UTA PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 1 (PATHOPHYSIOLOGIC
PROCESS: IMPLICATION OF NURSING) | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | LATEST EXAM UPDATE
hypoxia - CORRECT ANSWER - less O2 in the cell
hypoxemia - CORRECT ANSWER - less O2 in the blood
What genotype is a carrier for Sickle Cell Anemia?
*does not actually have the disease - CORRECT ANSWER - Tt
What genotype will have Sickle Cell Anemia? - CORRECT ANSWER - tt
What disease is an example of Autosomal Recessive Disorder? - CORRECT
ANSWER - sickle cell anemia
What disease is an example of Autosomal Dominant Disorder? - CORRECT
ANSWER - polycystic kidney disease
What genotype would have Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)? - CORRECT
ANSWER - TT, Tt
What genotype would not have an Autosomal Dominant Disorder? -
CORRECT ANSWER - tt
What is the normal range for blood pH? - CORRECT ANSWER - 7.35-7.45
,What is hyperglycemia? - CORRECT ANSWER - higher than normal glucose
in blood
What is hypoglycemia? - CORRECT ANSWER - not enough glucose in blood
What is glycogen? - CORRECT ANSWER - stored glucose
genesis = - CORRECT ANSWER - formation
glycogenesis means: - CORRECT ANSWER - formation of glycogen
state of Hyperglycemia triggers the pancreas to secrete: - CORRECT
ANSWER - insulin
Hypoglycemia triggers the release of hormones:
*4 - CORRECT ANSWER - epinephrine, cortisol, growth hormone, glucagon
*Hypoglycemia*
Which hormone stimulates the conversion of glycogen to glucose in order to
correct hypoglycemia?
What is the formal name of this process? - CORRECT ANSWER - glucagon
glycogenesis
*hypoglycemia*
What back-up plan is used if glycogenesis is exhausted or there is no glucose
present?
, - fats & proteins are broken down for energy - CORRECT ANSWER -
gluconeogenesis
What is the product of the breakdown of fats & proteins during
gluconeogenesis?
- it causes acidosis - CORRECT ANSWER - ketones
In order to function properly & for energy, the brain cells need: - CORRECT
ANSWER - glucose
Sustained Gluconeogenesis causes: - CORRECT ANSWER - hyperketonemia
Hyperketonemia S&S include: - CORRECT ANSWER - Ketoacidosis
Ketonuria
Acetone breath (fruity)
Why are Type 1 diabetics usually thin? - CORRECT ANSWER -
gluconeogenesis breaks down their fats and proteins for energy, then muscles
What condition results from the body not creating insulin, causing a decrease in
the ability to get glucose into cells from the bloodstream? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Type 1 diabetes mellitus
McArdle's Disease is the inability to undergo: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Glycogenolysis
(conversion of glycogen-glucose)
S&S of McArdle's Disease : - CORRECT ANSWER - muscle weakness
cramps
PROCESS: IMPLICATION OF NURSING) | QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | LATEST EXAM UPDATE
hypoxia - CORRECT ANSWER - less O2 in the cell
hypoxemia - CORRECT ANSWER - less O2 in the blood
What genotype is a carrier for Sickle Cell Anemia?
*does not actually have the disease - CORRECT ANSWER - Tt
What genotype will have Sickle Cell Anemia? - CORRECT ANSWER - tt
What disease is an example of Autosomal Recessive Disorder? - CORRECT
ANSWER - sickle cell anemia
What disease is an example of Autosomal Dominant Disorder? - CORRECT
ANSWER - polycystic kidney disease
What genotype would have Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD)? - CORRECT
ANSWER - TT, Tt
What genotype would not have an Autosomal Dominant Disorder? -
CORRECT ANSWER - tt
What is the normal range for blood pH? - CORRECT ANSWER - 7.35-7.45
,What is hyperglycemia? - CORRECT ANSWER - higher than normal glucose
in blood
What is hypoglycemia? - CORRECT ANSWER - not enough glucose in blood
What is glycogen? - CORRECT ANSWER - stored glucose
genesis = - CORRECT ANSWER - formation
glycogenesis means: - CORRECT ANSWER - formation of glycogen
state of Hyperglycemia triggers the pancreas to secrete: - CORRECT
ANSWER - insulin
Hypoglycemia triggers the release of hormones:
*4 - CORRECT ANSWER - epinephrine, cortisol, growth hormone, glucagon
*Hypoglycemia*
Which hormone stimulates the conversion of glycogen to glucose in order to
correct hypoglycemia?
What is the formal name of this process? - CORRECT ANSWER - glucagon
glycogenesis
*hypoglycemia*
What back-up plan is used if glycogenesis is exhausted or there is no glucose
present?
, - fats & proteins are broken down for energy - CORRECT ANSWER -
gluconeogenesis
What is the product of the breakdown of fats & proteins during
gluconeogenesis?
- it causes acidosis - CORRECT ANSWER - ketones
In order to function properly & for energy, the brain cells need: - CORRECT
ANSWER - glucose
Sustained Gluconeogenesis causes: - CORRECT ANSWER - hyperketonemia
Hyperketonemia S&S include: - CORRECT ANSWER - Ketoacidosis
Ketonuria
Acetone breath (fruity)
Why are Type 1 diabetics usually thin? - CORRECT ANSWER -
gluconeogenesis breaks down their fats and proteins for energy, then muscles
What condition results from the body not creating insulin, causing a decrease in
the ability to get glucose into cells from the bloodstream? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Type 1 diabetes mellitus
McArdle's Disease is the inability to undergo: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Glycogenolysis
(conversion of glycogen-glucose)
S&S of McArdle's Disease : - CORRECT ANSWER - muscle weakness
cramps
