PATH 370 – Pathophysiology Midterm EXAM 2026-2027
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Airway obstruction in chronic bronchitis is because of
a. pulmonary edema.
b. loss of alveolar elastin.
c. hyperplasia and deformation of bronchial cartilage.
d. thick mucus, fibrosis, and smooth muscle hypertrophy. - answer>>d. thick mucus, fibrosis, and
smooth muscle hypertrophy.
Which is not considered to be a risk factor for thrombus formation?
a. Circulatory shock
b. Thrombocytopenia
c. Vascular trauma
d. Stasis of blood flow - answer>>b. Thrombocytopenia
Causes of metabolic acidosis include
a. tissue anoxia.
b. hypoventilation.
c. hyperventilation.
d. massive blood transfusion. - answer>>a. tissue anoxia.
Effects of hypernatremia on the central nervous system typically include
a. hallucinations.
,b. insomnia.
c. excitation.
d. confusion. - answer>>d. confusion.
The only known curative treatment for CML is allogeneic bone marrow transplantation from a suitable
donor.
a. False
b. True - answer>>b. True
Cystic fibrosis is associated with
a. bronchiectasis.
b. chronic bronchitis.
c. emphysema.
d. asthma. - answer>>a. bronchiectasis.
The anemia resulting from a deficiency of either vitamin B 12 (cobalamin) or folate is caused by a
disruption in DNA synthesis of the blast cells in the bone marrow that produces very large abnormal
bone marrow cells called megaloblasts.
a. False
b. True - answer>>b. True
Apoptosis is a process that results in cellular
a. atrophy.
b. death.
c. mutation.
, d. proliferation. - answer>>b. death.
Administration of a vasodilator to a patient in shock would be expected to
a. decrease left ventricular afterload.
b. increase tissue perfusion.
c. increase contractility.
d. decrease vascular resistance. - answer>>a. decrease left ventricular afterload.
Constrictive pericarditis is associated with
a. increased cardiac preload.
b. impaired cardiac filling.
c. elevated myocardial oxygen consumption.
d. cardiac hypertrophy. - answer>>b. impaired cardiac filling.
Neuromuscular disorders impair lung function primarily because of
a. secondary pneumonia.
b. weak muscles of respiration.
c. inflammatory events in the lung.
d. inactivity secondary to the disorder. - answer>>b. weak muscles of respiration.
Causes of hypomagnesemia include
a. oliguric renal failure.
b. clinical dehydration.
c. hyperphosphatemia.
LATEST UPDATED VERSION QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Airway obstruction in chronic bronchitis is because of
a. pulmonary edema.
b. loss of alveolar elastin.
c. hyperplasia and deformation of bronchial cartilage.
d. thick mucus, fibrosis, and smooth muscle hypertrophy. - answer>>d. thick mucus, fibrosis, and
smooth muscle hypertrophy.
Which is not considered to be a risk factor for thrombus formation?
a. Circulatory shock
b. Thrombocytopenia
c. Vascular trauma
d. Stasis of blood flow - answer>>b. Thrombocytopenia
Causes of metabolic acidosis include
a. tissue anoxia.
b. hypoventilation.
c. hyperventilation.
d. massive blood transfusion. - answer>>a. tissue anoxia.
Effects of hypernatremia on the central nervous system typically include
a. hallucinations.
,b. insomnia.
c. excitation.
d. confusion. - answer>>d. confusion.
The only known curative treatment for CML is allogeneic bone marrow transplantation from a suitable
donor.
a. False
b. True - answer>>b. True
Cystic fibrosis is associated with
a. bronchiectasis.
b. chronic bronchitis.
c. emphysema.
d. asthma. - answer>>a. bronchiectasis.
The anemia resulting from a deficiency of either vitamin B 12 (cobalamin) or folate is caused by a
disruption in DNA synthesis of the blast cells in the bone marrow that produces very large abnormal
bone marrow cells called megaloblasts.
a. False
b. True - answer>>b. True
Apoptosis is a process that results in cellular
a. atrophy.
b. death.
c. mutation.
, d. proliferation. - answer>>b. death.
Administration of a vasodilator to a patient in shock would be expected to
a. decrease left ventricular afterload.
b. increase tissue perfusion.
c. increase contractility.
d. decrease vascular resistance. - answer>>a. decrease left ventricular afterload.
Constrictive pericarditis is associated with
a. increased cardiac preload.
b. impaired cardiac filling.
c. elevated myocardial oxygen consumption.
d. cardiac hypertrophy. - answer>>b. impaired cardiac filling.
Neuromuscular disorders impair lung function primarily because of
a. secondary pneumonia.
b. weak muscles of respiration.
c. inflammatory events in the lung.
d. inactivity secondary to the disorder. - answer>>b. weak muscles of respiration.
Causes of hypomagnesemia include
a. oliguric renal failure.
b. clinical dehydration.
c. hyperphosphatemia.
