NURS 6501 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ACTUAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS|WALDEN UNIVERSITY| A+ GRADE
A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which of the following
will facilitate his continued muscle performance? - (ANSWER)Answer: Anaerobic glycolysis
What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential that initiates an action
potential? - (ANSWER)Answer: Sodium gates open, and sodium rushes into the cell,
changing the membrane potential from negative to positive.
A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. His karyotype would reveal #$%^&*()(*
which of the following? - (ANSWER)Answer: XXY &^%
A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a proband, what is the nurse
looking for? - (ANSWER)Answer: The person who is first diagnosed with a genetic disease
An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis will show varying degrees
of the disease. Which genetic principle should the nurse explain to the aide? -
(ANSWER)Answer: Expressivity
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the nurse include regarding
cholesterol? - (ANSWER)Answer: Cholesterol decreases the membrane fluidity of the
erythrocyte, which reduces its ability to carry oxygen.
When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse respond? Cystic
fibrosis is caused by an _____ gene - (ANSWER)Answer: Autosomal recessive
How are potassium and sodium transported across plasma membranes? -
(ANSWER)Answer: By adenosine triphosphate enzyme (ATPase)
The nurse would be correct in identifying the predominant extracellular cation as: -
(ANSWER)Answer: Sodium
The early dilation (swelling) of the cell's endoplasmic reticulum results in: -
(ANSWER)Answer: Reduced protein synthesis
What principle should the nurse remember when trying to distinguish aging from diseases?
- (ANSWER)Answer: It is difficult to tell the difference because both processes are believed
to result from cell injury.
, NURS 6501 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ACTUAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS|WALDEN UNIVERSITY| A+ GRADE
What is the diagnosis of a 13-year-old female who has a karyotype that reveals an absent
homologous X chromosome with only a single X chromosome present? Her features
include a short stature, widely spaced nipples, reduced carrying angle at the elbow, and
sparse body hair. - (ANSWER)Answer: Turner syndrome
A eukaryotic cell is undergoing DNA replication. In which region of the cell would most of
the genetic information be contained? - (ANSWER)Answer: Nucleolus
#$%^&*()(*
The nurse is teaching staff about the most common cause of Down syndrome. What is the &^%
nurse describing? - (ANSWER)Answer: Maternal nondisjunction
A 50-year-old male was recently diagnosed with Huntington disease. Transmission of this
disease is associated with: - (ANSWER)Answer: Delayed age of onset
A patient wants to know the risk factors for Down syndrome. What is the nurse's best
response? - (ANSWER)Answer: Pregnancy in women over age 35
What is the role of cytokines in cell reproduction? - (ANSWER)Answer: Provide growth
factor for tissue growth and development
A newborn male is diagnosed with albinism based on skin, eye, and hair appearance.
Which finding will support this diagnosis? - (ANSWER)Answer: Inability to convert tyrosine
to DOPA (3,4 dihydroxyphenylalanine)
Sodium and water accumulation in an injured cell are a direct result of: - (ANSWER)Answer:
Decreased ATP production
A nurse is reading a chart and sees the term oncotic pressure. The nurse recalls that
oncotic pressure (colloid osmotic pressure) is determined by: - (ANSWER)Answer: Plasma
proteins
The ion transporter that moves Na + and Ca 2+ simultaneously in the same direction is an
example of which of the following types of transport? - (ANSWER)Answer: Symport
A 20-year-old pregnant female gives birth to a stillborn child. Autopsy reveals that the fetus
has 92 chromosomes. What term may be on the autopsy report to describe this condition?
- (ANSWER)Answer: Tetraploidy
CORRECT ANSWERS|WALDEN UNIVERSITY| A+ GRADE
A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which of the following
will facilitate his continued muscle performance? - (ANSWER)Answer: Anaerobic glycolysis
What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential that initiates an action
potential? - (ANSWER)Answer: Sodium gates open, and sodium rushes into the cell,
changing the membrane potential from negative to positive.
A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. His karyotype would reveal #$%^&*()(*
which of the following? - (ANSWER)Answer: XXY &^%
A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a proband, what is the nurse
looking for? - (ANSWER)Answer: The person who is first diagnosed with a genetic disease
An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis will show varying degrees
of the disease. Which genetic principle should the nurse explain to the aide? -
(ANSWER)Answer: Expressivity
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the nurse include regarding
cholesterol? - (ANSWER)Answer: Cholesterol decreases the membrane fluidity of the
erythrocyte, which reduces its ability to carry oxygen.
When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse respond? Cystic
fibrosis is caused by an _____ gene - (ANSWER)Answer: Autosomal recessive
How are potassium and sodium transported across plasma membranes? -
(ANSWER)Answer: By adenosine triphosphate enzyme (ATPase)
The nurse would be correct in identifying the predominant extracellular cation as: -
(ANSWER)Answer: Sodium
The early dilation (swelling) of the cell's endoplasmic reticulum results in: -
(ANSWER)Answer: Reduced protein synthesis
What principle should the nurse remember when trying to distinguish aging from diseases?
- (ANSWER)Answer: It is difficult to tell the difference because both processes are believed
to result from cell injury.
, NURS 6501 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ACTUAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS|WALDEN UNIVERSITY| A+ GRADE
What is the diagnosis of a 13-year-old female who has a karyotype that reveals an absent
homologous X chromosome with only a single X chromosome present? Her features
include a short stature, widely spaced nipples, reduced carrying angle at the elbow, and
sparse body hair. - (ANSWER)Answer: Turner syndrome
A eukaryotic cell is undergoing DNA replication. In which region of the cell would most of
the genetic information be contained? - (ANSWER)Answer: Nucleolus
#$%^&*()(*
The nurse is teaching staff about the most common cause of Down syndrome. What is the &^%
nurse describing? - (ANSWER)Answer: Maternal nondisjunction
A 50-year-old male was recently diagnosed with Huntington disease. Transmission of this
disease is associated with: - (ANSWER)Answer: Delayed age of onset
A patient wants to know the risk factors for Down syndrome. What is the nurse's best
response? - (ANSWER)Answer: Pregnancy in women over age 35
What is the role of cytokines in cell reproduction? - (ANSWER)Answer: Provide growth
factor for tissue growth and development
A newborn male is diagnosed with albinism based on skin, eye, and hair appearance.
Which finding will support this diagnosis? - (ANSWER)Answer: Inability to convert tyrosine
to DOPA (3,4 dihydroxyphenylalanine)
Sodium and water accumulation in an injured cell are a direct result of: - (ANSWER)Answer:
Decreased ATP production
A nurse is reading a chart and sees the term oncotic pressure. The nurse recalls that
oncotic pressure (colloid osmotic pressure) is determined by: - (ANSWER)Answer: Plasma
proteins
The ion transporter that moves Na + and Ca 2+ simultaneously in the same direction is an
example of which of the following types of transport? - (ANSWER)Answer: Symport
A 20-year-old pregnant female gives birth to a stillborn child. Autopsy reveals that the fetus
has 92 chromosomes. What term may be on the autopsy report to describe this condition?
- (ANSWER)Answer: Tetraploidy
