ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM
NUR 6501 WALDEN UNIVERSITY / COMPLETE
ACTUAL EXAM / 150+ QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS / 2025/2026
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Answer: XXY
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1 Dudoenal Ulcer 2 disease
A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with
3 pulmonic stenosis Klinefelter syndrome. His karyotype
would reveal which of the following?
Don't know?
Terms in this set (149)
,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?
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?
Answer: Cholesterol decreases the membrane fluidity of
In teaching a patient with the erythrocyte, which reduces its ability to carry oxygen.
cirrhosis, which information
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
nurse remember when processes are believed to result from cell injury.
trying to distinguish aging
from diseases?
Answer: Turner syndrome
What is the diagnosis of a
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.
NUR 6501 WALDEN UNIVERSITY / COMPLETE
ACTUAL EXAM / 150+ QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS / 2025/2026
Practice questions for this set
Learn 1 Study with Learn
Answer: XXY
Give this one a try later!
1 Dudoenal Ulcer 2 disease
A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with
3 pulmonic stenosis Klinefelter syndrome. His karyotype
would reveal which of the following?
Don't know?
Terms in this set (149)
,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?
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?
Answer: Cholesterol decreases the membrane fluidity of
In teaching a patient with the erythrocyte, which reduces its ability to carry oxygen.
cirrhosis, which information
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
nurse remember when processes are believed to result from cell injury.
trying to distinguish aging
from diseases?
Answer: Turner syndrome
What is the diagnosis of a
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.
