ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM
6501 / WALDEN UNIVERSITY (WEEKS 1-6) NEWEST
UPDATE 2025-+ ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (A+ GUIDE SOLUTION)
Terms in this set (66)
A runner has depleted all the Answer: Anaerobic glycolysis
oxygen available for muscle
energy. Which of the
following will facilitate his
continued muscle
performance?
What causes the rapid Answer: Sodium gates open, and sodium rushes into the cell,
change in the resting changing the membrane potential from negative to positive.
membrane potential that
initiates an action
potential?
A 12-year-old male is Answer: XXY
diagnosed with Klinefelter
syndrome. His karyotype
would reveal which of the
following?
Answer: The person who is first diagnosed with a genetic
A nurse is reviewing the disease
pedigree chart. When
checking for a proband,
what is the nurse looking
for?
, An aide asks the nurse why Answer: Expressivity
people who have
neurofibromatosis will show
varying degrees of the
disease. Which genetic
principle should the nurse
explain to the aide?
In teaching a patient with Answer: Cholesterol decreases the membrane fluidity of
cirrhosis, which information the erythrocyte, which reduces its ability to carry oxygen.
should the nurse include
regarding cholesterol?
When a patient asks what Answer: Autosomal recessive
causes cystic fibrosis, how
should the nurse respond?
Cystic fibrosis is caused by an
_____ gene
How are potassium and Answer: By adenosine triphosphate enzyme (ATPase)
sodium transported across
plasma membranes?
The nurse would be correct in Answer: Sodium
identifying the predominant
extracellular cation as:
The early dilation Answer: Reduced protein synthesis
(swelling) of the cell's
endoplasmic reticulum
results in:
What principle should the Answer: It is difficult to tell the difference because both
processes are believed to result from cell injury.
nurse remember when
trying to distinguish aging
from diseases?
6501 / WALDEN UNIVERSITY (WEEKS 1-6) NEWEST
UPDATE 2025-+ ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (A+ GUIDE SOLUTION)
Terms in this set (66)
A runner has depleted all the Answer: Anaerobic glycolysis
oxygen available for muscle
energy. Which of the
following will facilitate his
continued muscle
performance?
What causes the rapid Answer: Sodium gates open, and sodium rushes into the cell,
change in the resting changing the membrane potential from negative to positive.
membrane potential that
initiates an action
potential?
A 12-year-old male is Answer: XXY
diagnosed with Klinefelter
syndrome. His karyotype
would reveal which of the
following?
Answer: The person who is first diagnosed with a genetic
A nurse is reviewing the disease
pedigree chart. When
checking for a proband,
what is the nurse looking
for?
, An aide asks the nurse why Answer: Expressivity
people who have
neurofibromatosis will show
varying degrees of the
disease. Which genetic
principle should the nurse
explain to the aide?
In teaching a patient with Answer: Cholesterol decreases the membrane fluidity of
cirrhosis, which information the erythrocyte, which reduces its ability to carry oxygen.
should the nurse include
regarding cholesterol?
When a patient asks what Answer: Autosomal recessive
causes cystic fibrosis, how
should the nurse respond?
Cystic fibrosis is caused by an
_____ gene
How are potassium and Answer: By adenosine triphosphate enzyme (ATPase)
sodium transported across
plasma membranes?
The nurse would be correct in Answer: Sodium
identifying the predominant
extracellular cation as:
The early dilation Answer: Reduced protein synthesis
(swelling) of the cell's
endoplasmic reticulum
results in:
What principle should the Answer: It is difficult to tell the difference because both
processes are believed to result from cell injury.
nurse remember when
trying to distinguish aging
from diseases?
