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NURS 5315/ NURS5315 Exam 1 – Advanced Pathophysiology Guide | UTA (Latest 2026 Update) 100% Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A QUESTION dystrophic calcification Answer: accumulation of Ca in dead or dying tissues calcium salt clump and harden- interfere with cellular structure and function r/t pulmonary TB, atherosclerosis, injured heart valves, chronic pancreatitis QUESTION metastatic calcification Answer: accumulation of Ca in normal tissue result of hypercalcemia r/t hyperparathyroidism, hyperthyroidism, toxic levels of Vit D. Can also r/t hyperphosphatemia in renal failure QUESTION urate accumulation Answer: sodium urate crystals are deposited in tissues- group of disorders collectively called gout- acute arthritis, chronic gouty arthritis, tophus, nephritis QUESTION Coagulative Necrosis Answer: kidneys, heart, adrenals- secondary to hypoxia QUESTION Liquefactive Necrosis Answer: nerve cells- brain- accumulation of pus QUESTION Caseous Necrosis Answer: lung disease- usually TB- tissue looks like clumped cheese QUESTION Fat Necrosis Answer: breast, pancreas, abdominal structures- creates soaps QUESTION Gangrenous Necrosis Answer: Dry- dark shriveled skin Wet- internal organs- can lead to death Gas- from clostridium- antitoxins and hyperbaric therapy QUESTION Gout Answer: E. disturbances in serum urate levels. uncommon for 30 years old. P. uric acid is deposited in the tissues of kidney, heart, earlobes, and joints. C. M. inflammation, painful joints. result of diuretic use or diet high in cream sauces, red wine, or red meat QUESTION Rhabdomyolysis Answer: E. cell hypoxia caused by severe muscle trauma, hyperthermia, crush injuries, or severe dehydration P. hypoxia leads to cell death, cellular contents are released in bloodstream. C. M. CK is 5x upper normal limit, muscle pain, weakness, dark, reddish-brown urine, hypercalcemia, renal failure QUESTION Alpha Fetoprotein Origin Answer: Liver and germ cell tumors QUESTION Carcinoembryonic Antigen Answer: GI, pancreas, lung, breast tumors QUESTION Beta Human Chorionic gonadotropin origin Answer: germ cell tumors

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NURSl 5315/l NURS5315l Examl 1l –l
Advancedl Pathophysiologyl Guidel |l UTAl
(Latestl 2026l Update)l 100%l Verifiedl
Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A
Q:l dystrophicl calcification
Answer:
accumulationl ofl Cal inl deadl orl dyingl tissues
calciuml saltl clumpl andl harden-l interferel withl cellularl structurel andl function
r/tl pulmonaryl TB,l atherosclerosis,l injuredl heartl valves,l chronicl pancreatitis



Q:l metastaticl calcification
Answer:
accumulationl ofl Cal inl normall tissue
resultl ofl hypercalcemial r/tl hyperparathyroidism,l hyperthyroidism,l toxicl levelsl ofl Vitl D.l
Canl alsol r/tl hyperphosphatemial inl renall failure



Q:l uratel accumulation
Answer:
sodiuml uratel crystalsl arel depositedl inl tissues-l groupl ofl disordersl collectivelyl calledl
gout-l acutel arthritis,l chronicl goutyl arthritis,l tophus,l nephritis



Q:l Coagulativel Necrosis
Answer:
kidneys,l heart,l adrenals-l secondaryl tol hypoxia

,Q:l Liquefactivel Necrosis
Answer:
nervel cells-l brain-l accumulationl ofl pus



Q:l Caseousl Necrosis
Answer:
lungl disease-l usuallyl TB-l tissuel looksl likel clumpedl cheese



Q:l Fatl Necrosis
Answer:
breast,l pancreas,l abdominall structures-l createsl soaps



Q:l Gangrenousl Necrosis
Answer:
Dry-l darkl shriveledl skin
Wet-l internall organs-l canl leadl tol death
Gas-l froml clostridium-l antitoxinsl andl hyperbaricl therapy



Q:l Gout
Answer:
E.l disturbancesl inl seruml uratel levels.l uncommonl forl <l 30l yearsl old.l
P.l uricl acidl isl depositedl inl thel tissuesl ofl kidney,l heart,l earlobes,l andl joints.l
C.l M.l inflammation,l painfull joints.l resultl ofl diureticl usel orl dietl highl inl creaml sauces,l
redl wine,l orl redl meat



Q:l Rhabdomyolysis

, Answer:
E.l celll hypoxial causedl byl severel musclel trauma,l hyperthermia,l crushl injuries,l orl severel
dehydration
P.l hypoxial leadsl tol celll death,l cellularl contentsl arel releasedl inl bloodstream.l
C.l M.l CKl isl 5xl upperl normall limit,l musclel pain,l weakness,l dark,l reddish-brownl urine,l
hypercalcemia,l renall failure



Q:l Alphal Fetoproteinl Origin
Answer:
Liverl andl germl celll tumors



Q:l Carcinoembryonicl Antigen
Answer:
GI,l pancreas,l lung,l breastl tumors



Q:l Betal Humanl Chorionicl gonadotropinl origin
Answer:
germl celll tumors



Q:l Prostatel Specificl Antigen
Answer:
prostatel tumors



Q:l Carcino-
Answer:
froml epitheliall tissue-l renall celll carcinoma

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