WCU PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM (2 VERSIONS) LATEST 2025
EXAM 400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS AGRADE
|VERIFIED ANSWERS|
Angina caused by coronary artery spasm is called _____ angina. - (answers)Prinzmetal Variant
Hypertrophy of the right ventricle is a compensatory response to - (answers)Pulmonary Stenosis
Sings and symptoms of extracellular fluid volume excess include - (answers)bounding pulse
Apoptosis is a process that results in cellular - (answers)death
A patient presenting with fever, hypotension, and lactic acidosis is most likely to be experiencing
what type of shock? - (answers)Septic
When systemic vascular resistance is decreased, blood flow - (answers)decreases
Overproduction of nitric oxide is an important aspect of the pathophysiologic process of what
type of shock? - (answers)Septic
Rheumatic heart disease is most often a consequence of - (answers)β-hemolytic streptococcal
infection.
A patient with heart failure who reports intermittent shortness of breath during the night is
experiencing - (answers)paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
The effects of histamine release include - (answers)increased vascular permeability
,A diagnostic laboratory finding in myeloma is - (answers)Bence Jones proteins in the urine
Emesis causes - (answers)metabolic alkalosis
Necrotic death of brain tissue usually produces _________ necrosis - (answers)liquefactive
Metabolic alkalosis is often accompanied by - (answers)hypokalemia
A patient diagnosed with chronic compensated heart failure reports that, "My feet swell if I eat
salt but I don't understand why" The nurse's best response is - (answers)"Salt holds water in your
blood and makes more pressure against your blood vessels, so fluid leaks out into your tissues
and makes them swell."
Cancer grading is based on - (answers)cell differentiation
The most common primary immune deficiency that affects only B cells is - (answers)Selective
IgA
Which dysrhythmia is thought to be associated with reentrant mechanisms? -
(answers)Preexcitation syndrome tachycardia (Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome)
A 3-year old boy who exhibits prolonged bleeding after minor trauma and a prolonged aPTT, bu
a normal platelet count, is likely to be diagnosed with - (answers)Hemophilia
The majority of cardiac cells that die after myocardial infarction do so because of -
(answers)apoptosis
Dramatic hypotension sometimes accompanies type I hypersensitivity reactions because -
(answers)massive histamine release from mast cells leads to vasodilation
,What results when systemic blood pressure is increased? - (answers)Vasoconstriction
The increased anterior-posterior chest diameter associated with obstructive lung disease is caused
by - (answers)increased residual lung volume
Hypernatremia may be caused by - (answers)decreased antidiuretic hormone secretion
Tumor necrosis factor α and interleukin-1 contribute to shock states because they induce
production of - (answers)nitric oxide
Which finding is indicative of orthostatic hypotension in a person with a supine BP of 110/70
and a HR of 100? - (answers)Sitting BP 88/60, HR 118
Familial retinoblastoma involves the transmission of what from parent to offspring? -
(answers)Mutant tumor-suppressor gene
Neuromuscular disorders impair lung function primarily because of - (answers)weak muscles of
respiration
Which acid are the kidneys unable to excrete? - (answers)Carbonic
Myocarditis should be suspected in a patient who presents with - (answers)acute onset of left
ventricular dysfunction
A type of shock that includes brain trauma that results in depression of the vasomotor center is
cardiogenic - (answers)False, neurogenic shock
, Your patient is scheduled for a staging procedure. She wants to know what that means. The
correct response is which of the following? - (answers)It is a procedure for determining the
extent of tumor spread
Signs and symptoms of clinical dehydration include - (answers)decreased urine output
The person at highest risk for developing hypernatremia is a person who - (answers)receives tube
feedings because he or she is comatose after a stroke
Chronic bronchitis often leads to cor pulmonale because of - (answers)increased pulmonary
vascular resistance
A patient with cold and edematous extremities, low cardiac output, and profound hypotension is
likely to be experiencing a progressive stage of ______ shock. - (answers)Septic
Individuals who have chronic bronchitis most often have - (answers)a productive cough
The process responsible for distribution of fluid between the interstitial and intracellular
compartments is - (answers)osmosis
A patient has been hospitalized several times in 6 months with severe ECV depletion and
hypokalemia resulting from chronic laxative abuse. Which blood gas results should be relayed to
the physician? - (answers)pH in high part of normal range, PaO2 normal, PaCO2 high,
bicarbonate high
All these cellular responses are potentially reversible except - (answers)necrosis
Constrictive pericarditis is associated with - (answers)impaired cardiac filling
A disease that is native to a particular region is called - (answers)endemic
EXAM 400 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS AGRADE
|VERIFIED ANSWERS|
Angina caused by coronary artery spasm is called _____ angina. - (answers)Prinzmetal Variant
Hypertrophy of the right ventricle is a compensatory response to - (answers)Pulmonary Stenosis
Sings and symptoms of extracellular fluid volume excess include - (answers)bounding pulse
Apoptosis is a process that results in cellular - (answers)death
A patient presenting with fever, hypotension, and lactic acidosis is most likely to be experiencing
what type of shock? - (answers)Septic
When systemic vascular resistance is decreased, blood flow - (answers)decreases
Overproduction of nitric oxide is an important aspect of the pathophysiologic process of what
type of shock? - (answers)Septic
Rheumatic heart disease is most often a consequence of - (answers)β-hemolytic streptococcal
infection.
