WALDEN UNIVERSITY ADVANCED
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS & ACCURATE CORRECT
ANSWERS ALL PASSED
What is the link between major depression and cortisol secretion?
Individuals with depression show that persistently elevated plasma cortisol levels can result in
inflammation that is believed to trigger depression
A patient has chronic anemia associated with chronic renal failure. What substance does the
healthcare professional tell the patient is needed to treat this anemia?
Erythropoietin
What is the first indication of nephrotic syndrome in children?
Periorbital edema
A patient is in the Emergency Department with heat stroke. What finding does the healthcare
provider associate with this condition?
Absence of sweating despite a high core temperature
Clinical manifestations that include irregular or heavy bleeding, the
passage of large clots, and the depletion of iron stores support which diagnosis?
,Abnormal uterine bleeding
The health care professional is caring for a person who has a pathologic fracture. The patient
asks the professional to explain the condition. What response by the professional is best?
A fracture that happens at the site of an abnormality already in that bone.
A patient has a temporary displacement of two bones in a joint causing the bone surfaces to
partially lose contact with each other. What treatment does the health care professional
prepare the patient for?
Reduction and immobilization
Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which symptom?
Excessive mucus production
Stroke Volume (SV)
measurement of the amount of blood ejected from a ventricle in one contraction
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
disease of the central nervous system characterized by the demyelination (deterioration of the
myelin sheath) of nerve fibers, with episodes of neurologic dysfunction (exacerbation) followed
by recovery (remission)
, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
Minor stroke; where neurological function is regained quickly with time
Myasthenia Gravis
autoimmune neuromuscular disorder characterized by weakness of voluntary muscles
Headaches
pain anywhere in the cranial cavity (a.k.a. cephalalgia)
Seizure Disorders
Head Injury
Spinal Cord Injury
the type of paralysis is determined by the level of the vertebra closest to the injury
Inflammatory disease of the Musculoskeletal System
Osteoporosis
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM
QUESTIONS & ACCURATE CORRECT
ANSWERS ALL PASSED
What is the link between major depression and cortisol secretion?
Individuals with depression show that persistently elevated plasma cortisol levels can result in
inflammation that is believed to trigger depression
A patient has chronic anemia associated with chronic renal failure. What substance does the
healthcare professional tell the patient is needed to treat this anemia?
Erythropoietin
What is the first indication of nephrotic syndrome in children?
Periorbital edema
A patient is in the Emergency Department with heat stroke. What finding does the healthcare
provider associate with this condition?
Absence of sweating despite a high core temperature
Clinical manifestations that include irregular or heavy bleeding, the
passage of large clots, and the depletion of iron stores support which diagnosis?
,Abnormal uterine bleeding
The health care professional is caring for a person who has a pathologic fracture. The patient
asks the professional to explain the condition. What response by the professional is best?
A fracture that happens at the site of an abnormality already in that bone.
A patient has a temporary displacement of two bones in a joint causing the bone surfaces to
partially lose contact with each other. What treatment does the health care professional
prepare the patient for?
Reduction and immobilization
Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which symptom?
Excessive mucus production
Stroke Volume (SV)
measurement of the amount of blood ejected from a ventricle in one contraction
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
disease of the central nervous system characterized by the demyelination (deterioration of the
myelin sheath) of nerve fibers, with episodes of neurologic dysfunction (exacerbation) followed
by recovery (remission)
, Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
Minor stroke; where neurological function is regained quickly with time
Myasthenia Gravis
autoimmune neuromuscular disorder characterized by weakness of voluntary muscles
Headaches
pain anywhere in the cranial cavity (a.k.a. cephalalgia)
Seizure Disorders
Head Injury
Spinal Cord Injury
the type of paralysis is determined by the level of the vertebra closest to the injury
Inflammatory disease of the Musculoskeletal System
Osteoporosis
