(Wolf-Parkinson-White |syndrome)
A |3-year |old |boy |who |exhibits |prolonged |bleeding |after |minor |trauma |and |a |prolonged |aPTT, |
bu |a |normal |platelet |count, |is |likely |to |be |diagnosed |with |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Hemophilia
, The |majority |of |cardiac |cells |that |die |after |myocardial |infarction |do |so |because |of |- |CORRECT |
ANSWER✔✔-apoptosis
Dramatic |hypotension |sometimes |accompanies |type |I |hypersensitivity |reactions |because |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-massive |histamine |release |from |mast |cells |leads |to |vasodilation
What |results |when |systemic |blood |pressure |is |increased? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
Vasoconstriction
The |increased |anterior-posterior |chest |diameter |associated |with |obstructive |lung |disease |is |
caused |by |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-increased |residual |lung |volume
Hypernatremia |may |be |caused |by |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-decreased |antidiuretic |hormone |
secretion
Tumor |necrosis |factor |α |and |interleukin-1 |contribute |to |shock |states |because |they |induce |
production |of |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-nitric |oxide
Which |finding |is |indicative |of |orthostatic |hypotension |in |a |person |with |a |supine |BP |of |110/70 |
and |a |HR |of |100? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Sitting |BP |88/60, |HR |118
Familial |retinoblastoma |involves |the |transmission |of |what |from |parent |to |offspring? |- |
CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Mutant |tumor-suppressor |gene
Neuromuscular |disorders |impair |lung |function |primarily |because |of |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-
weak |muscles |of |respiration
Which |acid |are |the |kidneys |unable |to |excrete? |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Carbonic
