Advanced Pathophysiology Midterm
6501 Walden University Questions
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7v
A7vrunner7vhas7vdepleted7vall7vthe7voxygen7vavailable7vfor7vmuscle7venergy.7vWhich7v
of7vthe7vfollowing7vwill7vfacilitate7vhis7vcontinued7vmuscle7vperformance?7v-
7vAnswer:7vAnaerobic7vglycolysis
What7vcauses7vthe7vrapid7vchange7vin7vthe7vresting7vmembrane7vpotential7vthat7vinitia
tes7van7vaction7vpotential?7v-
7vAnswer:7vSodium7vgates7vopen,7vand7vsodium7vrushes7vinto7vthe7vcell,7vchanging7vt
he7vmembrane7vpotential7vfrom7vnegative7vto7vpositive.
A7v12-year-
old7vmale7vis7vdiagnosed7vwith7vKlinefelter7vsyndrome.7vHis7vkaryotype7vwould7vreve
al7vwhich7vof7vthe7vfollowing?7v-7vAnswer:7vXXY
A7vnurse7vis7vreviewing7vthe7vpedigree7vchart.7vWhen7vchecking7vfor7va7vproband,7vw
hat7vis7vthe7vnurse7vlooking7vfor?7v-
7vAnswer:7vThe7vperson7vwho7vis7vfirst7vdiagnosed7vwith7va7vgenetic7vdisease
An7vaide7vasks7vthe7vnurse7vwhy7vpeople7vwho7vhave7vneurofibromatosis7vwill7vshow
7vvarying7vdegrees7vof7vthe7vdisease.7vWhich7vgenetic7vprinciple7vshould7vthe7vnurse7
vexplain7vto7vthe7vaide?7v-7vAnswer:7vExpressivity
In7vteaching7va7vpatient7vwith7vcirrhosis,7vwhich7vinformation7vshould7vthe7vnurse7vincl
ude7vregarding7vcholesterol?7v-
7vAnswer:7vCholesterol7vdecreases7vthe7vmembrane7vfluidity7vof7vthe7verythrocyte,7vw
hich7vreduces7vits7vability7vto7vcarry7voxygen.
When7va7vpatient7vasks7vwhat7vcauses7vcystic7vfibrosis,7vhow7vshould7vthe7vnurse7vre
spond?7vCystic7vfibrosis7vis7vcaused7vby7van7v_____7vgene7v-
7vAnswer:7vAutosomal7vrecessive
How7vare7vpotassium7vand7vsodium7vtransported7vacross7vplasma7vmembranes?7v-
7vAnswer:7vBy7vadenosine7vtriphosphate7venzyme7v(ATPase)
The7vnurse7vwould7vbe7vcorrect7vin7videntifying7vthe7vpredominant7vextracellular7vcati
on7vas:7v-7vAnswer:7vSodium
The7vearly7vdilation7v(swelling)7vof7vthe7vcell's7vendoplasmic7vreticulum7vresults7vin:7v-
7vAnswer:7vReduced7vprotein7vsynthesis
What7vprinciple7vshould7vthe7vnurse7vremember7vwhen7vtrying7vto7vdistinguish7vaging
7vfrom7vdiseases?7v-
7vAnswer:7vIt7vis7vdifficult7vto7vtell7vthe7vdifference7vbecause7vboth7vprocesses7vare7vb
elieved7vto7vresult7vfrom7vcell7vinjury.
