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WCU PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
MIDTERM REVIEW EXAM
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QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
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ANSWERS ALL VERIFIED BY
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AN EXPERT A+ GRADED
(LATEST UPDATE)
,The effect of stress on the immune system - ANS MAY INVOLVE ENHANCEMENT OR
IMPAIRMENT OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
The hyper metabolic state leading to cachexia in terminal cancer is thought to be because of -
ANS TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR
Retroviruses are associated with human cancers including - ANS BURKITT LYMPHOMA
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Proto Oncogenes - ANS ARE NORMAL CELLULAR GENES THAT PROMOTE GROWTH
All these cellular response are reversible except
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A. Metaplasia
B. Atrophy
C. Necrosis
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D. Hyperplasia - ANS C. NECROSIS
Extreme cold injures cells by all the following EXCEPT
A. Ischemic injury from vasoconstriction
B. Decreased blood viscosity
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C. Peripheral nerve damage from rebound vasodilation
D. Crystallization of cellular components - ANS B. Decreased blood viscosity
True or False: The nurse is swabbing a patient's throat to test for streptococcal pharyngitis. The
nurse must understand that tests such as this differ in the probability that they will be positive for
a condition when applied to a person with the condition; this probability is termed sensitivity. -
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ANS True
Necrotic death of brain tissue usually produces _____ necrosis.
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A. Coagulative
B. Liquefactive
C. Fat
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D. Caseous - ANS B. Liquefactive
The primary adaptive purpose of the substances produced in the alarm stage is - ANS Energy
and Repair
The primary effect of aging on all body systems is - ANS Decreased functional reserve
After bronchoscopy and histologic examination of a suspected tumor, your patient is diagnosed
with primary bronchial carcinoma. Thus, the tumor - ANS Is Malignant
, After surgery to remove a lung tumor, your patient is scheduled for chemotherapy, which will -
ANS Kill rapidly dividing cells
Which is not normally secreted in response to stress?
A. Norepinephrine
B. Epinephrine
C. Insulin
D. Cortisol - ANS Insulin
Metaplasia is - ANS The replacement of one differentiated cell type with another
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Cancer grading is based on - ANS Cell Differentiation
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Allostasis is best defined as - ANS the overall process of adaptive change necessary to
maintain survival and well-being
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Familial retinoblastoma involves the transmission of what from parent to offspring?
A. Mutant tumor suppressor gene
B. Cancer causing virus
C. Oncogene
D. Extra Chromosome - ANS A. Mutant tumor-suppressor gene
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After suffering a heart attack, a middle-aged man is counseled to take a cholesterol-lowering
medication. This is an example of
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
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D. Disease Treatment - ANS C. Tertiary prevention
Indicators that an individual is experiencing high stress include all the following EXCEPT
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A. Tachycardia
B. Diaphorsis
C. Pupil Constricion
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D. Peripheral Vasoconstriction - ANS C. pupil constriction
Persistence of the alarm stage will ultimately result in - ANS Permanent damage and death
A patient has been exposed to meningococcal meningitis, but is not yet demonstrating signs of
this disease. This stage of illness is called the _____ stage. - ANS Latent
A patient with metastatic lung cancer wants to know her chances for survival. Which response is
correct?
A. Lung cancer has about a 15% survival rate
B. Lung cancer is always fatal
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YC
WCU PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
MIDTERM REVIEW EXAM
D
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
U
ANSWERS ALL VERIFIED BY
ST
AN EXPERT A+ GRADED
(LATEST UPDATE)
,The effect of stress on the immune system - ANS MAY INVOLVE ENHANCEMENT OR
IMPAIRMENT OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
The hyper metabolic state leading to cachexia in terminal cancer is thought to be because of -
ANS TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR
Retroviruses are associated with human cancers including - ANS BURKITT LYMPHOMA
K
Proto Oncogenes - ANS ARE NORMAL CELLULAR GENES THAT PROMOTE GROWTH
All these cellular response are reversible except
C
A. Metaplasia
B. Atrophy
C. Necrosis
LO
D. Hyperplasia - ANS C. NECROSIS
Extreme cold injures cells by all the following EXCEPT
A. Ischemic injury from vasoconstriction
B. Decreased blood viscosity
YC
C. Peripheral nerve damage from rebound vasodilation
D. Crystallization of cellular components - ANS B. Decreased blood viscosity
True or False: The nurse is swabbing a patient's throat to test for streptococcal pharyngitis. The
nurse must understand that tests such as this differ in the probability that they will be positive for
a condition when applied to a person with the condition; this probability is termed sensitivity. -
D
ANS True
Necrotic death of brain tissue usually produces _____ necrosis.
U
A. Coagulative
B. Liquefactive
C. Fat
ST
D. Caseous - ANS B. Liquefactive
The primary adaptive purpose of the substances produced in the alarm stage is - ANS Energy
and Repair
The primary effect of aging on all body systems is - ANS Decreased functional reserve
After bronchoscopy and histologic examination of a suspected tumor, your patient is diagnosed
with primary bronchial carcinoma. Thus, the tumor - ANS Is Malignant
, After surgery to remove a lung tumor, your patient is scheduled for chemotherapy, which will -
ANS Kill rapidly dividing cells
Which is not normally secreted in response to stress?
A. Norepinephrine
B. Epinephrine
C. Insulin
D. Cortisol - ANS Insulin
Metaplasia is - ANS The replacement of one differentiated cell type with another
K
Cancer grading is based on - ANS Cell Differentiation
C
Allostasis is best defined as - ANS the overall process of adaptive change necessary to
maintain survival and well-being
LO
Familial retinoblastoma involves the transmission of what from parent to offspring?
A. Mutant tumor suppressor gene
B. Cancer causing virus
C. Oncogene
D. Extra Chromosome - ANS A. Mutant tumor-suppressor gene
YC
After suffering a heart attack, a middle-aged man is counseled to take a cholesterol-lowering
medication. This is an example of
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D
D. Disease Treatment - ANS C. Tertiary prevention
Indicators that an individual is experiencing high stress include all the following EXCEPT
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A. Tachycardia
B. Diaphorsis
C. Pupil Constricion
ST
D. Peripheral Vasoconstriction - ANS C. pupil constriction
Persistence of the alarm stage will ultimately result in - ANS Permanent damage and death
A patient has been exposed to meningococcal meningitis, but is not yet demonstrating signs of
this disease. This stage of illness is called the _____ stage. - ANS Latent
A patient with metastatic lung cancer wants to know her chances for survival. Which response is
correct?
A. Lung cancer has about a 15% survival rate
B. Lung cancer is always fatal
