SCI 225 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY WEEK 16
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTION BANK AND ANSWERS 2026
◉ You are caring for a patient who has human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) that has progressed to Acquired Immunodeficiency
Syndrome (AIDS). Which of the following might be identified while
caring for this patient?
a.
Alloantibody production
b.
Leukocytosis (elevated white blood cells)
c.
Type II hypersensitivity reaction
d.
Opportunistic infections. Answer: d. opportunistic infections
◉ You are caring for a patient immediately after receiving a
transplanted donor liver. Which of the following is the rarest, and
most life-threatening form of rejection?
A.
chronic organ rejection
,b.
graft versus host disease (GVHD)
c.
hyperacute organ rejection. Answer: c. hyperacute organ rejection
◉ Which of the following best describes the mechanism of Graft
Versus Host Disease (GVHD)?
A. patient receives a bone marrow transplant from a donor match
and her new bone marrow attacks the rest of her body
b.
A patient receives a donor kidney transplant and experiences
rejection 5 years later
c.
A patient receives a donor kidney transplant and experiences
rejection 1 hour post surgery.
d.
A patient receives a bone marrow transplant from a donor match,
and her body begins to reject the new bone marrow. Answer: a.
patient receives a bone marrow transplant from a donor match and
her new bone marrow attacks the rest of her body
◉ A fomite is a life form that carries an infectious organism
,True
False. Answer: False
◉ During which stage of infection is the actual onset of symptoms?
a.
incubation period
b.
prodromal stage
c.
convalescence
d.
invasion period. Answer: b. prodromal stage
◉ Which of the following statements about septicemia (sepsis) is
most true?
a.
septicemia has a high mortality rate and necessitates intensive
antibiotic therapy
b.
Septicemia occurs when there are large amounts of bacteria in the
blood, but lacks the ability to impact organ function
c.
, septicemia occurs when donor bone marrow rejects a recipients
own tissues
d.
Septicemia occurs when only a small number of bacteria are present
in the blood, and often resolves on its own. Answer: a. septicemia
has a high mortality rate and necessitates intensive antibiotic
therapy
◉ Viruses that enter latency can re-emerge and trigger symptomatic
illness at any time.
True
False. Answer: True
◉ Which of the following statements about antigenic variation is
most correct?
a.
Antigenic shift is a minor change that results in slight antigenic
variation, but is essentially the same virus
b.
Slight changes to yearly influenza vaccines are made to better
combat the effects of antigenic drift
c.
Antigenic variation does not lead to vaccine resistance
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM COMPLETE
QUESTION BANK AND ANSWERS 2026
◉ You are caring for a patient who has human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV) that has progressed to Acquired Immunodeficiency
Syndrome (AIDS). Which of the following might be identified while
caring for this patient?
a.
Alloantibody production
b.
Leukocytosis (elevated white blood cells)
c.
Type II hypersensitivity reaction
d.
Opportunistic infections. Answer: d. opportunistic infections
◉ You are caring for a patient immediately after receiving a
transplanted donor liver. Which of the following is the rarest, and
most life-threatening form of rejection?
A.
chronic organ rejection
,b.
graft versus host disease (GVHD)
c.
hyperacute organ rejection. Answer: c. hyperacute organ rejection
◉ Which of the following best describes the mechanism of Graft
Versus Host Disease (GVHD)?
A. patient receives a bone marrow transplant from a donor match
and her new bone marrow attacks the rest of her body
b.
A patient receives a donor kidney transplant and experiences
rejection 5 years later
c.
A patient receives a donor kidney transplant and experiences
rejection 1 hour post surgery.
d.
A patient receives a bone marrow transplant from a donor match,
and her body begins to reject the new bone marrow. Answer: a.
patient receives a bone marrow transplant from a donor match and
her new bone marrow attacks the rest of her body
◉ A fomite is a life form that carries an infectious organism
,True
False. Answer: False
◉ During which stage of infection is the actual onset of symptoms?
a.
incubation period
b.
prodromal stage
c.
convalescence
d.
invasion period. Answer: b. prodromal stage
◉ Which of the following statements about septicemia (sepsis) is
most true?
a.
septicemia has a high mortality rate and necessitates intensive
antibiotic therapy
b.
Septicemia occurs when there are large amounts of bacteria in the
blood, but lacks the ability to impact organ function
c.
, septicemia occurs when donor bone marrow rejects a recipients
own tissues
d.
Septicemia occurs when only a small number of bacteria are present
in the blood, and often resolves on its own. Answer: a. septicemia
has a high mortality rate and necessitates intensive antibiotic
therapy
◉ Viruses that enter latency can re-emerge and trigger symptomatic
illness at any time.
True
False. Answer: True
◉ Which of the following statements about antigenic variation is
most correct?
a.
Antigenic shift is a minor change that results in slight antigenic
variation, but is essentially the same virus
b.
Slight changes to yearly influenza vaccines are made to better
combat the effects of antigenic drift
c.
Antigenic variation does not lead to vaccine resistance
