PATHO FINAL PORTAGE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ FOR
2025-2026 ASSURED EXCEL!!
Takingnyournchildntonthenpediatriciannforntheirnannualnwellncheckupnandnkeepingnupnwithnthenreco
mmendedncavitationnschedulenwouldnbenannexamplenof:n
Primarynpreventionn
SecondarynPreventionn
TertiarynPreventionn-nnCORRECTnANSWERSPrimarynPrevention
T/F:nPeristalticnmovementsnoccurninntwondirectionsn-nnCORRECTnANSWERSFalse,nonendirection
YounarenreadingnresultsnfromnanrecentnbloodnpanelnfornSusan,nan48-year-
oldnfemale.nHernhemoglobinnlevelsnaren7ng/dl.nWouldnthatnbenconsiderednannormalnornabnormalnv
aluen-nnCORRECTnANSWERSAbnormal
YounarenreadingnresultsnfromnanrecentnbloodnpanelnfornJane,nan37-year-
oldnfemale.nHernhemoglobinnlevelsnaren13ng/dL.nWouldnthisnbenconsiderednannormalnornabnormaln
value?n-nnCORRECTnANSWERSNormal
whichnofnthenfollowingnisnsynthesizedninnthenkidneynandnregulatesnthendifferentiationnofnrednbloodn
cellsnwithinnbonenmarrow?n-nnCORRECTnANSWERSErythropoietin
T/F:nAnbenignnneoplasmninvadesnandndestroysntissuenandnpossessesnanrapidnratenofngrowth.n-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSFalse,nMalignantnneoplasm
Younarentalkingntonyournpatientnwhonhasnrecentlynbeenndiagnosednwithnosteoporosis.nTheynmentio
nnthatntheynjoinednansilvernsneakersnprogramnatntheirnlocalngymnbecausentheynreadnthatnweightnbe
aringnexercisenpromotesnbonendensity.nWhatnwordnofncautionnwouldnyoungiventhemnasntheynpartici
, pateninnthisnprogram?n-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSInwouldntellnthemntonbenextrancautiousnnotntonfallnwhichncannleadntonanfractur
e.nIfnanfracturenwerentonoccur,nsurgerynmaynbenrequired
YounarenworkingninnthenEmergencynDepartment,nandnan17-year-
oldnmalenwhonisn6'2"nisnbroughtninnvianambulancenwithncomplaintsnofnchestnpainnonnthenleftnsidena
ndndifficultynbreathing.nHisnparentsnreportnthatnhenwasnplayingnbasketballninntheirndrivewaynandnsu
ddenlyncollapsednwithncomplaintsnofnthenabovensymptoms.nYounordernanCTnscannofnhisnchestnandnd
eterminenthatnhenhasnexperiencednanspontaneousnpneumothoraxninnhisnleftnlung.nDescribenthentre
atmentnrequirednfornthisncondition.n-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSthenairnmustnbenremovednbynneedlenaspirationnornclosedndrainagenwhichnma
ynincludensuction
T/F:nTheninnatenimmunenresponsentakesntimentonacquirenandnisndevelopednovernmultiplenexposure
sntonforeignnorganismsn-nnCORRECTnANSWERSfalse,nitnrespondsnrapidly
Whatntypenofnsignalingnoccursnwhennancellnreleasesnanchemicalnintonthenextracellularnfluidnthatnaff
ectsnitsnownnactivity?n-nnCORRECTnANSWERSAutocrine
WhichnofnthenfollowingnwouldnyounexpectntonfindnifnsomeonenhasnAddison'snDisease?nSelectnallnth
atnapply.n-nnCORRECTnANSWERSDecreasedncortisolnlevels,nHyperpigmentationnofnthenskin
Yournfriendnisnsufferingnfromnadjustmentninsomnia.nShenjustnstartednannewnjobnandnisnanxiousnabo
utnhernnewnresponsibilities.nWhatnarenTWOnbehaviornmodificationsnshencannmakentonpreventnslee
pndisturbances?n-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSeducatenhernwithngoodnsleepingnhabits,ngoingntonsleepnatnthensamentimeneve
rynnightnandncreatingnancomfortablensleepingnenvironment
YounarenseeingnLynn,nan40-year-
oldnfemaleninnyournofficenwhosenchiefncomplaintnisnseverenpainninnthenDIPnjointsnofnbothnofnhernha
nds.nShenisnanmedicalntranscriptionistnandntypesnallndaynlong.nShenreportsnthatnhernpainngetsnworse
nasnthendayngoesnon.nWouldnyounsuspectnthatnLynnnhasnOAnornRA?nListnTWOnpiecesnofnevidencentha
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+ FOR
2025-2026 ASSURED EXCEL!!
