Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine
22nd Edition Test Bank – 2026/2027 Latest
Update | MCQs & Verified Answers
which lab abnormality is typically seen accompanying acute kidney injury? -
correct answer-hyponatremia
compare hyperthermia to fever - correct answer-hypothalamic temp setting is
increased in fever, whereas it remains unchanged in hyperthermia
all of the following sensations are mediated by unmyelinated & small myelinated
afferent peripheral nerve fibers, EXCEPT:
a) cold temp
b) light touch
c) pain
d) vibration - correct answer-d) vibration
, the pain produced by a gentle stimulus, like a warm shower on sunburned skin, is
an example of what? - correct answer-peripheral sensitization
substance P, which is released from primary afferent nociceptors, has all of the
following biological activities EXCEPT:
a) chemoattractant for leukocytes
b) degranulation of mast cells
c) increased intracellular cGMP
d) release of inflammatory mediators - correct answer-c) increased intracellular
cGMP
what triggers air "hunger" in dyspnea? - correct answer-central chemoreceptors
in the medulla act on peripheral chemoreceptors in the carotid body
what triggers chest tightness in dyspnea? - correct answer-stretch receptors in
the lungs act on the brainstem
what triggers the actual difficulty breathing in dyspnea? - correct answer-motor
cortex of the brain acts on respiratory muscles
a normal red blood cell is approximately the size of a(n):
a) eosinophil
b) normal WBC
c) reactive WBC
22nd Edition Test Bank – 2026/2027 Latest
Update | MCQs & Verified Answers
which lab abnormality is typically seen accompanying acute kidney injury? -
correct answer-hyponatremia
compare hyperthermia to fever - correct answer-hypothalamic temp setting is
increased in fever, whereas it remains unchanged in hyperthermia
all of the following sensations are mediated by unmyelinated & small myelinated
afferent peripheral nerve fibers, EXCEPT:
a) cold temp
b) light touch
c) pain
d) vibration - correct answer-d) vibration
, the pain produced by a gentle stimulus, like a warm shower on sunburned skin, is
an example of what? - correct answer-peripheral sensitization
substance P, which is released from primary afferent nociceptors, has all of the
following biological activities EXCEPT:
a) chemoattractant for leukocytes
b) degranulation of mast cells
c) increased intracellular cGMP
d) release of inflammatory mediators - correct answer-c) increased intracellular
cGMP
what triggers air "hunger" in dyspnea? - correct answer-central chemoreceptors
in the medulla act on peripheral chemoreceptors in the carotid body
what triggers chest tightness in dyspnea? - correct answer-stretch receptors in
the lungs act on the brainstem
what triggers the actual difficulty breathing in dyspnea? - correct answer-motor
cortex of the brain acts on respiratory muscles
a normal red blood cell is approximately the size of a(n):
a) eosinophil
b) normal WBC
c) reactive WBC
