102 COMPREHENSIVE CASE STUDIES
IN PATHOPHYSIOLOGY TESTBANK
LATEST UPDATED
2025/2026
, CASESTUDY IN
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY TESTBANK
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About the Author v
Preface vii Case Study 17 Acute Pancreatitis 78
Reviewers xi Case Study 18 Cirrhosis 83
Case Study 19 Colorectal Cancer 88 Case Study 20 Constipation 93
PART 1 ■ CARDIOVASCULAR
Case Study 1 Acute Myocardial Infarction 2
Case Study 2 Aneurysm of the Abdominal Aorta 7
Case Study 3 Congestive Heart Failure 10
Case Study 4 Deep Venous Thrombosis 14
Case Study 5 Hypertension 18
Case Study 6 Hypovolemic Shock 23
Case Study 7 Infective Endocarditis 26
Case Study 9 Pulmonary Thromboembolism Case Study
10 Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic
Case Study 8 Peripheral Arterial Disease 31
Heart Disease 39
34
, Case Study 28 Ulcerative Colitis 128 PART 4 ■ RENAL DISORDERS 139
133
Case Study 29 Viral Hepatitis Case Study 40 Complex Partial Seizure 187 Case Study
41 Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure 192 Case Study 42
Intracranial Neoplasm 197 Case Study 43 Migraine
Headache 203 Case Study 44 Multiple Sclerosis 206 Case
Study 45 Parkinson Disease 211
49 Case Study 13 Bacterial
Pneumonia 145
149
154 PART 6 ■ PSYCHIATRIC
Case Study 30 Acute Renal Failure 140 PART 2 ■
RESPIRATORY
Case Study 11 Asbestosis 44 Case Study 12 Asthma
159 Case Study 46 Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disord
Case Study 31 Chronic Renal Failure 162 218 Case Study 47 Bipolar Disorder
Case Study 32 Dialysis and Renal 222 Case Study 48 Generalized Anxiety Disor
228 Case Study 49 Major Depressive Disorder
Transplantation Case Study 33 Renal Cell 232
Carcinoma Case Study 34 Urinary Case Study 50 Schizophrenia 237 168
Stone Disease Case Study 35 Urinary
Tract Infection
172 ■
PART 7 NEUROENDOCRINE
PART 5 ■ NEUROLOGICAL
Case Study 36 Acute Pyogenic Meningitis Case
Study 37 Acute Viral Encephalitis 54
Case Study 14 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 60 Case Study 15 Cystic
Fibrosis 65 Case Study 16 Lung Cancer 71
PART 3 ■ GASTROINTESTINAL
CONTENTS
Case Study 38 Alzheimer Disease 177 Case Study 3
Cluster Headache 182
Case Study 21 Crohn Disease 98 Case Study 51 Addison Disease
Case Study 22 Diarrhea 102 Case Study 52 Cushing Syndrome 249
Case Study 23 Esophageal Varices 107 Case Study 53 Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 253
Case Study 24 Gastric Cancer 111 Case Study 54 Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 258
, Case Study 25 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease 116 Case Study 55 Hyperparathyroid Disease 265
Case Study 26 Nausea and Vomiting 120 Case Study 56 Hyperprolactinemia 269
125 Case Study 57 Hyperthyroid Disease 273
Case Study 27 Peptic Ulcer Disease
xiii
Case Study 58 Hypoparathyroid Disease 278 Case Study 83 Malignant Melanoma 396
Case Study 59 Hypothyroid Disease 282 Case Study 84 Psoriasis 400
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PART 8 CHROMOSOME ABNORMALITY
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Case Study 60
Down Syndrome 286 Case Study 85 Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia 406
Case Study 61 Klinefelter Syndrome 291 Case Study 86 Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia 411
Case Study 62 Turner Syndrome
295 Case Study 87 Folic Acid Deficiency Anemia 416
Case Study 88 Iron Deficiency Anemia 421 Case Study
89 Sickle Cell Anemia 426
Case Study 90 Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia 431
Case Study 63 Cancer of the Female Breast 300 Case Study 64 Cervicitis 305 PART 9 ■
FEMALE
REPRODUCTIVE EARS, NOSE, AND THROAT 437
Case Study 65 Endometriosis 310 Case Study 91 Acute Otitis Media 438
Case Study 66 Menopause and Hormone Case Study 92 Acute Streptococcal Pharyngitis Replacement
Therapy 313
Case Study 67 Ovarian Cancer 318 Case Study 93 Allergic Rhinitis 445 442 Case Study 94
Cataracts 449 Case Study 68 Pelvic Inflammatory Disease 322
Case Study 95 Open-Angle Glaucoma 454 Case
