Pathophysiology Final Exam Review - Multiple Choice Questions & Answers(RATED A)

A 25 year old female with type 1 diabetes mellitus presents to an outpatient medical clinic complaining of thirst, frequent urination, and weakness. She feels "lightheaded" when she stands. Because of nausea and vomiting after a meal in a restauraunt the previous day, she stopped eating and taking her insulin. On examination, she is dehydrated and hypotensive. Her breathing is rapid and deep. Considering this patient's case, dehydration and hypotension are __________ of her clinical disorder; her thirst, frequent urination, and weakness are _________ of her endocrine imbalance. A. signs, sequelae B. symptoms, signs C. signs, symptoms D. sequelae, signs E. sequalae, symptoms -ANSWER C. signs, symptoms Normal reference laboratory values: A. are always tightly controlled with a narrow range B. are fixed values that do not vary within individuals C. are always loosely controlled within a wide range D. may differ from one population to another E. apply only to healthy adults -ANSWER D. may differ from one population to another All of the following are considered to be single gene autosomal recessive disorders except: A. Phenylketonuria B. Neurofibromatosis C. Tay-Sachs Disease D. Cystic Fibrosis -ANSWER B. Neurofibromatosis An individual born with Cystic Fibrosis has: A. a loss of spinal motor neurons B. an abnormal development of the Basal Ganglia C. a deficiency of the enzyme Phenylalanine Hydroxylase D. an extra copy of Chromosome 21 E. an ab