A patient with heart failure who reports intermittent shortness of breath during the night is
experiencing - (answers)paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
The effects of histamine release include - (answers)increased vascular permeability
,A diagnostic laboratory finding in myeloma is - (answers)Bence Jones proteins in the urine
Emesis causes - (answers)metabolic alkalosis
Necrotic death of brain tissue usually produces _________ necrosis - (answers)liquefactive
Metabolic alkalosis is often accompanied by - (answers)hypokalemia
A patient diagnosed with chronic compensated heart failure reports that, "My feet swell if I eat
salt but I don't understand why" The nurse's best response is - (answers)"Salt holds water in your
blood and makes more pressure against your blood vessels, so fluid leaks out into your tissues
and makes them swell."
Cancer grading is based on - (answers)cell differentiation
The most common primary immune deficiency that affects only B cells is - (answers)Selective
IgA
Which dysrhythmia is thought to be associated with reentrant mechanisms? -
(answers)Preexcitation syndrome tachycardia (Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome)
A 3-year old boy who exhibits prolonged bleeding after minor trauma and a prolonged aPTT, bu
a normal platelet count, is likely to be diagnosed with - (answers)Hemophilia
The majority of cardiac cells that die after myocardial infarction do so because of -
(answers)apoptosis
Dramatic hypotension sometimes accompanies type I hypersensitivity reactions because -
(answers)massive histamine release from mast cells leads to vasodilation
,What results when systemic blood pressure is increased? - (answers)Vasoconstriction
The increased anterior-posterior chest diameter associated with obstructive lung disease is caused
by - (answers)increased residual lung volume
Hypernatremia may be caused by - (answers)decreased antidiuretic hormone secretion
Tumor necrosis factor α and interleukin-1 contribute to shock states because they induce
production of - (answers)nitric oxide
Which finding is indicative of orthostatic hypotension in a person with a supine BP of 110/70
and a HR of 100? - (answers)Sitting BP 88/60, HR 118
Familial retinoblastoma involves the transmission of what from parent to offspring? -
(answers)Mutant tumor-suppressor gene
Neuromuscular disorders impair lung function primarily because of - (answers)weak muscles of
respiration
Which acid are the kidneys unable to excrete? - (answers)Carbonic
Myocarditis should be suspected in a patient who presents with - (answers)acute onset of left
ventricular dysfunction
A type of shock that includes brain trauma that results in depression of the vasomotor center is
cardiogenic - (answers)False, neurogenic shock
, Your patient is scheduled for a staging procedure. She wants to know what that means. The
correct response is which of the following? - (answers)It is a procedure for determining the
extent of tumor spread
Signs and symptoms of clinical dehydration include - (answers)decreased urine output
The person at highest risk for developing hypernatremia is a person who - (answers)receives tube
feedings because he or she is comatose after a stroke
Chronic bronchitis often leads to cor pulmonale because of - (answers)increased pulmonary
vascular resistance
A patient with cold and edematous extremities, low cardiac output, and profound hypotension is
likely to be experiencing a progressive stage of ______ shock. - (answers)Septic
Individuals who have chronic bronchitis most often have - (answers)a productive cough
The process responsible for distribution of fluid between the interstitial and intracellular
compartments is - (answers)osmosis
A patient has been hospitalized several times in 6 months with severe ECV depletion and
hypokalemia resulting from chronic laxative abuse. Which blood gas results should be relayed to
the physician? - (answers)pH in high part of normal range, PaO2 normal, PaCO2 high,
bicarbonate high
All these cellular responses are potentially reversible except - (answers)necrosis
Constrictive pericarditis is associated with - (answers)impaired cardiac filling
A disease that is native to a particular region is called - (answers)endemic
