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,Pathophysiology: A Practical Approach: A Practical Approach 4thEdition
Story Test Bank
Chapter 1 Cellular Function
1. An increase in cardiac size and function due to increased workload is termed
A) Atrophy.
B) Functional.
C) Hypertrophy.
D) Inflammation.
2. While assessing a patient diagnosed with Marfan's Syndrome, the nurse should
include which of the following that is consistent with the syndrome?
A) Cardiac assessment for coarctation of the aorta.
B) Genital assessment for small testicles.
C) Mental assessment for impairment.
D) Oral assessment for cleft palate.
3. Children with PKU must avoid phenylalanine in the diet. Phenylalanine is most
likely to be a component of
A) Fat.
B) Sugar.
C) Protein.
D) Carbohydrate.
4. A 17-year-old college-bound student receives a vaccine against an organism that
causes meningitis. This is an example of
A) primary prevention.
B) secondary prevention.
C) tertiary prevention.
D) disease treatment.
5. Metaplasia is
A) The disorganization of cells into various sizes, shapes, and arrangements.
B) The replacement of one differentiated cell type with another.
C) The transformation of a cell type to malignancy.
D) An irreversible cellular adaptation.
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, 6. During #ewa #ewroutine #ewultrasound #ewof #ewa #ew38 #ewyear #ewold #ewwomen #ew26 #ewweeks
#ewgestation #ewreveals #ewa #ewfetus #ewwith #ewa #ewsmall #ewsquare #ewhead, #ewupward #ewslant
#ewof #ewthe #eweyes, #ewand #ewlow #ewset #ewears. #ewThe #ewnurse #ewrecognizes #ewthat #ewthese
#ewfindings #eware #ewconsistent #ewwith #ewwhich #ewof #ewthe #ewfollowing?
A) Fragile #ewX #ewSyndrome.
B) Monosomy #ewX #ew (Turner's #e wSyndrome).
C) Trisomy #ew21 #ew(Down's #e w Syndrome).
D) Trisomy #ewX #ew(Klinefelter's #ewSyndrome).
7. While #ewdiscussing #ewtreatment #ewoptions #ewwith #ewa #ewparent #ewof #ewa #ewnewly
#ewdiagnosed #ewMonosomy #ewX #ew(Turner's #ewSyndrome) #ewchild, #ewthe #ewnurse #ewshould
#ewinclude #ewwhich #ewof #ewthe #ewfollowing?
A) There #ewis #ewno #ewtreatment #ewor #ewcure.
B) Symptoms #ewof #ewthe #ewcondition #eware #ewtreated #ewwith #ewestrogen.
C) Symptoms #ewof #ewthe #ewcondition #eware #ewtreated #ewwith #ewtestosterone.
D) Institutionalization # e w is #ewthe #ewpreferred # e w method #ew of #ewmanaging #e wcare.
8. Which #ewof #ewthe #ewfollowing #ewassessment #ewfindings #ewindicates #ewan #ewalteration #ewin
#ewhomeostatic #ewcontrol #ewmechanisms?
A) Fever
B) Throat #ewpain
C) Joint #ewstiffness
D) Positive #ewthroat #ewculture
9. What #ewinformation #ewshould #ewparents #ewbe #ewgiven #ewabout #ewthe #ewconsequences #ewof
#ewphenylketonuria #ew(PKU)?
A) Mental #ewretardation #ewis #ewinevitable.
B) PKU #ewis #ewcommonly # e wassociated #ewwith #ewother #ewcongenital #ewanomalies.
C) High #ewdietary #e w tyramine #e wmay #ewhelp #ewinduce #ewenzyme # e w production.
D) Failure #ewto #ewtreat #ewproperly # e wresults #ewin #ewprogressive #ewmental # e w retardation.
10. Injury #ewthat #ewoccurs #ewwhen #ewblood #ewflow #ewis #ewdiminished #ewto #ewtissue #ewis #ewcalled
injury.
A) hypoxic
B) ischemic
C) hyperemic
D) neoplastic
11. Tay #ewsachs #ewis #ewcaused #ewby #ewwhich #ewof #ewthe #ewfollowing?
A) A #ewdeficiency #ewor #ewabsence #ewof #ewhexosaminidase #ewA
B) A #ewdefect #ewon #ewchromosome #ew17 #ewor #ew22
C) A #ewmutation #ewon #ewchromosome # e w 15
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, D) An #ewerror #ewin #ewconverting #ewphenylalanine # e w to #ewtyrosine
12. An #ewobese #ewbut #ewotherwise #ewhealthy #ewteen #ewgoes #ewto #ewa #ewhealth #ewfair #ewand
#ewhas #ewher #ewblood #ewpressure #ewchecked. #ewThis #ewis #ewan #ewexample #ewof
A) primary # e w prevention.
