PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 1
PRACTICE LATEST UPDATE
EXAM
A couple has two offspring's one child has an autosomal recessive disease trait and one is
normal what most likely conclusion can the nurse make about the parents? - ANSWER --
both parents could be Carriers
If an Ovum has chromosomal nondisjunction which condition could result in the embryo? -
ANSWER --Monosomies and trisomies
If the patient has liquefactive necrosis which organ should the nurse assess first? -
ANSWER --Brain
hypoxic injury to the brain results in liquefactive necrosis because the central nervous system
contains little connective tissue.
A nurse recalls that adaptive cellular mechanisms function too - ANSWER --protect cells
from injury adaptive cellular mechanisms actually help cells adjust to environmental changes
thereby protecting them from injury and death
When a baby has been identified as having featal exposure to alcohol, which assesment
parameter should be concidered
A. low birth rate
B. mental retardation
C. facial anomalies
,D. All of the above - ANSWER --D. All of the above
A nurse documents tattooing and stippling in a trauma patient which type of injury does the
patient have? - ANSWER --Gunshot wounds tattooing and stapling are caused by
gunpowder and occur on the skin surrounding the entrance wound.
The nurse is caring for a new mother who just gave birth to a baby with Down syndrome. The
nurse explains that this syndrome is a result of trisomy with which chromosome? -
ANSWER --Chromsome 21
The nurse is caring for a patient with a genetic disease that is transmitted through autosomal
recessive inheritance which is most likely the diagnosis for the patient? - ANSWER --cystic
fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disease
When a patient has an extreme laceration (laceration with a flap), which medical term should
the nurse document in the chart?
A. Contusion
B. An Avulsion
C. A hemotoma
D. An incision - ANSWER --B. An Avulsion
Which information indicates that the nurse has a good understanding of Clastogens? Clastogens
agents that cause?
A. Chromosomal duplications
B. single gene mutations
C. Chromosomal breakage
D. Sex Chromosome aneuploidies - ANSWER --C. Chromosomal Breakage
,An individual who is heterozygous for a gene has: - ANSWER --Alleles at a given locus that
are different from one another.
A patient is having a reaction to a bee sting. Which type of hypersensitivity reaction does the
nurse expect to see documented in the patient's chart? - ANSWER --Type 1 typical allergic
responses are characterized as type one hypersensitivity reactions.
A patient has Westcott Aldrich syndrome. Which typical assessment findings should the nurse
monitor for in the patient? - ANSWER --Decreased IgM and bleeding
Which organ is most frequently affected by chronic alcohol injury - ANSWER --Liver
Which of the following statements by a clinician about mutations is correct
Mutations always lead to genetic disease
A. Mutations always lead to genetic disease
B. spontaneous mutations occur as a result of exposure to a mutagen
C. mutations are alterations in a normal DNA sequence
D. Mutations are always inherited - ANSWER --C.
The nurse in the genetic clinic is describing a genetic disease that leads to progressive dementia
in middle to late adulthood. Which disease is the nurse most likely referring to? -
ANSWER --Huntington disease
When the clinician is discussing the DNA Helix which information should be included? In the
DNA Helix guanine pairs with: - ANSWER --Cytosine
, What is the role of plasma in the inflammatory response cycle? - ANSWER --It controls
clotting by breaking down fibrin.
Plasma is an enzyme that will degrade fibrin during clot dissolution or at the resolution of
inflammation.
Among the many innate defenses the body has two pathogens, the first line of defense is the: -
ANSWER --skin and mucous membrane the skin and mucous membrane form a barrier to
prevent microorganisms from entering the body.
Which substance is released during a viral infection and signals in neighboring cells to enhance
viral defenses? - ANSWER --Interferon after a host cell is infected by your virus, it releases
interferon to signal neighboring cells to boost their viral defenses.
The nurse is planning a community teaching event about systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
To which population should the teaching be primarily targeted? - ANSWER --Wmmen 20
to 40 years old
While discussing the complement system, which information should the nurse include? The
alternative pathway of the complement system is activated by: - ANSWER --Bacteria
A patient has a complement deficiency of C5 and C7. The nurse should monitor this patient
infections caused by: - ANSWER --Neisseria
What term does the nurse use to describe the process of endocytosis? - ANSWER --
Engulfment
A patient asks a nurse what leukotrienes do - ANSWER --Cause increased vascular
permeability.
