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This document contains a test bank for Pathophysiology: A Practical Approach 4th Edition by Lachel Story. It includes structured exam-style questions and answers designed to support revision and exam preparation for nursing and health science students. The content covers key body systems and core disease processes, helping learners reinforce essential pathophysiology concepts. It is suitable for practice, self-testing, and reinforcing lecture material aligned with the textbook.

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causes meningitis. This is an example of

Pathophysiology: A Practical Approach: A Practical Approach 4th Edition Story Test Bank A) primary prevention.

B) secondary prevention.

Chapter 1 Cellular Function C) tertiary prevention.

D) disease treatment.

1. An increase in cardiac size and function due to increased workload is termed

A) Atrophy.

B) Functional. 5. Metaplasia is

C) Hypertrophy. A) The disorganization of cells into various sizes, shapes, and arrangements.

D) Inflammation. B) The replacement of one differentiated cell type with another.

C) The transformation of a cell type to malignancy.

D) An irreversible cellular adaptation.

2. While assessing a patient diagnosed with Marfan's Syndrome, the nurse should

include which of the following that is consistent with the syndrome? 6. During a routine ultrasound of a 38 year old women 26 weeks gestation reveals a fetus
with a small square head, upward slant of the eyes, and low set ears. The
A) Cardiac assessment for coarctation of the aorta.
nurse recognizes that these findings are consistent with which of the following?
B) Genital assessment for small testicles.
A) Fragile X Syndrome.
C) Mental assessment for impairment.
B) Monosomy X (Turner's Syndrome).
D) Oral assessment for cleft palate.
C) Trisomy 21 (Down's Syndrome).

D) Trisomy X (Klinefelter's Syndrome).

3. Children with PKU must avoid phenylalanine in the diet. Phenylalanine is most

likely to be a component of
7. While discussing treatment options with a parent of a newly diagnosed Monosomy
A) Fat.
X (Turner's Syndrome) child, the nurse should include which of the following?
B) Sugar.
A) There is no treatment or cure.
C) Protein.
B) Symptoms of the condition are treated with estrogen.
D) Carbohydrate.
C) Symptoms of the condition are treated with testosterone.

D) Institutionalization is the preferred method of managing care.

4. A 17-year-old college-bound student receives a vaccine against an organism that

, D) An error in converting phenylalanine to tyrosine

8. Which of the following assessment findings indicates an alteration in homeostatic

control mechanisms?

A) Fever 12. An obese but otherwise healthy teen goes to a health fair and has her blood

B) Throat pain pressure checked. This is an example of

C) Joint stiffness A) primary prevention.

D) Positive throat culture B) secondary prevention.

C) tertiary prevention.

D) disease treatment.

9. What information should parents be given about the consequences of

phenylketonuria (PKU)?

A) Mental retardation is inevitable. 13. Characteristics of X-linked recessive disorders include which of the following?

B) PKU is commonly associated with other congenital anomalies. A) The son of a carrier mother has a 25% chance of being affected.

C) High dietary tyramine may help induce enzyme production. B) Affected fathers transmit the gene to all of their sons.

D) Failure to treat properly results in progressive mental retardation. C) All daughters of affected fathers are carriers.

D) Boys and girls are equally affected.



10. Injury that occurs when blood flow is diminished to tissue is called injury.

A) hypoxic 14. A factor associated with risk of Down syndrome is

B) ischemic A) Maternal age.

C) hyperemic B) Maternal alcohol intake.

D) neoplastic C) Family history of heritable diseases.

D) Exposure to TORCH syndrome organisms.



11. Tay sachs is caused by which of the following?

A) A deficiency or absence of hexosaminidase A 15. Which type of gangrene is usually a result of arterial occlusion?

B) A defect on chromosome 17 or 22 A) Necrosis.

C) A mutation on chromosome 15 B) Dry.

C) Wet.

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