NURS 6501 EXAM (Latest 2025/ 2026
Update) Advanced Pathophysiology Walden
University (6 Versions Bundled Together)
Exam
QUESTION
A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which of the
following will facilitate his continued muscle performance?
Answer:
Anaerobic glycolysis
QUESTION
What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential that initiates an action
potential?
Answer:
Sodium gates open, and sodium rushes into the cell, changing the membrane potential
from negative to positive.
PG. 1
,QUESTION
A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. His karyotype would reveal
which of the following?
Answer:
XXY
QUESTION
A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a proband, what is the
nurse looking for?
Answer:
The person who is first diagnosed with a genetic disease
QUESTION
PG. 2
,An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis will show varying
degrees of the disease. Which genetic principle should the nurse explain to the aide?
Answer:
Expressivity
QUESTION
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the nurse include
regarding cholesterol?
Answer:
Cholesterol decreases the membrane fluidity of the erythrocyte, which reduces its ability
to carry oxygen.
QUESTION
When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse respond? Cystic
fibrosis is caused by an _____ gene
PG. 3
, Answer:
Autosomal recessive
QUESTION
How are potassium and sodium transported across plasma membranes?
Answer:
By adenosine triphosphate enzyme (ATPase)
QUESTION
The nurse would be correct in identifying the predominant extracellular cation as:
Answer:
Sodium
PG. 4
Update) Advanced Pathophysiology Walden
University (6 Versions Bundled Together)
Exam
QUESTION
A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which of the
following will facilitate his continued muscle performance?
Answer:
Anaerobic glycolysis
QUESTION
What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential that initiates an action
potential?
Answer:
Sodium gates open, and sodium rushes into the cell, changing the membrane potential
from negative to positive.
PG. 1
,QUESTION
A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. His karyotype would reveal
which of the following?
Answer:
XXY
QUESTION
A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a proband, what is the
nurse looking for?
Answer:
The person who is first diagnosed with a genetic disease
QUESTION
PG. 2
,An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis will show varying
degrees of the disease. Which genetic principle should the nurse explain to the aide?
Answer:
Expressivity
QUESTION
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the nurse include
regarding cholesterol?
Answer:
Cholesterol decreases the membrane fluidity of the erythrocyte, which reduces its ability
to carry oxygen.
QUESTION
When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse respond? Cystic
fibrosis is caused by an _____ gene
PG. 3
, Answer:
Autosomal recessive
QUESTION
How are potassium and sodium transported across plasma membranes?
Answer:
By adenosine triphosphate enzyme (ATPase)
QUESTION
The nurse would be correct in identifying the predominant extracellular cation as:
Answer:
Sodium
PG. 4
