ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
MIDTERM 6501 WALDEN UNIVERSITY /COMPLETE
STUDY GUIDE / 140+ ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (A+ GUIDE SOLUTION)
A runner has depleted all the Answer: Anaerobic glycolysis
oxygen available for muscle
energy. Which of the
following will facilitate his
continued muscle
performance?
Answer: Sodium gates open, and sodium rushes into the
What causes the rapid cell, changing the membrane potential from negative to
change in the resting positive.
membrane potential that
initiates an action
potential?
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,A 12-year-old male is Answer: XXY
diagnosed with Klinefelter
syndrome. His karyotype
would reveal which of the
following?
A nurse is reviewing the Answer: The person who is first diagnosed with a genetic
pedigree chart. When disease
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?
Answer: Sodium
The nurse would be correct in
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
nurse remember when processes are believed to result from cell injury.
trying to distinguish aging
from diseases?
What is the diagnosis of a Answer: Turner syndrome
13-year-old female who has
a karyotype that reveals an
absent homologous X
chromosome with only a
single X chromosome
present? Her features
include a short stature,
widely spaced nipples,
reduced carrying angle at
the elbow, and sparse body
hair.
A eukaryotic cell is Answer: Nucleolus
undergoing DNA
replication. In which region
of the cell would most of the
genetic information be
contained?
Answer: Maternal nondisjunction
The nurse is teaching staff
about the most common
cause of Down syndrome.
What is the nurse
describing?
MIDTERM 6501 WALDEN UNIVERSITY /COMPLETE
STUDY GUIDE / 140+ ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (A+ GUIDE SOLUTION)
A runner has depleted all the Answer: Anaerobic glycolysis
oxygen available for muscle
energy. Which of the
following will facilitate his
continued muscle
performance?
Answer: Sodium gates open, and sodium rushes into the
What causes the rapid cell, changing the membrane potential from negative to
change in the resting positive.
membrane potential that
initiates an action
potential?
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Studied all terms
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Terms in this set (149)
,A 12-year-old male is Answer: XXY
diagnosed with Klinefelter
syndrome. His karyotype
would reveal which of the
following?
A nurse is reviewing the Answer: The person who is first diagnosed with a genetic
pedigree chart. When disease
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?
Answer: Sodium
The nurse would be correct in
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
nurse remember when processes are believed to result from cell injury.
trying to distinguish aging
from diseases?
What is the diagnosis of a Answer: Turner syndrome
13-year-old female who has
a karyotype that reveals an
absent homologous X
chromosome with only a
single X chromosome
present? Her features
include a short stature,
widely spaced nipples,
reduced carrying angle at
the elbow, and sparse body
hair.
A eukaryotic cell is Answer: Nucleolus
undergoing DNA
replication. In which region
of the cell would most of the
genetic information be
contained?
Answer: Maternal nondisjunction
The nurse is teaching staff
about the most common
cause of Down syndrome.
What is the nurse
describing?