B) secondary # e w prevention.
C) tertiary # e w prevention.
D) disease #ewtreatment.
13. Characteristics #ewof #ew X-linked #ewrecessive # e w disorders #ewinclude #ew which #ewof #ewthe
# e w following?
A) The #ewson #ewof #ewa #ewcarrier #ewmother #ewhas #ewa #ew25% #ewchance #ewof #ewbeing #ewaffected.
B) Affected #ewfathers #ewtransmit #ewthe #ewgene #ewto #ewall #ewof #ewtheir #ewsons.
C) All #ewdaughters #ewof #ewaffected #ewfathers #eware #ewcarriers.
D) Boys #ewand #ewgirls #eware #ewequally #ewaffected.
14. A #ewfactor #ewassociated #ewwith #ewrisk #ewof #ewDown #ewsyndrome # e w is
A) Maternal #ewage.
B) Maternal #ewalcohol #ewintake.
C) Family #ewhistory #ewof #ewheritable #ewdiseases.
D) Exposure #ewto #ewTORCH #ewsyndrome #eworganisms.
15. Which #ewtype #ewof #ewgangrene #ewis #ewusually #ewa # e w result #ewof #ewarterial # e w occlusion?
A) Necrosis.
B) Dry.
C) Wet.
D) Gas.
16. The #ewcancer #ewgrowth #ewcontinuum #ewis #ewdivided #ewinto #ewthe #ewfollowing #ewstages.
A) Stage #ew1, #ewStage #ew2, #ewStage #ew3
B) Initiation, #ewProgression, #e w Promotion
C) Preliminary, #ewEvolutionary, #ewMetastasis
D) Initiation, #ewPromotion, #ew Progression
17. A #ewdisease #ewin #ewwhich #ewthe #ewprincipal #ewmanifestation #ewis #ewan #ewabnormal
#ewgrowth #ewof #ewcells #ewleading #ewto #ewformation #ewof #ewtumors #ewis #ewcalled #ewa
disease.
A) congenital
B) degenerative
C) metabolic
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,Pathophysiology: A Practical Approach: A Practical Approach 4thEdition
Story Test Bank
Chapter 1 Cellular Function
1. An increase in cardiac size and function due to increased workload is termed
A) Atrophy.
B) Functional.
C) Hypertrophy.
D) Inflammation.
2. While assessing a patient diagnosed with Marfan's Syndrome, the nurse should
include which of the following that is consistent with the syndrome?
A) Cardiac assessment for coarctation of the aorta.
B) Genital assessment for small testicles.
C) Mental assessment for impairment.
D) Oral assessment for cleft palate.
3. Children with PKU must avoid phenylalanine in the diet. Phenylalanine is most
likely to be a component of
A) Fat.
B) Sugar.
C) Protein.
D) Carbohydrate.
4. A 17-year-old college-bound student receives a vaccine against an organism that
causes meningitis. This is an example of
A) primary prevention.
B) secondary prevention.
C) tertiary prevention.
D) disease treatment.
5. Metaplasia is
A) The disorganization of cells into various sizes, shapes, and arrangements.
B) The replacement of one differentiated cell type with another.
C) The transformation of a cell type to malignancy.
D) An irreversible cellular adaptation.
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, 6. During #ewa #ewroutine #ewultrasound #ewof #ewa #ew38 #ewyear #ewold #ewwomen #ew26 #ewweeks
#ewgestation #ewreveals #ewa #ewfetus #ewwith #ewa #ewsmall #ewsquare #ewhead, #ewupward #ewslant
#ewof #ewthe #eweyes, #ewand #ewlow #ewset #ewears. #ewThe #ewnurse #ewrecognizes #ewthat #ewthese
#ewfindings #eware #ewconsistent #ewwith #ewwhich #ewof #ewthe #ewfollowing?
A) Fragile #ewX #ewSyndrome.
B) Monosomy #ewX #ew (Turner's #e wSyndrome).
C) Trisomy #ew21 #ew(Down's #e w Syndrome).
D) Trisomy #ewX #ew(Klinefelter's #ewSyndrome).
7. While #ewdiscussing #ewtreatment #ewoptions #ewwith #ewa #ewparent #ewof #ewa #ewnewly
#ewdiagnosed #ewMonosomy #ewX #ew(Turner's #ewSyndrome) #ewchild, #ewthe #ewnurse #ewshould
#ewinclude #ewwhich #ewof #ewthe #ewfollowing?
