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HESI ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM NEWEST
2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
A healthcare professional has educated a student on folic acid.
Which statement by the student indicates that more teaching is
needed?
a. Folic acid absorption is dependent on the enzyme folacin.
b. Folic acid is stored in the liver.
c. Folic acid is essential for RNA and DNA synthesis within
erythrocytes.
d. Folic acid is absorbed in the upper small intestine. - ANSWER-
Folic acid absorption is dependent on the enzyme folacin.
Which anemia produces small, pale erythrocytes?
a. Folic acid
b. Hemolytic
c. Iron deficiency
d. Pernicious - ANSWER-Iron deficiency
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A patient in the healthcare clinic reports fatigue, weakness, and
dyspnea, as well as pale conjunctiva of the eyes and brittle,
concave nails. What assessment by the healthcare professional is
most appropriate for the suspected anemia?
a. Blood pressure and apical pulse
b. Oral mucus membranes and tongue
c. Ability to swallow foods and liquids
d. Skin and sclera for normal coloration - ANSWER-Oral mucus
membranes and tongue
A healthcare professional in an urban clinic is seeing a patient
who has iron deficiency anemia (IDA). What question by the
professional is most appropriate to assess for the cause of IDA?
a. "How many times a week do you have iron-rich foods?"
b. "Have you ever noticed any blood in your stool?"
c. "Do you have a history of heart valve replacement?"
d. "Have you had any recent viral infections?" - ANSWER-"Have
you ever noticed any blood in your stool?"
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A healthcare professional works with recent refugees. A mother
brings in her children who have been diagnosed with iron
deficiency anemia. What action by the professional is most
appropriate?
a. Educate the mother on an iron-rich diet.
b. Arrange to test for parasitic infections.
c. Explain the weekly iron infusions.
d. Teach the mother to give iron supplements. - ANSWER-
Arrange to test for parasitic infections.
A patient has hepatomegaly, bronze-colored skin, and cardiac
dysrhythmias. What condition does the healthcare professional
prepare to teach the patient about?
a. Aplastic anemia
b. Pernicious anemia
c. Hereditary hemochromatosis
d. Immune thrombocytopenia purpura - ANSWER-Hereditary
hemochromatosis
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A healthcare professional is reviewing a patient's laboratory
results and sees that the patient has a low reticulocyte count and
a high iron level. Which type of anemia does the professional
associate these findings with?
a. Folate deficiency anemia
b. Iron deficiency anemia
c. Hemolytic anemia
d. Anemia of chronic disease - ANSWER-Folate deficiency
anemia
In aplastic anemia (AA), pancytopenia develops as a result of
what?
a. Suppression of erythropoietin to produce adequate amounts of
erythrocytes
b. Suppression of the bone marrow to produce adequate amounts
of erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes
c. Lack of DNA to form sufficient quantities of erythrocytes,
leukocytes, and thrombocytes
HESI ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM NEWEST
2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+| ||PROFESSOR VERIFIED||
A healthcare professional has educated a student on folic acid.
Which statement by the student indicates that more teaching is
needed?
a. Folic acid absorption is dependent on the enzyme folacin.
b. Folic acid is stored in the liver.
c. Folic acid is essential for RNA and DNA synthesis within
erythrocytes.
d. Folic acid is absorbed in the upper small intestine. - ANSWER-
Folic acid absorption is dependent on the enzyme folacin.
Which anemia produces small, pale erythrocytes?
a. Folic acid
b. Hemolytic
c. Iron deficiency
d. Pernicious - ANSWER-Iron deficiency
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A patient in the healthcare clinic reports fatigue, weakness, and
dyspnea, as well as pale conjunctiva of the eyes and brittle,
concave nails. What assessment by the healthcare professional is
most appropriate for the suspected anemia?
a. Blood pressure and apical pulse
b. Oral mucus membranes and tongue
c. Ability to swallow foods and liquids
d. Skin and sclera for normal coloration - ANSWER-Oral mucus
membranes and tongue
A healthcare professional in an urban clinic is seeing a patient
who has iron deficiency anemia (IDA). What question by the
professional is most appropriate to assess for the cause of IDA?
a. "How many times a week do you have iron-rich foods?"
b. "Have you ever noticed any blood in your stool?"
c. "Do you have a history of heart valve replacement?"
d. "Have you had any recent viral infections?" - ANSWER-"Have
you ever noticed any blood in your stool?"
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A healthcare professional works with recent refugees. A mother
brings in her children who have been diagnosed with iron
deficiency anemia. What action by the professional is most
appropriate?
a. Educate the mother on an iron-rich diet.
b. Arrange to test for parasitic infections.
c. Explain the weekly iron infusions.
d. Teach the mother to give iron supplements. - ANSWER-
Arrange to test for parasitic infections.
A patient has hepatomegaly, bronze-colored skin, and cardiac
dysrhythmias. What condition does the healthcare professional
prepare to teach the patient about?
a. Aplastic anemia
b. Pernicious anemia
c. Hereditary hemochromatosis
d. Immune thrombocytopenia purpura - ANSWER-Hereditary
hemochromatosis
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A healthcare professional is reviewing a patient's laboratory
results and sees that the patient has a low reticulocyte count and
a high iron level. Which type of anemia does the professional
associate these findings with?
a. Folate deficiency anemia
b. Iron deficiency anemia
c. Hemolytic anemia
d. Anemia of chronic disease - ANSWER-Folate deficiency
anemia
In aplastic anemia (AA), pancytopenia develops as a result of
what?
a. Suppression of erythropoietin to produce adequate amounts of
erythrocytes
b. Suppression of the bone marrow to produce adequate amounts
of erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes
c. Lack of DNA to form sufficient quantities of erythrocytes,
leukocytes, and thrombocytes
