NURS6501 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
MIDTERM WEEK 6 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ CBC. Answer: Complete blood count; measures blood
components.
◉ Hgb. Answer: Hemoglobin; oxygen-carrying protein in red blood
cells.
◉ Hct. Answer: Hematocrit; percentage of blood volume from red
cells.
◉ MCV. Answer: Mean corpuscular volume; average red blood cell
size.
◉ Platelet count. Answer: Number of platelets per microliter of
blood.
◉ WBC count. Answer: White blood cell count; immune response
indicator.
,◉ Serum haptoglobin. Answer: Protein that binds free hemoglobin
in blood.
◉ Serum iron concentration. Answer: Amount of iron in serum,
measured in micrograms.
◉ Total iron binding capacity. Answer: Maximum iron that can bind
to transferrin.
◉ Percent saturation. Answer: Percentage of transferrin saturated
with iron.
◉ Serum ferritin concentration. Answer: Indicator of stored iron in
the body.
◉ Reticulocyte concentration. Answer: Percentage of immature red
blood cells in blood.
◉ Anemia of chronic disease. Answer: Anemia due to chronic
inflammation or illness.
◉ Acute blood loss anemia. Answer: Anemia resulting from sudden
blood loss.
,◉ Iron deficiency anemia. Answer: Anemia caused by insufficient
iron for hemoglobin.
◉ Overwhelming bacterial infection. Answer: Severe infection
leading to systemic inflammatory response.
◉ Aplastic anemia. Answer: Failure of bone marrow to produce
blood cells.
◉ Sickle cells. Answer: Abnormally shaped red blood cells in sickle
cell disease.
◉ Left ventricular hypertrophy. Answer: Thickening of heart's left
ventricle due to pressure.
◉ Aortic stenosis. Answer: Narrowing of the aortic valve affecting
blood flow.
◉ Aortic dissection. Answer: Tear in the aorta's inner layer causing
pain.
◉ Defibrillation. Answer: Electrical shock to restore normal heart
rhythm.
, ◉ Tachycardia. Answer: Heart rate exceeding 100 beats per minute.
◉ AV Dissociation. Answer: Lack of coordination between atrial and
ventricular contractions.
◉ Wide Complex Tachycardia. Answer: Tachycardia with QRS
duration over 120 ms.
◉ Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy. Answer: Heart muscle disease
with unknown cause, leading to dilation.
◉ Ejection Fraction. Answer: Percentage of blood pumped from the
heart per beat.
◉ Bradycardia. Answer: Heart rate below 60 beats per minute.
◉ Blocked Pathway at AV Node. Answer: Interruption of electrical
signals at the atrioventricular node.
◉ Aortic Stenosis. Answer: Narrowing of the aortic valve, restricting
blood flow.
◉ Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). Answer: Cancer of the
blood affecting lymphoid cells.
MIDTERM WEEK 6 2026 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ CBC. Answer: Complete blood count; measures blood
components.
◉ Hgb. Answer: Hemoglobin; oxygen-carrying protein in red blood
cells.
◉ Hct. Answer: Hematocrit; percentage of blood volume from red
cells.
◉ MCV. Answer: Mean corpuscular volume; average red blood cell
size.
◉ Platelet count. Answer: Number of platelets per microliter of
blood.
◉ WBC count. Answer: White blood cell count; immune response
indicator.
,◉ Serum haptoglobin. Answer: Protein that binds free hemoglobin
in blood.
◉ Serum iron concentration. Answer: Amount of iron in serum,
measured in micrograms.
◉ Total iron binding capacity. Answer: Maximum iron that can bind
to transferrin.
◉ Percent saturation. Answer: Percentage of transferrin saturated
with iron.
◉ Serum ferritin concentration. Answer: Indicator of stored iron in
the body.
◉ Reticulocyte concentration. Answer: Percentage of immature red
blood cells in blood.
◉ Anemia of chronic disease. Answer: Anemia due to chronic
inflammation or illness.
◉ Acute blood loss anemia. Answer: Anemia resulting from sudden
blood loss.
,◉ Iron deficiency anemia. Answer: Anemia caused by insufficient
iron for hemoglobin.
◉ Overwhelming bacterial infection. Answer: Severe infection
leading to systemic inflammatory response.
◉ Aplastic anemia. Answer: Failure of bone marrow to produce
blood cells.
◉ Sickle cells. Answer: Abnormally shaped red blood cells in sickle
cell disease.
◉ Left ventricular hypertrophy. Answer: Thickening of heart's left
ventricle due to pressure.
◉ Aortic stenosis. Answer: Narrowing of the aortic valve affecting
blood flow.
◉ Aortic dissection. Answer: Tear in the aorta's inner layer causing
pain.
◉ Defibrillation. Answer: Electrical shock to restore normal heart
rhythm.
, ◉ Tachycardia. Answer: Heart rate exceeding 100 beats per minute.
◉ AV Dissociation. Answer: Lack of coordination between atrial and
ventricular contractions.
◉ Wide Complex Tachycardia. Answer: Tachycardia with QRS
duration over 120 ms.
◉ Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy. Answer: Heart muscle disease
with unknown cause, leading to dilation.
◉ Ejection Fraction. Answer: Percentage of blood pumped from the
heart per beat.
◉ Bradycardia. Answer: Heart rate below 60 beats per minute.
◉ Blocked Pathway at AV Node. Answer: Interruption of electrical
signals at the atrioventricular node.
◉ Aortic Stenosis. Answer: Narrowing of the aortic valve, restricting
blood flow.
◉ Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL). Answer: Cancer of the
blood affecting lymphoid cells.
