WALDEN UNIVERSITY NURS6501 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM & FINAL
EXAM PART 1 UPDATED APRIL 2022 GRADED A+ UPDATED 2025
WALDEN UNIVERSITY NURS6501 ADVANCED
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM & FINAL EXAM PART 1
UPDATED APRIL 2022 GRADED A+ UPDATED 2025
• A patient has a history of excessive use of magnesium-containing antacids
and aluminum-containing antacids. What lab value does the
healthcareprofessional correlate to this behavior?
Correct Answer ✅: B
a. Magnesium 1.8 mg/dL
b. Phosphate 1.9 mg/dL
c. Sodium 149 mEq/L
d. Potassium 2.5 mEq/L
• A person has hypothyroidism. What chemical does the healthcare
professionaladvise the person to include in the diet?
Correct Answer ✅: B
a. Iron
b. Iodine
c. Zinc
d. Magnesium
• What is the initiating event that leads to the
development ofatherosclerosis?
Correct Answer ✅: C
a. Release of inflammatory cytokines
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, WALDEN UNIVERSITY NURS6501 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM & FINAL
EXAM PART 1 UPDATED APRIL 2022 GRADED A+ UPDATED 2025
b. Macrophages adhere to vessel walls
c. Injury to the endothelial cells that line the artery wall
d. Release of the platelet-deprived growth factor
• A patient is having a spirometry measurement done and
asks thehealthcare professional to explain this test. What
response by the professional is best?
Correct Answer ✅: B
a. To evaluate the cause of hypoxia
b. To measure the volume and flow rate during forced air
expiration
c. To measure the gas diffusion rate at the alveolocapillary
membrane
d. To determine pH and oxygen and carbon dioxide
concentrations
• A student asks the healthcare professional to describe exotoxins.
Whichstatement by the professional is best?
Correct Answer ✅: D
a. Exotoxins are contained in the cell walls of gram-negative
bacteria
b. Exotoxins are released during the lysis of bacteria
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EXAM PART 1 UPDATED APRIL 2022 GRADED A+ UPDATED 2025
WALDEN UNIVERSITY NURS6501 ADVANCED
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM & FINAL EXAM PART 1
UPDATED APRIL 2022 GRADED A+ UPDATED 2025
• A patient has a history of excessive use of magnesium-containing antacids
and aluminum-containing antacids. What lab value does the
healthcareprofessional correlate to this behavior?
Correct Answer ✅: B
a. Magnesium 1.8 mg/dL
b. Phosphate 1.9 mg/dL
c. Sodium 149 mEq/L
d. Potassium 2.5 mEq/L
• A person has hypothyroidism. What chemical does the healthcare
professionaladvise the person to include in the diet?
Correct Answer ✅: B
a. Iron
b. Iodine
c. Zinc
d. Magnesium
• What is the initiating event that leads to the
development ofatherosclerosis?
Correct Answer ✅: C
a. Release of inflammatory cytokines
pg. 1
, WALDEN UNIVERSITY NURS6501 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM & FINAL
EXAM PART 1 UPDATED APRIL 2022 GRADED A+ UPDATED 2025
b. Macrophages adhere to vessel walls
c. Injury to the endothelial cells that line the artery wall
d. Release of the platelet-deprived growth factor
• A patient is having a spirometry measurement done and
asks thehealthcare professional to explain this test. What
response by the professional is best?
Correct Answer ✅: B
a. To evaluate the cause of hypoxia
b. To measure the volume and flow rate during forced air
expiration
c. To measure the gas diffusion rate at the alveolocapillary
membrane
d. To determine pH and oxygen and carbon dioxide
concentrations
• A student asks the healthcare professional to describe exotoxins.
Whichstatement by the professional is best?
Correct Answer ✅: D
a. Exotoxins are contained in the cell walls of gram-negative
bacteria
b. Exotoxins are released during the lysis of bacteria
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