HESI PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXIT EXAM |
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An increase in normal adaptive response to the decreased availability of
oxygen at high altitude is termed which?
a. Circadian
b. Acclimatization
c. Population
d. Diurnal - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. Acclimatization
Which triad suggests epiglottitis?
a. Sore throat, difficulty swallowing, drooling
b. Hoarseness, sore throat, productive cough
c. Persistent productive cough, vomiting, fever
d. Fever, sore throat, increased thirst - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a.
Sore throat, difficult swallowing, drooling
Which of the following is a malignant disorder of mature antibody-
secreting B lymphocytes or plasma cells?
a. Multiple myeloma
,b. Hairy cell leukemia
c. ALL
d. CML - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a. Multiple myeloma
Tachycardia, decreased or absent breath sounds on the affected side,
hyper-resonance, and sudden chest pain on the affected side are signs
of:
a. Myocardial infarction
b. Pneumothorax
c. Sarcoidosis
d. Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > b. Pneumothorax
When would release of ADH (antidiuretic hormone) rom the posterior
pituitary be
stimulated?
a. When patient is hypervolemic and hypertensive
b. When a patient has a hypo-osmolality of the extracellular fluid and is
lethargic
c. When a patient is febrile and restless
d. When a patient is hypovolemic or has hyper-osmolality of the
extracellular fluid. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. When a patient is
hypovolemic or has hyper-osmolality of the extracellular fluid
,What are clinical signs of hypocalcemia vs hypercalcemia?
a. Hypercalcemia exhibits s/sx of decreased neuromuscular irritability,
such as
lethargy, shortened ST segment, and diminished reflexes
b. Hypocalcemia exhibits s/sx of increased neuromuscular irritability
such as
headache, renal calculi, and fatigue
c. Hypocalcemia exhibits s/sx of increase neuromuscular irritability such
as (+)
Trousseau sign, (+) Chvoskek sign, paresthesia, muscle twitching and
cramping
d. Hypercalcemia exhibits s/sx of decreased neuromuscular irritability
such as
seizures, lethargy, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, disorientation
and
muscle twitching - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. Hypocalcemia exhibits
s/sx of increase neuromuscular irritability such as (+)
Trousseau sign, (+) Chvoskek sign, paresthesia, muscle twitching and
cramping
What will happen to the patient if too much carbonic acid accumulates
in the blood?
a. Respirations will increase and the depth will decrease
b. Respirations will decrease, and the depth will increase
c. Respirations will decrease and the depth will decrease
, d. Respirations will increase and the depth will increase - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > d. Respirations will increase and the depth will
increase
Which is true about the kidneys?
a. The kidneys are responsible for maintaining fluid and electrolyte
homeostasis
b. The kidneys filter more than 70 ml of fluid an hour
c. The kidneys activate vitamin C
d. The kidneys contain 100,000 nephrons - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a.
The kidneys are responsible for maintaining fluid and electrolyte
homeostasis
What happens to calcium in chronic renal failure?
a. Increased absorption from the GI tract
b. High serum calcium
c. Low serum levels.
d. Normal parathyroid activity - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. Low
serum levels
Which is normal for urine?
a. pH is acidic
b. Protein
c. Specific gravity of 1.03- 1.3
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QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
GRADED A+ | 100% PASS | 2025 UPDATE!
An increase in normal adaptive response to the decreased availability of
oxygen at high altitude is termed which?
a. Circadian
b. Acclimatization
c. Population
d. Diurnal - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > b. Acclimatization
Which triad suggests epiglottitis?
a. Sore throat, difficulty swallowing, drooling
b. Hoarseness, sore throat, productive cough
c. Persistent productive cough, vomiting, fever
d. Fever, sore throat, increased thirst - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a.
Sore throat, difficult swallowing, drooling
Which of the following is a malignant disorder of mature antibody-
secreting B lymphocytes or plasma cells?
a. Multiple myeloma
,b. Hairy cell leukemia
c. ALL
d. CML - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a. Multiple myeloma
Tachycardia, decreased or absent breath sounds on the affected side,
hyper-resonance, and sudden chest pain on the affected side are signs
of:
a. Myocardial infarction
b. Pneumothorax
c. Sarcoidosis
d. Adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) - ✔✔✔ Correct
Answer > b. Pneumothorax
When would release of ADH (antidiuretic hormone) rom the posterior
pituitary be
stimulated?
a. When patient is hypervolemic and hypertensive
b. When a patient has a hypo-osmolality of the extracellular fluid and is
lethargic
c. When a patient is febrile and restless
d. When a patient is hypovolemic or has hyper-osmolality of the
extracellular fluid. - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > d. When a patient is
hypovolemic or has hyper-osmolality of the extracellular fluid
,What are clinical signs of hypocalcemia vs hypercalcemia?
a. Hypercalcemia exhibits s/sx of decreased neuromuscular irritability,
such as
lethargy, shortened ST segment, and diminished reflexes
b. Hypocalcemia exhibits s/sx of increased neuromuscular irritability
such as
headache, renal calculi, and fatigue
c. Hypocalcemia exhibits s/sx of increase neuromuscular irritability such
as (+)
Trousseau sign, (+) Chvoskek sign, paresthesia, muscle twitching and
cramping
d. Hypercalcemia exhibits s/sx of decreased neuromuscular irritability
such as
seizures, lethargy, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dizziness, disorientation
and
muscle twitching - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. Hypocalcemia exhibits
s/sx of increase neuromuscular irritability such as (+)
Trousseau sign, (+) Chvoskek sign, paresthesia, muscle twitching and
cramping
What will happen to the patient if too much carbonic acid accumulates
in the blood?
a. Respirations will increase and the depth will decrease
b. Respirations will decrease, and the depth will increase
c. Respirations will decrease and the depth will decrease
, d. Respirations will increase and the depth will increase - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > d. Respirations will increase and the depth will
increase
Which is true about the kidneys?
a. The kidneys are responsible for maintaining fluid and electrolyte
homeostasis
b. The kidneys filter more than 70 ml of fluid an hour
c. The kidneys activate vitamin C
d. The kidneys contain 100,000 nephrons - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a.
The kidneys are responsible for maintaining fluid and electrolyte
homeostasis
What happens to calcium in chronic renal failure?
a. Increased absorption from the GI tract
b. High serum calcium
c. Low serum levels.
d. Normal parathyroid activity - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > c. Low
serum levels
Which is normal for urine?
a. pH is acidic
b. Protein
c. Specific gravity of 1.03- 1.3
