RASMUSSEN PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 3
ASSESSMENT 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ A 35-year-old male with hyperthyroidism begins treatment to
decrease thyroid activity. A nurse monitors for which of the
following conditions that could result secondary to the treatment?
A. Monocytosis
B. Lymphocytosis
C. Eosinophilia
D. Basophilia
Answer: Basophilia
◉ In disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), the nurse
assesses for active bleeding after intravascular clotting because:
A. Inflammatory mediators are released.
B. Clotting factors are depleted.
C. Tissue factor (TF) is inactivated.
D. Prothrombin is activated.
,Answer: Clotting factors are depleted
◉ Thrombocytopenia may be:
A. Transient or consistent
B. Congenital or acquired
C. Normal or abnormal
D. Active or inactive
Answer: Congenital or acquired
◉ A nurse recalls posthemorrhagic anemia can result in death when
a patient's blood loss is in excess of:
A. 30% to 39%
B. 20% to 29%
C. 40% to 49%
D. 50% to 59%
Answer: 40% to 49%
◉ A patient has microcytic hypochromic anemia. Which of the
following
,pathogenic mechanisms may cause anemia in this patient? (Select all
that apply.)
A. Failure of mechanisms of compensatory erythropoiesis
B. Swelling in the tissues
C. Increased basal metabolic rate
D. Disturbances of the iron cycle
E. Decreased erythrocyte life span
Answer: Failure of mechanisms of compensatory erythropoiesis
Disturbances of the iron cycle
Decreased erythrocyte life span
◉ A 30-year-old female presents with hematuria, menorrhagia, and
bleeding gums. She is diagnosed with immune thrombocytic
purpura (ITP). A nurse realizes the most likely cause is:
A. Allergy-induced platelet lysis
B. Antibody destruction of platelets
C. T cell injury to megakaryocytes
D. An immune response to hypersplenism
Answer: Antibody destruction of platelets
, ◉ A nurse checks individuals with liver disease for clotting problems
because:
A. High levels of bilirubin interfere with the clotting system.
B. The liver is often the site of platelet pooling.
C. Clotting factors are produced in the liver.
D. Treatment medications for liver failure cause fibrinolysis.
Answer: Clotting factors are produced in the liver
◉ A 67-year-old female has chronic gastrointestinal bleeding. A
nurse recalls the primary cause of her anemia is:
A. Bone marrow failure
B. Vitamin B12 deficiency
C. Iron deficiency
D. Folate deficiency
Answer: Iron deficiency
◉ A 20-year-old female has an increase in eosinophils. When the
patient wants to know the most likely cause of the eosinophilia.
What is the nurse's best response?
A. Parasitic invasion and allergic reactions
ASSESSMENT 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ A 35-year-old male with hyperthyroidism begins treatment to
decrease thyroid activity. A nurse monitors for which of the
following conditions that could result secondary to the treatment?
A. Monocytosis
B. Lymphocytosis
C. Eosinophilia
D. Basophilia
Answer: Basophilia
◉ In disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), the nurse
assesses for active bleeding after intravascular clotting because:
A. Inflammatory mediators are released.
B. Clotting factors are depleted.
C. Tissue factor (TF) is inactivated.
D. Prothrombin is activated.
,Answer: Clotting factors are depleted
◉ Thrombocytopenia may be:
A. Transient or consistent
B. Congenital or acquired
C. Normal or abnormal
D. Active or inactive
Answer: Congenital or acquired
◉ A nurse recalls posthemorrhagic anemia can result in death when
a patient's blood loss is in excess of:
A. 30% to 39%
B. 20% to 29%
C. 40% to 49%
D. 50% to 59%
Answer: 40% to 49%
◉ A patient has microcytic hypochromic anemia. Which of the
following
,pathogenic mechanisms may cause anemia in this patient? (Select all
that apply.)
A. Failure of mechanisms of compensatory erythropoiesis
B. Swelling in the tissues
C. Increased basal metabolic rate
D. Disturbances of the iron cycle
E. Decreased erythrocyte life span
Answer: Failure of mechanisms of compensatory erythropoiesis
Disturbances of the iron cycle
Decreased erythrocyte life span
◉ A 30-year-old female presents with hematuria, menorrhagia, and
bleeding gums. She is diagnosed with immune thrombocytic
purpura (ITP). A nurse realizes the most likely cause is:
A. Allergy-induced platelet lysis
B. Antibody destruction of platelets
C. T cell injury to megakaryocytes
D. An immune response to hypersplenism
Answer: Antibody destruction of platelets
, ◉ A nurse checks individuals with liver disease for clotting problems
because:
A. High levels of bilirubin interfere with the clotting system.
B. The liver is often the site of platelet pooling.
C. Clotting factors are produced in the liver.
D. Treatment medications for liver failure cause fibrinolysis.
Answer: Clotting factors are produced in the liver
◉ A 67-year-old female has chronic gastrointestinal bleeding. A
nurse recalls the primary cause of her anemia is:
A. Bone marrow failure
B. Vitamin B12 deficiency
C. Iron deficiency
D. Folate deficiency
Answer: Iron deficiency
◉ A 20-year-old female has an increase in eosinophils. When the
patient wants to know the most likely cause of the eosinophilia.
What is the nurse's best response?
A. Parasitic invasion and allergic reactions