Study 69 Premenstrual Syndrome 327
PART 15 ■ DISORDERS OF THE EYES,
PART 10 ■ MALE REPRODUCTIVE
IN PATHOPHYSIOLOGY TESTBANK
LATEST UPDATED
2025/2026
, CASESTUDY IN
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY TESTBANK
2025/2026
About the Author v
Preface vii Case Study 17 Acute Pancreatitis 78
Reviewers xi Case Study 18 Cirrhosis 83
Case Study 19 Colorectal Cancer 88 Case Study 20 Constipation 93
PART 1 ■ CARDIOVASCULAR
Case Study 1 Acute Myocardial Infarction 2
Case Study 2 Aneurysm of the Abdominal Aorta 7
Case Study 3 Congestive Heart Failure 10
Case Study 4 Deep Venous Thrombosis 14
Case Study 5 Hypertension 18
Case Study 6 Hypovolemic Shock 23
Case Study 7 Infective Endocarditis 26
Case Study 9 Pulmonary Thromboembolism Case Study
10 Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic
Case Study 8 Peripheral Arterial Disease 31
Heart Disease 39
34
, Case Study 28 Ulcerative Colitis 128 PART 4 ■ RENAL DISORDERS 139
133
Case Study 29 Viral Hepatitis Case Study 40 Complex Partial Seizure 187 Case Study
41 Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure 192 Case Study 42
Intracranial Neoplasm 197 Case Study 43 Migraine
Headache 203 Case Study 44 Multiple Sclerosis 206 Case
Study 45 Parkinson Disease 211
49 Case Study 13 Bacterial
Pneumonia 145
149
154 PART 6 ■ PSYCHIATRIC
Case Study 30 Acute Renal Failure 140 PART 2 ■
RESPIRATORY
Case Study 11 Asbestosis 44 Case Study 12 Asthma
159 Case Study 46 Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disord
Case Study 31 Chronic Renal Failure 162 218 Case Study 47 Bipolar Disorder
Case Study 32 Dialysis and Renal 222 Case Study 48 Generalized Anxiety Disor
228 Case Study 49 Major Depressive Disorder
Transplantation Case Study 33 Renal Cell 232
Carcinoma Case Study 34 Urinary Case Study 50 Schizophrenia 237 168
Stone Disease Case Study 35 Urinary
Tract Infection
172 ■
PART 7 NEUROENDOCRINE
PART 5 ■ NEUROLOGICAL
Case Study 36 Acute Pyogenic Meningitis Case
Study 37 Acute Viral Encephalitis 54
Case Study 14 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease 60 Case Study 15 Cystic
Fibrosis 65 Case Study 16 Lung Cancer 71
PART 3 ■ GASTROINTESTINAL
CONTENTS
Case Study 38 Alzheimer Disease 177 Case Study 3
Cluster Headache 182
Case Study 21 Crohn Disease 98 Case Study 51 Addison Disease
Case Study 22 Diarrhea 102 Case Study 52 Cushing Syndrome 249
Case Study 23 Esophageal Varices 107 Case Study 53 Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 253
Case Study 24 Gastric Cancer 111 Case Study 54 Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 258
, Case Study 25 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease 116 Case Study 55 Hyperparathyroid Disease 265
Case Study 26 Nausea and Vomiting 120 Case Study 56 Hyperprolactinemia 269
125 Case Study 57 Hyperthyroid Disease 273
Case Study 27 Peptic Ulcer Disease
xiii
Case Study 58 Hypoparathyroid Disease 278 Case Study 83 Malignant Melanoma 396
Case Study 59 Hypothyroid Disease 282 Case Study 84 Psoriasis 400
■
PART 8 CHROMOSOME ABNORMALITY
■
Case Study 60
Down Syndrome 286 Case Study 85 Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia 406
Case Study 61 Klinefelter Syndrome 291 Case Study 86 Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia 411
Case Study 62 Turner Syndrome
295 Case Study 87 Folic Acid Deficiency Anemia 416
Case Study 88 Iron Deficiency Anemia 421 Case Study
89 Sickle Cell Anemia 426
Case Study 90 Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia 431
Case Study 63 Cancer of the Female Breast 300 Case Study 64 Cervicitis 305 PART 9 ■
FEMALE
REPRODUCTIVE EARS, NOSE, AND THROAT 437
Case Study 65 Endometriosis 310 Case Study 91 Acute Otitis Media 438
Case Study 66 Menopause and Hormone Case Study 92 Acute Streptococcal Pharyngitis Replacement
Therapy 313
Case Study 67 Ovarian Cancer 318 Case Study 93 Allergic Rhinitis 445 442 Case Study 94
Cataracts 449 Case Study 68 Pelvic Inflammatory Disease 322
Case Study 95 Open-Angle Glaucoma 454 Case
Study 69 Premenstrual Syndrome 327
PART 15 ■ DISORDERS OF THE EYES,
PART 10 ■ MALE REPRODUCTIVE
