HESI ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
FINAL EXAM
HESI ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026
COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
Reactivation of this virus often causes shingles in adults. This virus is ________.
a. Rubella
b. Varicella
c. Coronavirus
d. Measles - Answer ✓✓Varicella
When does physiological apoptosis occur? Select all that apply.
a. During the embryonic development of the hand
b. During menopause in female adult ovaries
c. When cells die because of stressors
d. When cells have completed their function and need elimination
e. When the liver gets exposed to excessive amounts of alcohol
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- Answer ✓✓During the embryonic development of the hand, During menopause in female
adult ovaries, When cells have completed their function and need elimination
All of the following are viruses, except:
a. Influenza
b. Epstein Barr
c. Malaria
d. Herpes Simplex - Answer ✓✓Malaria
During the inflammation process, chemotaxis occurs to increase white blood cells to the site
of injury. What is this process called?
a. Effusion
b. Leukocytosis
c. Fibrinosis
d. Neutrophitosis - Answer ✓✓Leukocytosis
Haemophilus influenzae was a major cause of what disease?
a. Gastrointestinal disease
b. Meningitis
c. Encephalitis
d. Pneumonia - Answer ✓✓Meningitis
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FINAL EXAM
MRSA and VRSA are bacteria strains that are resistant to certain types of antibiotics. The
bacteria colonizes the skin and can be life-threatening due to its virulence. This bacteria is
__________.
a. Escherichia coli
b. Streptococcus
c. Staphylococcus
d. Klebsiella pneumoniae - Answer ✓✓Staphylococcus
You palpitate around the neck region and find some small masses of tissues that seemed to
be inflamed. You have strep throat, and this is a common response of this type of infection
where lymph nodes become enlarged. What is it called?
a. Cytokine storm
b. Histamine release
c. Pyrogens
d. Lymphadenopathy - Answer ✓✓Lymphadenopathy
Which of the following is a fungal pathogen?
a. Influenza
b. Candida
c. Malaria
d. Varicella - Answer ✓✓Candida
These childhood diseases were prominent 50 years ago; however, the introduction of vaccines
makes these rare to see now. Symptoms of these diseases are often a rash. These diseases are
______.
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a. Influenza
b. MMR
c. Coronavirus
d. Herpes Simplex - Answer ✓✓MMR
A client is diagnosed with a condition in which the brain cells cannot withstand low oxygen
delivery long enough for cell reversible changes to happen. Identify the condition.
a. Organelle disruption
b. Hypoxia
c. Xanthelasma
d. Ischemic-reperfusion injury - Answer ✓✓Hypoxia
A client reports an itchy, bumpy scar around an old wound that is identified as a keloid. This
occurs due to the increase in the number of cells in a tissue or organ. Which term best
describes this condition?
a. Neoplasia
b. Hyperplasia
c. Dysplasia
d. Metaplasia - Answer ✓✓Hyperplasia
What immunodeficiency disease occurs due to an infection that attacks the t-cell lymphocytes
of the body, allowing secondary infections to occur?
a. DiGeorge Syndrome
b. SCID
c. HIV
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FINAL EXAM
HESI ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026
COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
Reactivation of this virus often causes shingles in adults. This virus is ________.
a. Rubella
b. Varicella
c. Coronavirus
d. Measles - Answer ✓✓Varicella
When does physiological apoptosis occur? Select all that apply.
a. During the embryonic development of the hand
b. During menopause in female adult ovaries
c. When cells die because of stressors
d. When cells have completed their function and need elimination
e. When the liver gets exposed to excessive amounts of alcohol
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FINAL EXAM
- Answer ✓✓During the embryonic development of the hand, During menopause in female
adult ovaries, When cells have completed their function and need elimination
All of the following are viruses, except:
a. Influenza
b. Epstein Barr
c. Malaria
d. Herpes Simplex - Answer ✓✓Malaria
During the inflammation process, chemotaxis occurs to increase white blood cells to the site
of injury. What is this process called?
a. Effusion
b. Leukocytosis
c. Fibrinosis
d. Neutrophitosis - Answer ✓✓Leukocytosis
Haemophilus influenzae was a major cause of what disease?
a. Gastrointestinal disease
b. Meningitis
c. Encephalitis
d. Pneumonia - Answer ✓✓Meningitis
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FINAL EXAM
MRSA and VRSA are bacteria strains that are resistant to certain types of antibiotics. The
bacteria colonizes the skin and can be life-threatening due to its virulence. This bacteria is
__________.
a. Escherichia coli
b. Streptococcus
c. Staphylococcus
d. Klebsiella pneumoniae - Answer ✓✓Staphylococcus
You palpitate around the neck region and find some small masses of tissues that seemed to
be inflamed. You have strep throat, and this is a common response of this type of infection
where lymph nodes become enlarged. What is it called?
a. Cytokine storm
b. Histamine release
c. Pyrogens
d. Lymphadenopathy - Answer ✓✓Lymphadenopathy
Which of the following is a fungal pathogen?
a. Influenza
b. Candida
c. Malaria
d. Varicella - Answer ✓✓Candida
These childhood diseases were prominent 50 years ago; however, the introduction of vaccines
makes these rare to see now. Symptoms of these diseases are often a rash. These diseases are
______.
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a. Influenza
b. MMR
c. Coronavirus
d. Herpes Simplex - Answer ✓✓MMR
A client is diagnosed with a condition in which the brain cells cannot withstand low oxygen
delivery long enough for cell reversible changes to happen. Identify the condition.
a. Organelle disruption
b. Hypoxia
c. Xanthelasma
d. Ischemic-reperfusion injury - Answer ✓✓Hypoxia
A client reports an itchy, bumpy scar around an old wound that is identified as a keloid. This
occurs due to the increase in the number of cells in a tissue or organ. Which term best
describes this condition?
a. Neoplasia
b. Hyperplasia
c. Dysplasia
d. Metaplasia - Answer ✓✓Hyperplasia
What immunodeficiency disease occurs due to an infection that attacks the t-cell lymphocytes
of the body, allowing secondary infections to occur?
a. DiGeorge Syndrome
b. SCID
c. HIV
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