NSU NURSING PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 1 CLICKER
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question:
Which of these is an example of compensatory hypertrophy?
A. When the body increases its major organs during times of malnutrition
B. When one kidney is removed, the remaining kidney enlarges to compensate for the
loss
C. When muscle mas increases during athletic training
D. When the heart enlarges in heart failure to be better able to pump blood to organs
Answer:
B. When one kidney is removed, the remaining kidney enlarges to compensate for the
loss
Question:
Which of the following best describes the cellular adaptation seen in chronic cigarette
smokers?
A. Atrophy
B. Hypertrophy
C. Hyperplasia
D. Metaplasia
E. Dysplasia
Answer:
D. Metaplasia Rationale: As cells are damaged, a hardier version replaces the normal
strata of cells.
Question:
Dystrophic calcification can result from prolonged ischemia Is the following statement
true or false?
Answer:
True Ischemia stresses the tissue, it dies, and calcium precipitates out of solution.
Question:
Which of the following can result in membrane damage?
A. Inactivation of Na+/K+ ATPase
B. Oxidation of phospholipid
C. Ischemic activation of Ca2+-regulated protease
D. All the above
E. None of the above
Answer:
D. All the above Rationale: Each of these can result in membrane damage
, Question:
Abnormal lipid accumulation in the brain and tissue as a result of Tay- Sachs disease is
an example of what?
A. Intracellular accumulation
B. Pathological Calcification
C. Metaplasia
D. Hyperplasia
Answer:
A. Intracellular accumulation
Question:
When cells are programmed to die, this process is referred to as:
A. Necrosis
B. Apoptosis
C. Ischemia
D. Hypoxia
Answer:
A. Apoptosis
Question:
A patient with a history of diabetes reports to the nurse that he has been under
increased
stress. The patient's blood glucose is elevated from previous baseline and the patient
states he has an infection on the left foot. The nurse understands that these stress
responses are primarily related to:
A. Cortisol
B. ADH
C. Epinephrine
D. Angiotensin II
Answer:
A. Cortisol
Question:
In which of these patients could the acute stress response have the greatest risk of
aggravating existing health problems?
A. Patient who had gallbladder removed
B. Patient who is schizophrenic and off medication
C. Patient with a fractured femur
D. Patient with history of cardiac disease
Answer:
D. Patient with history of cardiac disease
Question:
o Normal squamous epithelium in the lower esophagus transforming into
columnar-lined epithelium due to chronic gastroesophageal reflux (exposure of the
esophagus to stomach acid)
Answer:
Metaplasia FYI: This condition is called Barrett esophagus)
UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question:
Which of these is an example of compensatory hypertrophy?
A. When the body increases its major organs during times of malnutrition
B. When one kidney is removed, the remaining kidney enlarges to compensate for the
loss
C. When muscle mas increases during athletic training
D. When the heart enlarges in heart failure to be better able to pump blood to organs
Answer:
B. When one kidney is removed, the remaining kidney enlarges to compensate for the
loss
Question:
Which of the following best describes the cellular adaptation seen in chronic cigarette
smokers?
A. Atrophy
B. Hypertrophy
C. Hyperplasia
D. Metaplasia
E. Dysplasia
Answer:
D. Metaplasia Rationale: As cells are damaged, a hardier version replaces the normal
strata of cells.
Question:
Dystrophic calcification can result from prolonged ischemia Is the following statement
true or false?
Answer:
True Ischemia stresses the tissue, it dies, and calcium precipitates out of solution.
Question:
Which of the following can result in membrane damage?
A. Inactivation of Na+/K+ ATPase
B. Oxidation of phospholipid
C. Ischemic activation of Ca2+-regulated protease
D. All the above
E. None of the above
Answer:
D. All the above Rationale: Each of these can result in membrane damage
, Question:
Abnormal lipid accumulation in the brain and tissue as a result of Tay- Sachs disease is
an example of what?
A. Intracellular accumulation
B. Pathological Calcification
C. Metaplasia
D. Hyperplasia
Answer:
A. Intracellular accumulation
Question:
When cells are programmed to die, this process is referred to as:
A. Necrosis
B. Apoptosis
C. Ischemia
D. Hypoxia
Answer:
A. Apoptosis
Question:
A patient with a history of diabetes reports to the nurse that he has been under
increased
stress. The patient's blood glucose is elevated from previous baseline and the patient
states he has an infection on the left foot. The nurse understands that these stress
responses are primarily related to:
A. Cortisol
B. ADH
C. Epinephrine
D. Angiotensin II
Answer:
A. Cortisol
Question:
In which of these patients could the acute stress response have the greatest risk of
aggravating existing health problems?
A. Patient who had gallbladder removed
B. Patient who is schizophrenic and off medication
C. Patient with a fractured femur
D. Patient with history of cardiac disease
Answer:
D. Patient with history of cardiac disease
Question:
o Normal squamous epithelium in the lower esophagus transforming into
columnar-lined epithelium due to chronic gastroesophageal reflux (exposure of the
esophagus to stomach acid)
Answer:
Metaplasia FYI: This condition is called Barrett esophagus)
