Advanced Pathophysiology Midterm 2026 update

Advanced Pathophysiology Midterm 2026
update
Question 1 h,




The h,action h,of h,platelet-derived h,growth h,factor h,is h,to h,stimulate h,the h,production h,of h,which h,cells?


ANS>> h,: h,Platelets


Question 2 h,


1 h,out h,of h,1 h,points

A h,healthcare h,professional h,is h,educating h,a h,patient h,about h,asthma. h,The h,professional h,states h,that h,good
h,control h,is h,necessary h,due h,to h, which h,pathophysiologic h,process?




ANS>> Uncontrolled h,inflammation h,leads h,to h,increased h,bronchial h,hyperresponsiveness h,and
h,eventual h,scarring.




Question 3 h,


1 h,out h,of h,1 h,points

What h,is h,an h,expected h,change h,in h,the h,cardiovascular h,system h,that h,occurs h,with h,aging?


ANS>> h,: h,Arterial h,stiffening


Question 4 h,


0 h,out h,of h,1 h,points

People h,diagnosed h,with h,neurofibromatosis h,have h,varying h,degrees h,of h,the h,condition h,because h,of h,which
h,genetic h,principle?




ANS>> h,: h,Dominance


Question 5 h,


0 h,out h,of h,1 h,points

When h,endothelial h,cells h,are h,injured, h,what h,alteration h,contributes h,to h,atherosclerosis?

, ANS>> h,: h,The h,release h,of h,toxic h,oxygen h,radicals h,that h,oxidize h,low-density h,lipoproteins h,(LDLs)


Question 6 h,


1 h,out h,of h,1 h,points

A h,healthcare h,professional h,cares h,for h,older h,adults h,in h,a h,skilled h,nursing h,facility. h,What h,should h,the
h,professional h,assess h, for h,in h,these h,individuals h,related h,to h,cardiovascular h,functioning?




ANS>> h,: h,Increased h,rate h,of h,falling h,and h,dizzy h,spells


Question 7 h,


0 h,out h,of h,1 h,points

What h,physical h,sign h,does h,the h,healthcare h,professional h,relate h,to h,the h,result h,of h,turbulent h,blood h,flow h,through h,a h,vessel?




ANS>> h,: h,Bounding h,pulse h,felt h,on h,palpation

Question 8
1 out of 1 points

What h,are h,tumor h,cell h,markers?


ANS>> h,: h,Hormones, h,enzymes, h,antigens, h,and h,antibodies h,that h,are h,produced h,by h,cancer h,cells


Question 9 h,


0 h,out h,of h,1 h,points

Once h,they h,have h,penetrated h,the h,first h,line h,of h,defense, h,which h,microorganisms h,do h,natural h,killer h,(NK) h,cells
h,actively h,attack?




ANS>> h,: Bacteria

h , Question 10 h,

1 h,out h,of h,1 h,points

Which h,gastric h,hormone h,inhibits h,acid h,and h,pepsinogen h,secretion, h,as h,well h,as h,decreases h,the h,release h,of h,gastrin?


ANS>> h,: h,Somatostatin

, Question 11 h,


1 h,out h,of h,1 h,points

What h,is h,the h,single h,most h,common h,cause h,of h,cellular h,injury?


ANS>> h,: h,Hypoxic h,injury


Question 12 h,


1 h,out h,of h,1 h,points

A h,professor h,has h,taught h,the h,students h,about h,the h,sources h,of h,increased h,ammonia h,in h,patients h,with h,hepatic
h,encephalopathy. h, What h,statement h,by h,a h,student h,indicates h,the h,professor h,should h,review h,this h,material?




ANS>> h,: h,Accumulation h,of h,short-chain h,fatty h,acids h,are h,a h,source h,of h,increased h,ammonia.


Question 13 h,


1 h,out h,of h,1 h,points

Surfactant h,produced h,by h,type h,II h,alveolar h,cells h,facilitates h,alveolar h,distention h,and h,ventilation h,by h,which h,mechanism?




ANS>> h,: h,Decreasing h,surface h,tension h,in h,the h,alveoli

Question 14 h,


1 h,out h,of h,1 h,points

A h,patient h,is h,brought h,to h,the h,Emergency h,Department h,with h,a h,gunshot h,wound h,to h,the h,chest. h,The
h,healthcare h,professional h,assesses h,an h,abnormality h,involving h,a h,pleural h,rupture h,that h,acts h,as h,a h,one-way

h,valve, h,permitting h,air h,to h,enter h,on h,inspiration h,but h,preventing h,its h,escape h,by h,closing h,during h,expiration.

h,What h,action h,by h,the h,healthcare h,professional h,is h,the h,priority?




ANS>> h,: h,Assist h,with h,a h,chest h,tube h,insertion.


Question 15 h,


1 h,out h,of h,1 h,points

What h,is h,the h,only h,surface h,inside h,the h,nephron h,where h,cells h,are h,covered h,with h,microvilli h,to h,increase h,the h,reabsorptive