Takingnyournchildntonthenpediatriciannforntheirnannualnwellncheckupnandnkeepingnupnwithnthenreco
mmendedncavitationnschedulenwouldnbenannexamplenof:n
Primarynpreventionn
SecondarynPreventionn
TertiarynPreventionn-nnCORRECTnANSWERSPrimarynPrevention
T/F:nPeristalticnmovementsnoccurninntwondirectionsn-nnCORRECTnANSWERSFalse,nonendirection
YounarenreadingnresultsnfromnanrecentnbloodnpanelnfornSusan,nan48-year-
oldnfemale.nHernhemoglobinnlevelsnaren7ng/dl.nWouldnthatnbenconsiderednannormalnornabnormalnv
aluen-nnCORRECTnANSWERSAbnormal
YounarenreadingnresultsnfromnanrecentnbloodnpanelnfornJane,nan37-year-
oldnfemale.nHernhemoglobinnlevelsnaren13ng/dL.nWouldnthisnbenconsiderednannormalnornabnormaln
value?n-nnCORRECTnANSWERSNormal
whichnofnthenfollowingnisnsynthesizedninnthenkidneynandnregulatesnthendifferentiationnofnrednbloodn
cellsnwithinnbonenmarrow?n-nnCORRECTnANSWERSErythropoietin
T/F:nAnbenignnneoplasmninvadesnandndestroysntissuenandnpossessesnanrapidnratenofngrowth.n-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSFalse,nMalignantnneoplasm
Younarentalkingntonyournpatientnwhonhasnrecentlynbeenndiagnosednwithnosteoporosis.nTheynmentio
nnthatntheynjoinednansilvernsneakersnprogramnatntheirnlocalngymnbecausentheynreadnthatnweightnbe
aringnexercisenpromotesnbonendensity.nWhatnwordnofncautionnwouldnyoungiventhemnasntheynpartici
, pateninnthisnprogram?n-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSInwouldntellnthemntonbenextrancautiousnnotntonfallnwhichncannleadntonanfractur
e.nIfnanfracturenwerentonoccur,nsurgerynmaynbenrequired
YounarenworkingninnthenEmergencynDepartment,nandnan17-year-
oldnmalenwhonisn6'2"nisnbroughtninnvianambulancenwithncomplaintsnofnchestnpainnonnthenleftnsidena
ndndifficultynbreathing.nHisnparentsnreportnthatnhenwasnplayingnbasketballninntheirndrivewaynandnsu
ddenlyncollapsednwithncomplaintsnofnthenabovensymptoms.nYounordernanCTnscannofnhisnchestnandnd
eterminenthatnhenhasnexperiencednanspontaneousnpneumothoraxninnhisnleftnlung.nDescribenthentre
atmentnrequirednfornthisncondition.n-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSthenairnmustnbenremovednbynneedlenaspirationnornclosedndrainagenwhichnma
ynincludensuction
T/F:nTheninnatenimmunenresponsentakesntimentonacquirenandnisndevelopednovernmultiplenexposure
sntonforeignnorganismsn-nnCORRECTnANSWERSfalse,nitnrespondsnrapidly
Whatntypenofnsignalingnoccursnwhennancellnreleasesnanchemicalnintonthenextracellularnfluidnthatnaff
ectsnitsnownnactivity?n-nnCORRECTnANSWERSAutocrine
WhichnofnthenfollowingnwouldnyounexpectntonfindnifnsomeonenhasnAddison'snDisease?nSelectnallnth
atnapply.n-nnCORRECTnANSWERSDecreasedncortisolnlevels,nHyperpigmentationnofnthenskin
Yournfriendnisnsufferingnfromnadjustmentninsomnia.nShenjustnstartednannewnjobnandnisnanxiousnabo
utnhernnewnresponsibilities.nWhatnarenTWOnbehaviornmodificationsnshencannmakentonpreventnslee
pndisturbances?n-
nnCORRECTnANSWERSeducatenhernwithngoodnsleepingnhabits,ngoingntonsleepnatnthensamentimeneve
rynnightnandncreatingnancomfortablensleepingnenvironment
YounarenseeingnLynn,nan40-year-
oldnfemaleninnyournofficenwhosenchiefncomplaintnisnseverenpainninnthenDIPnjointsnofnbothnofnhernha
nds.nShenisnanmedicalntranscriptionistnandntypesnallndaynlong.nShenreportsnthatnhernpainngetsnworse
nasnthendayngoesnon.nWouldnyounsuspectnthatnLynnnhasnOAnornRA?nListnTWOnpiecesnofnevidencentha