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Terms in this set (89)
A patient is found to have C
liver disease, resulting in
the removal of a lobe of
his liver. Adaptation to the
reduced size of the liver
leads to ___________ of the
remaining liver cells.
A. Metaplasia
B. Organ atrophy
C. Compensatory
hyperplasia
D. Physiologic hyperplasia
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An older adult patient B, C, E
comes to the clinic
complaining of not being
able to do what he used
to be able to. You know
that normal changes
associated with aging
include: (Select all that
apply.)
A. Improved blood flow
B. Slowed metabolic rate
C. Decreased brain weight
D. Improved nerve fiber
conduction
E. Less respiratory
capacity
A 20-year-old college A
student has presented to
her campus medical clinic
for a scheduled Pap
smear. The clinician who
will interpret the smear
will examine cell samples
for evidence of:
A. Changes in cell shape,
size, and organization
B. Presence of
unexpected cell types
C. Ischemic changes in
cell sample
D. Abnormally high
numbers of cells
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The parents of a 4-year- B
old girl have sought care Lead -> anemia, RBC lysis
because their daughter
has admitted to chewing You know it's not A because there is no infection
and swallowing imported involved. C is focused on kidney function while D is
toy figurines that have focused on liver function. Both of these would be
been determined to be important in the case of lead poisoning BUT the
made of lead. Which of priority answer is B, because you need first to address
the following blood tests the most life-threatening patient needs. The little girl
should the care team in this question can go into shock or suffer permanent
prioritize? organ damage if her RBCs are low.
A. White blood cell levels
with differential
B. Red blood cell levels
and morphology
C. Urea and creatinine
levels
D. Liver function panel
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A patient with severe B
peripheral vascular
disease has developed Remember that it's not C because to have gangrene,
signs of dry gangrene on you must have infection
the great toe of one foot.
Which of the following
pathophysiologic
processes most likely
contributed to this
diagnosis?
A. Inappropriate activation
of apoptosis
B. Bacterial invasion
C. Impaired arterial blood
supply
D. Metaplastic cellular
changes
Although stress exposure C
initiates integrated
responses by multiple
systems, the most
important changes are
first activated by which
system?
A. Pulmonary
B. Gastrointestinal
C. Neuroendocrine
D. Cardiovascular
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Pathophysiology Exam 1 Practice Problems Test
Bank 2025–2026 | All Versions Questions &
Verified Answers PDF for Nursing and Graduate
Students
Save
Terms in this set (89)
A patient is found to have C
liver disease, resulting in
the removal of a lobe of
his liver. Adaptation to the
reduced size of the liver
leads to ___________ of the
remaining liver cells.
A. Metaplasia
B. Organ atrophy
C. Compensatory
hyperplasia
D. Physiologic hyperplasia
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,9/10/25, 1:51 AM Pathophysiology Exam 1 Practice Problems Test Bank 2025–2026 | All Versions Questions & Verified Answers PDF for Nursing and…
An older adult patient B, C, E
comes to the clinic
complaining of not being
able to do what he used
to be able to. You know
that normal changes
associated with aging
include: (Select all that
apply.)
A. Improved blood flow
B. Slowed metabolic rate
C. Decreased brain weight
D. Improved nerve fiber
conduction
E. Less respiratory
capacity
A 20-year-old college A
student has presented to
her campus medical clinic
for a scheduled Pap
smear. The clinician who
will interpret the smear
will examine cell samples
for evidence of:
A. Changes in cell shape,
size, and organization
B. Presence of
unexpected cell types
C. Ischemic changes in
cell sample
D. Abnormally high
numbers of cells
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,9/10/25, 1:51 AM Pathophysiology Exam 1 Practice Problems Test Bank 2025–2026 | All Versions Questions & Verified Answers PDF for Nursing and…
The parents of a 4-year- B
old girl have sought care Lead -> anemia, RBC lysis
because their daughter
has admitted to chewing You know it's not A because there is no infection
and swallowing imported involved. C is focused on kidney function while D is
toy figurines that have focused on liver function. Both of these would be
been determined to be important in the case of lead poisoning BUT the
made of lead. Which of priority answer is B, because you need first to address
the following blood tests the most life-threatening patient needs. The little girl
should the care team in this question can go into shock or suffer permanent
prioritize? organ damage if her RBCs are low.
A. White blood cell levels
with differential
B. Red blood cell levels
and morphology
C. Urea and creatinine
levels
D. Liver function panel
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, 9/10/25, 1:51 AM Pathophysiology Exam 1 Practice Problems Test Bank 2025–2026 | All Versions Questions & Verified Answers PDF for Nursing and…
A patient with severe B
peripheral vascular
disease has developed Remember that it's not C because to have gangrene,
signs of dry gangrene on you must have infection
the great toe of one foot.
Which of the following
pathophysiologic
processes most likely
contributed to this
diagnosis?
A. Inappropriate activation
of apoptosis
B. Bacterial invasion
C. Impaired arterial blood
supply
D. Metaplastic cellular
changes
Although stress exposure C
initiates integrated
responses by multiple
systems, the most
important changes are
first activated by which
system?
A. Pulmonary
B. Gastrointestinal
C. Neuroendocrine
D. Cardiovascular
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