ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM 6501 WALDEN UNIVERSITY REAL EXAM 2023/2024 LATEST EDITION | 3 DIFFERENT VERSIONS | CORRECTLY ANSWERED

ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM 6501 WALDEN UNIVERSITY REAL EXAM 2023/2024 LATEST EDITION | 3 DIFFERENT VERSIONS | CORRECTLY ANSWERED The nurse is teaching staff about the most common cause of Down syndrome. What is the nurse describing? - Answer: Maternal nondisjunction A 50-year-old male was recently diagnosed with Huntington disease. Transmission of this disease is associated with: - Answer: Delayed age of onset A patient wants to know the risk factors for Down syndrome. What is the nurse's best response? - Answer: Pregnancy in women over age 35 What is the role of cytokines in cell reproduction? - Answer: Provide growth factor for tissue growth and development A newborn male is diagnosed with albinism based on skin, eye, and hair appearance. Which finding will support this diagnosis? - Answer: Inability to convert tyrosine to DOPA (3,4 dihydroxyphenylalanine) Sodium and water accumulation in an injured cell are a direct result of: - Answer: Decreased ATP production A nurse is reading a chart and sees the term oncotic pressure. The nurse recalls that oncotic pressure (colloid osmotic pressure) is determined by: - Answer: Plasma proteins The ion transporter that moves Na + and Ca 2+ simultaneously in the same direction is an example of which of the following types of transport? - Answer: Symport A 20-year-old pregnant female gives birth to a stillborn child. Autopsy reveals that the fetus has 92 chromosomes. What term may be on the autopsy report to describe this condition? - Answer: Tetraploidy Why is potassium able to diffuse easily in and out of cells? - Answer: Because the resting plasma membrane is more permeable to potassium Hypothyroidism - ANSWER A disorder caused by a thyroid gland that is slower and less productive than normal, does not produce enough T3 and T4 T3, T4, TSH - ANSWER Diagnosing hypo/hyperthyroidism T3/T4 = thyroid. TSH = Pituitary. T3/T4 abnormality = problem with THYROID. T3/T4 normal + TSH abnormal = Secondary thyroid problem If too much T3/T4, then TSH will be down. Vice Versa. calcium - ANSWER parathyroid glands responsible for regulating ___ levels. metabolism, temperature - ANSWER Thyroid produces hormones T3, T4, and plays big role in __, ___ regulation and growth and development iodine - ANSWER Brain cannot make T3 and T4 without ___ slows - ANSWER hypothyroidism everything ___. stimulates sympathetic nervous system, drowsy, lethargic constipated, food move slows, weight gain body temp increases Hyperthyroidism - ANSWER excessive activity of the thyroid gland: increased levels of T3, T4 and TSH loss - ANSWER Hyperthyroidism: burning calories at an excessive rate weight ___ stimulates sympathetic nervous system: alert, quick reflexes, increased HR & BP (fight or flight response_ Heat intolerance: increased body temp Active GI: diarrhea anterior pituitary gland - ANSWER the anterior part of the pituitary gland; an endocrine gland whose secretions are controlled by the hypothalamic hormones produces thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)