Advanced Pathophysiology
Midterm 6501 Walden
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Terms in this set (66)
A runner has depleted all Answer: Anaerobic glycolysis
the oxygen available for
muscle energy. Which of
the following will facilitate
his continued muscle
performance?
What causes the rapid Answer: Sodium gates open, and sodium
change in the resting rushes into the cell, changing the
membrane potential that membrane potential from negative to
initiates an action potential? positive.
A 12-year-old male is Answer: XXY
diagnosed with Klinefelter
syndrome. His karyotype
would reveal which of the
,following?
A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking
Answer: The person who is first
diagnosed with a genetic disease for a proband, what is the
nurse looking for?
, An aide asks the nurse why people who
have Answer:
Expressivity neurofibromatosis will show
varying degrees of the
disease. Which genetic
principle should the nurse
explain to the aide?
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information Answer:
Cholesterol decreases the membrane fluidity of the erythrocyte,
which should the nurse include regarding cholesterol? reduces its
ability to carry oxygen.
When a patient asks what causes cystic
fibrosis, how Answer:
Autosomal recessive should the nurse
respond? Cystic fibrosis is caused by an
___gene
How are potassium and sodium transported across
Answer: By adenosine
triphosphate enzyme (ATPase) plasma membranes?
The nurse would be correct in
identifying the Answer:
Sodium predominant extracellular
cation as:
The early dilation (swelling) of the cell's
endoplasmic Answer:
Reduced protein synthesis reticulum results in:
Midterm 6501 Walden
University
Exam questions and answers with
complete solutions verified
Terms in this set (66)
A runner has depleted all Answer: Anaerobic glycolysis
the oxygen available for
muscle energy. Which of
the following will facilitate
his continued muscle
performance?
What causes the rapid Answer: Sodium gates open, and sodium
change in the resting rushes into the cell, changing the
membrane potential that membrane potential from negative to
initiates an action potential? positive.
A 12-year-old male is Answer: XXY
diagnosed with Klinefelter
syndrome. His karyotype
would reveal which of the
,following?
A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking
Answer: The person who is first
diagnosed with a genetic disease for a proband, what is the
nurse looking for?
, An aide asks the nurse why people who
have Answer:
Expressivity neurofibromatosis will show
varying degrees of the
disease. Which genetic
principle should the nurse
explain to the aide?
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information Answer:
Cholesterol decreases the membrane fluidity of the erythrocyte,
which should the nurse include regarding cholesterol? reduces its
ability to carry oxygen.
When a patient asks what causes cystic
fibrosis, how Answer:
Autosomal recessive should the nurse
respond? Cystic fibrosis is caused by an
___gene
How are potassium and sodium transported across
Answer: By adenosine
triphosphate enzyme (ATPase) plasma membranes?
The nurse would be correct in
identifying the Answer:
Sodium predominant extracellular
cation as:
The early dilation (swelling) of the cell's
endoplasmic Answer:
Reduced protein synthesis reticulum results in:
