PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED

QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS



Whendandaidedasksdthednursedaboutdthedpurposedofdthedinflammatorydprocess,dhowdshoulddthedn
ursedrespond?



a.dTodlysedcelldmembranesdofdmicroorganisms.

b.dTodcreatedimmunitydagainstdsubsequentdtissuedinjury.

c.dTodpreventdinfectiondofdthedinjureddtissue.

d.dTodprovidedspecificdresponsesdtowarddantigens.d-ddCORRECTdANSWERSc



Thedphasedofdthedcelldcycledduringdwhichdthedcentromeresdsplitdanddthedsisterdchromatidsdaredpull
eddapartdisdreferreddtodas:

a.danaphase.

b.dprophase.

c.dmetaphase.

d.dtelophase.d-ddCORRECTdANSWERSa



Whiledreadingdadtextbook,dadstudentdreadsdthedtermdapoptosis.dThedstudentdrecallsdthatdapoptosis
disdadconditiondindwhichdcellsdprogramdthemselvesdto:




a.dregenerate.

b.ddie.

c.datrophy.

d.dage.d-ddCORRECTdANSWERSb

,Ad12-year-
olddmaledisddiagnoseddwithdKlinefelterdsyndrome.dHisdkaryotypedwoulddrevealdwhichdofdthedfollow
ing?



a.dXXY

b.dXYY

c.dXX

d.dXYd-ddCORRECTdANSWERSa



Ad30-year-
olddmaledwasdinvolveddindadmotordvehicledaccident.dThedglassdfromdthedshattereddwindowdcutdhisdf
acedanddneck.dThedscar,dhowever,dwasdraiseddanddextendeddbeyonddthedoriginaldboundariesdofdthe
dwound.dThisdpatterndofdscarringdisdcauseddbydimpaired:




a.dnutritionaldstatus.

b.dcontraction.

c.depithelialization.

d.dcollagendsynthesis.d-ddCORRECTdANSWERSd



Whendplanningdcaredfordadcardiacdpatient,dthednursedknowsdthatdindresponsedtodandincreaseddwork
load,dcardiacdmyocardialdcellsdwilldexperiencedhypertrophydwhichdisdan:



a.dincreasedindsize.

b.dincreasedindexcitability.

c.ddecreasedindnumber.

d.ddecreasedindlength.d-ddCORRECTdANSWERSa

,Thednursedidentifieddeachdofdthedfollowingdclinicaldmanifestationsdofdinflammation.dWhichdwouldd
thednursedclassifydasdadlocaldresponse?d(selectdalldthatdapply)



a.dSwelling

b.dFever

c.dHeat

d.dRedness

e.dPaind-ddCORRECTdANSWERSa,c,d,e



Whichdfindingdwoulddsupportdtheddiagnosisdofdrespiratorydacidosis?



a.dHyperventilation

b.dPneumonia

c.dAndincreasedindnoncarbonicdacids

d.dVomitingd-ddCORRECTdANSWERSb



AdpatientdwantsdtodknowdthedriskdfactorsdfordDowndsyndrome.dWhatdisdthednurse'sdbestdresponse?



a.dIncreaseddpaternaldage.

b.dFetaldexposuredtodmutagensdindtheduterus.

c.dFamilydhistorydofdDowndsyndrome.

d.dPregnancydindwomendoverdaged35.d-ddCORRECTdANSWERSd



Fordadpatientdwithdrespiratorydacidosis,dchronicdcompensationdbydthedbodydwilldinclude:



a.dproteindbuffering.

, b.dkidneydexcretiondofdH+.

c.dkidneydexcretiondofdHCO3.

d.dprolongeddexhalationsdtodblowdoffdCO2.d-ddCORRECTdANSWERSb



Cysticdfibrosisdisdcauseddbydwhatdgenedabnormality?



a.dX-linkedddominant

b.dAutosomalddominant

c.dAutosomaldrecessive

d.dX-linkeddrecessived-ddCORRECTdANSWERSc



Ad10-year-
olddmaledisdbroughtdtodthedemergencydroomd(ER)dincoherentdanddsemiconscious.dCTdscandrevealsd
thatdhedisdsufferingdfromdcerebraldedema.dThisdtypedofdedemadisdreferreddtodas:




a.dpittingdedema.

b.dlymphedema.

c.dgeneralizeddedema.

d.dlocalizeddedema.d-ddCORRECTdANSWERSd



Duringdwhichdprocessdaredbacteriadengulfeddfordingestion?



a.dExocytosis

b.dEndocytosis

c.dPinocytosis

d.dPhagocytosisd-ddCORRECTdANSWERSd