Walden University Advanced Pathophysiology Final Exam
1. What is the link between major depression and cortisol secretion?: Individuals
with depression show that persistently elevated plasma cortisol levels can result in inflammation that is believed to
trigger depression
2. A patient has chronic anemia associated with chronic renal failure. What
substance does the healthcare professional tell the patient is needed to treat
this anemia?: Erythropoietin
3. What is the first indication of nephrotic syndrome in children?: Periorbital edema
4. A patient is in the Emergency Department with heat stroke. What finding
does the healthcare provider associate with this condition?: Absence of sweating
despite a high core temperature
5. Clinical manifestations that include irregular or heavy bleeding, the
passage of large clots, and the depletion of iron stores support which diagno-
sis?: Abnormal uterine bleeding
6. The health care professional is caring for a person who has a pathologic
fracture. The patient asks the professional to explain the condition. What
response by the professional is best?: A fracture that happens at the site of an abnormality already
in that bone.
7. A patient has a temporary displacement of two bones in a joint causing the
bone surfaces to partially lose contact with each other. What treatment does
the health care professional prepare the patient for?: Reduction and immobilization
8. Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which symptom?: Excessive mucus production
9. Stroke Volume (SV): measurement of the amount of blood ejected from a ventricle in one contraction
10. Multiple Sclerosis (MS): disease of the central nervous system characterized by the demyelination
(deterioration of the myelin sheath) of nerve fibers, with episodes of neurologic dysfunction (exacerbation) followed
by recovery (remission)
11. Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA): Minor stroke; where neurological function is regained quickly
with time
12. Myasthenia Gravis: autoimmune neuromuscular disorder characterized by weakness of voluntary mus-
cles
13. Headaches: pain anywhere in the cranial cavity (a.k.a. cephalalgia)
14. Seizure Disorders:
15. Head Injury:
, Walden University Advanced Pathophysiology Final Exam
16. Spinal Cord Injury: the type of paralysis is determined by the level of the vertebra closest to the injury
17. Inflammatory disease of the Musculoskeletal System:
18. Osteoporosis: A condition in which the body's bones become weak and break easily.
19. Osteopenia: abnormal reduction of bone mass
20. Bursitis: inflammation of a bursa usually caused by a blow or friction
21. Tendinitis: inflammation of the tendons caused by excessive or unusual use of the joint
22. Gout: a type of arthritis characterized by deposits of uric acid crystals in the joints
23. Lyme Disease: Tick-borne disease caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi.
24. Spondylosis: a degenerative disorder that can cause the loss of normal spinal structure and function
25. Fractures: a crack or break in a bone
26. Parkinson's: A disorder of the central nervous system that affects movement, often including tremors.
27. Alzheimer's: A progressive disease that destroys memory and other important mental functions.
28. Osteoblasts: Bone building cells
29. Osteocytes: a bone cell, formed when an osteoblast becomes embedded in the matrix it has secreted.
30. Osteoclasts: large cells that resorb or break down bone matrix
31. Generalized Anxiety Disorder: an anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, appre-
hensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal
32. Depression: A prolonged feeling of helplessness, hopelessness, and sadness
33. Bipolar Disorders: disorders marked by alternating or intermixed periods of mania and depression
34. Schizophrenia Delirium and Dementia: hallucinations
35. Obsessive Compulsive Disease: OCD
36. Growth and Development: consistent growth and development controlled by inherited DNA
37. Normal growth patterns:
38. Scoliosis (ortho):
39. Kawasaki: acute systemic vasculitis
-inflammation of blood vessels
40. Alterations in children:
41. Congenital (heart syndrome):
42. PDAs:
43. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS): the unexplained death of a seemingly healthy baby
44. Asthma: A chronic allergic disorder characterized by episodes of severe breathing difficulty, coughing, and
wheezing.
1. What is the link between major depression and cortisol secretion?: Individuals
with depression show that persistently elevated plasma cortisol levels can result in inflammation that is believed to
trigger depression
2. A patient has chronic anemia associated with chronic renal failure. What
substance does the healthcare professional tell the patient is needed to treat
this anemia?: Erythropoietin
3. What is the first indication of nephrotic syndrome in children?: Periorbital edema
4. A patient is in the Emergency Department with heat stroke. What finding
does the healthcare provider associate with this condition?: Absence of sweating
despite a high core temperature
5. Clinical manifestations that include irregular or heavy bleeding, the
passage of large clots, and the depletion of iron stores support which diagno-
sis?: Abnormal uterine bleeding
6. The health care professional is caring for a person who has a pathologic
fracture. The patient asks the professional to explain the condition. What
response by the professional is best?: A fracture that happens at the site of an abnormality already
in that bone.
7. A patient has a temporary displacement of two bones in a joint causing the
bone surfaces to partially lose contact with each other. What treatment does
the health care professional prepare the patient for?: Reduction and immobilization
8. Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which symptom?: Excessive mucus production
9. Stroke Volume (SV): measurement of the amount of blood ejected from a ventricle in one contraction
10. Multiple Sclerosis (MS): disease of the central nervous system characterized by the demyelination
(deterioration of the myelin sheath) of nerve fibers, with episodes of neurologic dysfunction (exacerbation) followed
by recovery (remission)
11. Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA): Minor stroke; where neurological function is regained quickly
with time
12. Myasthenia Gravis: autoimmune neuromuscular disorder characterized by weakness of voluntary mus-
cles
13. Headaches: pain anywhere in the cranial cavity (a.k.a. cephalalgia)
14. Seizure Disorders:
15. Head Injury:
, Walden University Advanced Pathophysiology Final Exam
16. Spinal Cord Injury: the type of paralysis is determined by the level of the vertebra closest to the injury
17. Inflammatory disease of the Musculoskeletal System:
18. Osteoporosis: A condition in which the body's bones become weak and break easily.
19. Osteopenia: abnormal reduction of bone mass
20. Bursitis: inflammation of a bursa usually caused by a blow or friction
21. Tendinitis: inflammation of the tendons caused by excessive or unusual use of the joint
22. Gout: a type of arthritis characterized by deposits of uric acid crystals in the joints
23. Lyme Disease: Tick-borne disease caused by the spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi.
24. Spondylosis: a degenerative disorder that can cause the loss of normal spinal structure and function
25. Fractures: a crack or break in a bone
26. Parkinson's: A disorder of the central nervous system that affects movement, often including tremors.
27. Alzheimer's: A progressive disease that destroys memory and other important mental functions.
28. Osteoblasts: Bone building cells
29. Osteocytes: a bone cell, formed when an osteoblast becomes embedded in the matrix it has secreted.
30. Osteoclasts: large cells that resorb or break down bone matrix
31. Generalized Anxiety Disorder: an anxiety disorder in which a person is continually tense, appre-
hensive, and in a state of autonomic nervous system arousal
32. Depression: A prolonged feeling of helplessness, hopelessness, and sadness
33. Bipolar Disorders: disorders marked by alternating or intermixed periods of mania and depression
34. Schizophrenia Delirium and Dementia: hallucinations
35. Obsessive Compulsive Disease: OCD
36. Growth and Development: consistent growth and development controlled by inherited DNA
37. Normal growth patterns:
38. Scoliosis (ortho):
39. Kawasaki: acute systemic vasculitis
-inflammation of blood vessels
40. Alterations in children:
41. Congenital (heart syndrome):
42. PDAs:
43. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS): the unexplained death of a seemingly healthy baby
44. Asthma: A chronic allergic disorder characterized by episodes of severe breathing difficulty, coughing, and
wheezing.
