WCU PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM SET
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔The ingestion of certain drugs, foods, or chemicals can lead to secondary
hypertension. - ✔✔True
✔✔In contrast to all other types of shock, the hyperdynamic phase of septic shock is
associated with - ✔✔high cardiac output.
✔✔Tumor necrosis factor α and interleukin-1 contribute to shock states because they
induce production of - ✔✔nitric oxide.
✔✔An example of an acyanotic heart defect is - ✔✔ventricular septal defect.
✔✔A type of shock that includes brain trauma that results in depression of the
vasomotor center is cardiogenic. - ✔✔False
✔✔An abnormally wide (more than 0.10 second) QRS complex is characteristic of -
✔✔premature ventricular complexes.
✔✔Myocarditis should be suspected in a patient who presents with - ✔✔acute onset of
left ventricular dysfunction.
✔✔Low cardiac output in association with high preload is characteristic of ________
shock. - ✔✔cardiogenic
✔✔After being diagnosed with hypertension, a patient returns to the clinic 6 weeks later.
The patient reports "moderate" adherence to the recommended lifestyle changes and
has experienced a decreased from 165/96 to 148/90 mm Hg in blood pressure. What is
the most appropriate intervention for this patient at this time? - ✔✔Continue lifestyle
modifications only.
, ✔✔Sepsis has been recently redefined as - ✔✔a systemic inflammatory response to
infection.
✔✔A patient is exhibiting severe dyspnea and anxiety. The patient also has bubbly
crackles in all lung fields with pink, frothy sputum. This patient is most likely
experiencing - ✔✔acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
✔✔Hypotension, distended neck veins, and muffled heart sounds are classic
manifestations of - ✔✔cardiac tamponade.
✔✔Lusitropic impairment refers to - ✔✔impaired diastolic relaxation.
✔✔What results when systemic blood pressure is increased? - ✔✔Vasoconstriction
✔✔An elderly patient's blood pressure is measured at 160/98. How would the patient's
left ventricular function be affected by this level of blood pressure? - ✔✔Left ventricular
workload is increased with high afterload.
✔✔A patient with cold and edematous extremities, low cardiac output, and profound
hypotension is likely to be experiencing a progressive stage of ________ shock. -
✔✔septic
✔✔Patent ductus arteriosus is accurately described as a(n) - ✔✔communication
between the aorta and the pulmonary artery.
✔✔Low cardiac output to the kidneys stimulates the release of _____ from
juxtaglomerular cells. - ✔✔renin
✔✔How is a patient hospitalized with a malignant tumor that secretes parathyroid
hormone-related peptide monitored for the resulting electrolyte imbalance? - ✔✔
✔✔Two primary acid-base disorders that are present independently are referred to as -
✔✔
✔✔The increased anterior-posterior chest diameter associated with obstructive lung
disease is caused by - ✔✔
✔✔Lack of α-antitrypsin in emphysema causes - ✔✔
✔✔Legionnaires disease is characterized by - ✔✔
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔The ingestion of certain drugs, foods, or chemicals can lead to secondary
hypertension. - ✔✔True
✔✔In contrast to all other types of shock, the hyperdynamic phase of septic shock is
associated with - ✔✔high cardiac output.
✔✔Tumor necrosis factor α and interleukin-1 contribute to shock states because they
induce production of - ✔✔nitric oxide.
✔✔An example of an acyanotic heart defect is - ✔✔ventricular septal defect.
✔✔A type of shock that includes brain trauma that results in depression of the
vasomotor center is cardiogenic. - ✔✔False
✔✔An abnormally wide (more than 0.10 second) QRS complex is characteristic of -
✔✔premature ventricular complexes.
✔✔Myocarditis should be suspected in a patient who presents with - ✔✔acute onset of
left ventricular dysfunction.
✔✔Low cardiac output in association with high preload is characteristic of ________
shock. - ✔✔cardiogenic
✔✔After being diagnosed with hypertension, a patient returns to the clinic 6 weeks later.
The patient reports "moderate" adherence to the recommended lifestyle changes and
has experienced a decreased from 165/96 to 148/90 mm Hg in blood pressure. What is
the most appropriate intervention for this patient at this time? - ✔✔Continue lifestyle
modifications only.
, ✔✔Sepsis has been recently redefined as - ✔✔a systemic inflammatory response to
infection.
✔✔A patient is exhibiting severe dyspnea and anxiety. The patient also has bubbly
crackles in all lung fields with pink, frothy sputum. This patient is most likely
experiencing - ✔✔acute cardiogenic pulmonary edema.
✔✔Hypotension, distended neck veins, and muffled heart sounds are classic
manifestations of - ✔✔cardiac tamponade.
✔✔Lusitropic impairment refers to - ✔✔impaired diastolic relaxation.
✔✔What results when systemic blood pressure is increased? - ✔✔Vasoconstriction
✔✔An elderly patient's blood pressure is measured at 160/98. How would the patient's
left ventricular function be affected by this level of blood pressure? - ✔✔Left ventricular
workload is increased with high afterload.
✔✔A patient with cold and edematous extremities, low cardiac output, and profound
hypotension is likely to be experiencing a progressive stage of ________ shock. -
✔✔septic
✔✔Patent ductus arteriosus is accurately described as a(n) - ✔✔communication
between the aorta and the pulmonary artery.
✔✔Low cardiac output to the kidneys stimulates the release of _____ from
juxtaglomerular cells. - ✔✔renin
✔✔How is a patient hospitalized with a malignant tumor that secretes parathyroid
hormone-related peptide monitored for the resulting electrolyte imbalance? - ✔✔
✔✔Two primary acid-base disorders that are present independently are referred to as -
✔✔
✔✔The increased anterior-posterior chest diameter associated with obstructive lung
disease is caused by - ✔✔
✔✔Lack of α-antitrypsin in emphysema causes - ✔✔
✔✔Legionnaires disease is characterized by - ✔✔