A) There #ewis #ewno #ewtreatment #ewor #ewcure.
B) Symptoms #ewof #ewthe #ewcondition #eware #ewtreated #ewwith #ewestrogen.
C) Symptoms #ewof #ewthe #ewcondition #eware #ewtreated #ewwith #ewtestosterone.
D) Institutionalization # e w is #ewthe #ewpreferred # e w method #ew of #ewmanaging #e wcare.
8. Which #ewof #ewthe #ewfollowing #ewassessment #ewfindings #ewindicates #ewan #ewalteration #ewin
#ewhomeostatic #ewcontrol #ewmechanisms?
A) Fever
B) Throat #ewpain
C) Joint #ewstiffness
D) Positive #ewthroat #ewculture
9. What #ewinformation #ewshould #ewparents #ewbe #ewgiven #ewabout #ewthe #ewconsequences #ewof
#ewphenylketonuria #ew(PKU)?
A) Mental #ewretardation #ewis #ewinevitable.
B) PKU #ewis #ewcommonly # e wassociated #ewwith #ewother #ewcongenital #ewanomalies.
C) High #ewdietary #e w tyramine #e wmay #ewhelp #ewinduce #ewenzyme # e w production.
D) Failure #ewto #ewtreat #ewproperly # e wresults #ewin #ewprogressive #ewmental # e w retardation.
10. Injury #ewthat #ewoccurs #ewwhen #ewblood #ewflow #ewis #ewdiminished #ewto #ewtissue #ewis #ewcalled
injury.
A) hypoxic
B) ischemic
C) hyperemic
D) neoplastic
11. Tay #ewsachs #ewis #ewcaused #ewby #ewwhich #ewof #ewthe #ewfollowing?
A) A #ewdeficiency #ewor #ewabsence #ewof #ewhexosaminidase #ewA
B) A #ewdefect #ewon #ewchromosome #ew17 #ewor #ew22
C) A #ewmutation #ewon #ewchromosome # e w 15
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, D) An #ewerror #ewin #ewconverting #ewphenylalanine # e w to #ewtyrosine
12. An #ewobese #ewbut #ewotherwise #ewhealthy #ewteen #ewgoes #ewto #ewa #ewhealth #ewfair #ewand
#ewhas #ewher #ewblood #ewpressure #ewchecked. #ewThis #ewis #ewan #ewexample #ewof
A) primary # e w prevention.
B) secondary # e w prevention.
C) tertiary # e w prevention.
D) disease #ewtreatment.
13. Characteristics #ewof #ew X-linked #ewrecessive # e w disorders #ewinclude #ew which #ewof #ewthe
# e w following?
A) The #ewson #ewof #ewa #ewcarrier #ewmother #ewhas #ewa #ew25% #ewchance #ewof #ewbeing #ewaffected.
B) Affected #ewfathers #ewtransmit #ewthe #ewgene #ewto #ewall #ewof #ewtheir #ewsons.
C) All #ewdaughters #ewof #ewaffected #ewfathers #eware #ewcarriers.
D) Boys #ewand #ewgirls #eware #ewequally #ewaffected.
14. A #ewfactor #ewassociated #ewwith #ewrisk #ewof #ewDown #ewsyndrome # e w is
A) Maternal #ewage.
B) Maternal #ewalcohol #ewintake.
C) Family #ewhistory #ewof #ewheritable #ewdiseases.
D) Exposure #ewto #ewTORCH #ewsyndrome #eworganisms.
15. Which #ewtype #ewof #ewgangrene #ewis #ewusually #ewa # e w result #ewof #ewarterial # e w occlusion?
A) Necrosis.
B) Dry.
C) Wet.
D) Gas.
16. The #ewcancer #ewgrowth #ewcontinuum #ewis #ewdivided #ewinto #ewthe #ewfollowing #ewstages.
A) Stage #ew1, #ewStage #ew2, #ewStage #ew3
B) Initiation, #ewProgression, #e w Promotion
C) Preliminary, #ewEvolutionary, #ewMetastasis
D) Initiation, #ewPromotion, #ew Progression
17. A #ewdisease #ewin #ewwhich #ewthe #ewprincipal #ewmanifestation #ewis #ewan #ewabnormal
#ewgrowth #ewof #ewcells #ewleading #ewto #ewformation #ewof #ewtumors #ewis #ewcalled #ewa
disease.
A) congenital
B) degenerative
C) metabolic
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