PRACTICE LATEST UPDATE
EXAM
A couple has two offspring's one child has an autosomal recessive disease trait and one is
normal what most likely conclusion can the nurse make about the parents? - ANSWER --
both parents could be Carriers
If an Ovum has chromosomal nondisjunction which condition could result in the embryo? -
ANSWER --Monosomies and trisomies
If the patient has liquefactive necrosis which organ should the nurse assess first? -
ANSWER --Brain
hypoxic injury to the brain results in liquefactive necrosis because the central nervous system
contains little connective tissue.
A nurse recalls that adaptive cellular mechanisms function too - ANSWER --protect cells
from injury adaptive cellular mechanisms actually help cells adjust to environmental changes
thereby protecting them from injury and death
When a baby has been identified as having featal exposure to alcohol, which assesment
parameter should be concidered
A. low birth rate
B. mental retardation
C. facial anomalies
,D. All of the above - ANSWER --D. All of the above
A nurse documents tattooing and stippling in a trauma patient which type of injury does the
patient have? - ANSWER --Gunshot wounds tattooing and stapling are caused by
gunpowder and occur on the skin surrounding the entrance wound.
The nurse is caring for a new mother who just gave birth to a baby with Down syndrome. The
nurse explains that this syndrome is a result of trisomy with which chromosome? -
ANSWER --Chromsome 21
The nurse is caring for a patient with a genetic disease that is transmitted through autosomal
recessive inheritance which is most likely the diagnosis for the patient? - ANSWER --cystic
fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disease
When a patient has an extreme laceration (laceration with a flap), which medical term should
the nurse document in the chart?
A. Contusion
B. An Avulsion
C. A hemotoma
D. An incision - ANSWER --B. An Avulsion
Which information indicates that the nurse has a good understanding of Clastogens? Clastogens
agents that cause?
A. Chromosomal duplications
B. single gene mutations
C. Chromosomal breakage
D. Sex Chromosome aneuploidies - ANSWER --C. Chromosomal Breakage
,An individual who is heterozygous for a gene has: - ANSWER --Alleles at a given locus that
are different from one another.
A patient is having a reaction to a bee sting. Which type of hypersensitivity reaction does the
nurse expect to see documented in the patient's chart? - ANSWER --Type 1 typical allergic
responses are characterized as type one hypersensitivity reactions.
A patient has Westcott Aldrich syndrome. Which typical assessment findings should the nurse
monitor for in the patient? - ANSWER --Decreased IgM and bleeding
Which organ is most frequently affected by chronic alcohol injury - ANSWER --Liver
Which of the following statements by a clinician about mutations is correct
Mutations always lead to genetic disease
A. Mutations always lead to genetic disease
B. spontaneous mutations occur as a result of exposure to a mutagen
C. mutations are alterations in a normal DNA sequence
D. Mutations are always inherited - ANSWER --C.
The nurse in the genetic clinic is describing a genetic disease that leads to progressive dementia
in middle to late adulthood. Which disease is the nurse most likely referring to? -
ANSWER --Huntington disease
When the clinician is discussing the DNA Helix which information should be included? In the
DNA Helix guanine pairs with: - ANSWER --Cytosine
, What is the role of plasma in the inflammatory response cycle? - ANSWER --It controls
clotting by breaking down fibrin.
Plasma is an enzyme that will degrade fibrin during clot dissolution or at the resolution of
inflammation.
Among the many innate defenses the body has two pathogens, the first line of defense is the: -
ANSWER --skin and mucous membrane the skin and mucous membrane form a barrier to
prevent microorganisms from entering the body.
Which substance is released during a viral infection and signals in neighboring cells to enhance
viral defenses? - ANSWER --Interferon after a host cell is infected by your virus, it releases
interferon to signal neighboring cells to boost their viral defenses.
The nurse is planning a community teaching event about systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
To which population should the teaching be primarily targeted? - ANSWER --Wmmen 20
to 40 years old
While discussing the complement system, which information should the nurse include? The
alternative pathway of the complement system is activated by: - ANSWER --Bacteria
A patient has a complement deficiency of C5 and C7. The nurse should monitor this patient
infections caused by: - ANSWER --Neisseria
What term does the nurse use to describe the process of endocytosis? - ANSWER --
Engulfment
A patient asks a nurse what leukotrienes do - ANSWER --Cause increased vascular
permeability.
