CARDIOVASCULAR
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, MOCK TEST #7
CCI RCS QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
EPI, NE ANSW✅✅Neurogenic Shock is treated by administrating ____
IgE Hypersensitivity Reaction ANSW✅✅What type of reaction is involved with Anaphylactic
Shock?
Endothelial Dysfunction ANSW✅✅Septic Shock is a result of...
Gram Negative Bacteria ANSW✅✅What releases LPS to cause Septic Shock?
Hb --> Tachycardia, Hypotension ANSW✅✅In Hypovolemic Shock, the concentration of ____ will
be normal but you have ______
Hematoma ANSW✅✅Collection of blood into a tissue space
Petechiea ANSW✅✅Splotches of purple or red on the skin
Purpura ANSW✅✅The appearance of multiple purple discolorations on the skin caused by
bleeding underneath the skin
Red, Blue ANSW✅✅What color(s) would the bruise be when the MO phagocytoses Hb?
Blue, Green ANSW✅✅What color(s) would bruise be once the phagocytosed Hb is converted to
Bilirubin?
,Golden Brown ANSW✅✅What color(s) would the bruise be once the Bilirubin is metabolized to
Hemosiderin?
Thrombin ANSW✅✅What plays a central role in hemostatic mechanisms?
Abnormal Blood Flow, Endothelial Injury, Hypercoaguability ANSW✅✅Virchow's Triad involves
Thrombocytopenia ANSW✅✅Platelet disorder where your platelet count is less than 1000 and
you have a hight risk for spontaneous bleeding
ITP ANSW✅✅Platelet disorder where you have platelet destruction due to autoantibodies
ADAMTS13 ANSW✅✅In TTP, antibodies act on this enzyme that cleaves large vWF into smaller
portions
Tissue Factor ANSW✅✅In DIC, you have widespread activation of Thrombin within
microcirculation due to the release of ____ by bacterial sepsis
Consumptive Coagulopathy ANSW✅✅The depletion of platelets due to them being used faster
than your body can produce them --> found in DIC
Abruptio Placentae ANSW✅✅Rupture of the uterus that causes mixing of fetal and maternal
blood as well as widespread activation of tissue factor
Plasmin ANSW✅✅Enzyme that dissolves clots as part of the fibrinolytic system
DIC ANSW✅✅Anything that causes endothelial dysfunction could cause...
60% ANSW✅✅More than what percentage of pulmonary circulation being obstructed leads to
sudden death?
Deep Vein --> Lungs ANSW✅✅PE is most common from the ____ in the thigh/popliteal to the
____
, Heart, Great Vessels ANSW✅✅Where do arterial embolisms originate?
Atherosis ANSW✅✅Accumulation of fat and MO
Sclerosis ANSW✅✅Fibrosis, Leukocytes, Connective Tissue Buildup
Atheroma ANSW✅✅Intimal lesion from fatty streak- a lipid core covered by a fibrous cap
Fatty Streak --> Endothelial Dysfunction --> Oxidized LDL --> Foam Cell Formation in Tunica Intima -->
SMC Migration and Proliferation into Tunica Intima ANSW✅✅Progression of Atheroma
Aneurysm, Plaque Rupture, Thrombus, Critical Stenosis ANSW✅✅Different outcomes of
atherosclerosis in the clinical phase
Angina ANSW✅✅Pain in the heart region caused by myocardial ischemia
Decreased Blood Supply, Increased Heart Demand ANSW✅✅Different forms of Angina can be due
to...
Kidneys ANSW✅✅Arterial BP is set at the level required by the ____ to excrete or retain enough
Na+ or H2O to match intake
ANP ANSW✅✅What does the heart secrete when it is overloaded with extra volume to trigger
the excretion of Na+ in the kidneys?
Stroke ANSW✅✅What will ultimately happen to patients who live at a very high systolic BP when
given a vasodilator?
High Na+, Low K+, Hypertension ANSW✅✅Patients with diseases that affect RAAS have...
Aortic Dissection ANSW✅✅An extravasion of blood due to a tear in the tunica intima of the aorta