, What7vis7vthe7vdiagnosis7vof7va7v13-year-
old7vfemale7vwho7vhas7va7vkaryotype7vthat7vreveals7van7vabsent7vhomologous7vX7vch
romosome7vwith7vonly7va7vsingle7vX7vchromosome7vpresent?7vHer7vfeatures7vinclude
7va7vshort7vstature,7vwidely7vspaced7vnipples,7vreduced7vcarrying7vangle7vat7vthe7velb
ow,7vand7vsparse7vbody7vhair.7v-7vAnswer:7vTurner7vsyndrome
A7veukaryotic7vcell7vis7vundergoing7vDNA7vreplication.7vIn7vwhich7vregion7vof7vthe7vcel
l7vwould7vmost7vof7vthe7vgenetic7vinformation7vbe7vcontained?7v-7vAnswer:7vNucleolus
The7vnurse7vis7vteaching7vstaff7vabout7vthe7vmost7vcommon7vcause7vof7vDown7vsyndr
ome.7vWhat7vis7vthe7vnurse7vdescribing?7v-7vAnswer:7vMaternal7vnondisjunction
A7v50-year-
old7vmale7vwas7vrecently7vdiagnosed7vwith7vHuntington7vdisease.7vTransmission7vof7v
this7vdisease7vis7vassociated7vwith:7v-7vAnswer:7vDelayed7vage7vof7vonset
A7vpatient7vwants7vto7vknow7vthe7vrisk7vfactors7vfor7vDown7vsyndrome.7vWhat7vis7vthe
7vnurse's7vbest7vresponse?7v-7vAnswer:7vPregnancy7vin7vwomen7vover7vage7v35
What7vis7vthe7vrole7vof7vcytokines7vin7vcell7vreproduction?7v-
7vAnswer:7vProvide7vgrowth7vfactor7vfor7vtissue7vgrowth7vand7vdevelopment
A7vnewborn7vmale7vis7vdiagnosed7vwith7valbinism7vbased7von7vskin,7veye,7vand7vhair7
vappearance.7vWhich7vfinding7vwill7vsupport7vthis7vdiagnosis?7v-
7vAnswer:7vInability7vto7vconvert7vtyrosine7vto7vDOPA7v(3,47vdihydroxyphenylalanine)
Sodium7vand7vwater7vaccumulation7vin7van7vinjured7vcell7vare7va7vdirect7vresult7vof:7v-
7vAnswer:7vDecreased7vATP7vproduction
A7vnurse7vis7vreading7va7vchart7vand7vsees7vthe7vterm7voncotic7vpressure.7vThe7vnurs
e7vrecalls7vthat7voncotic7vpressure7v(colloid7vosmotic7vpressure)7vis7vdetermined7vby:7
v-7vAnswer:7vPlasma7vproteins
The7vion7vtransporter7vthat7vmoves7vNa7v+7vand7vCa7v2+7vsimultaneously7vin7vthe7vsa
me7vdirection7vis7van7vexample7vof7vwhich7vof7vthe7vfollowing7vtypes7vof7vtransport?7v-
7vAnswer:7vSymport
A7v20-year-
old7vpregnant7vfemale7vgives7vbirth7vto7va7vstillborn7vchild.7vAutopsy7vreveals7vthat7vth
e7vfetus7vhas7v927vchromosomes.7vWhat7vterm7vmay7vbe7von7vthe7vautopsy7vreport7vt
o7vdescribe7vthis7vcondition?7v-7vAnswer:7vTetraploidy
Why7vis7vpotassium7vable7vto7vdiffuse7veasily7vin7vand7vout7vof7vcells?7v-
7vAnswer:7vBecause7vthe7vresting7vplasma7vmembrane7vis7vmore7vpermeable7vto7vpot
assium
Hypothyroidism7v-
7vA7vdisorder7vcaused7vby7va7vthyroid7vgland7vthat7vis7vslower7vand7vless7vproductive7
vthan7vnormal,7vdoes7vnot7vproduce7venough7vT37vand7vT4
6501 Walden University Questions
Annd Answers
7v
A7vrunner7vhas7vdepleted7vall7vthe7voxygen7vavailable7vfor7vmuscle7venergy.7vWhich7v
of7vthe7vfollowing7vwill7vfacilitate7vhis7vcontinued7vmuscle7vperformance?7v-
7vAnswer:7vAnaerobic7vglycolysis
What7vcauses7vthe7vrapid7vchange7vin7vthe7vresting7vmembrane7vpotential7vthat7vinitia
tes7van7vaction7vpotential?7v-
7vAnswer:7vSodium7vgates7vopen,7vand7vsodium7vrushes7vinto7vthe7vcell,7vchanging7vt
he7vmembrane7vpotential7vfrom7vnegative7vto7vpositive.
A7v12-year-
old7vmale7vis7vdiagnosed7vwith7vKlinefelter7vsyndrome.7vHis7vkaryotype7vwould7vreve
al7vwhich7vof7vthe7vfollowing?7v-7vAnswer:7vXXY
A7vnurse7vis7vreviewing7vthe7vpedigree7vchart.7vWhen7vchecking7vfor7va7vproband,7vw
hat7vis7vthe7vnurse7vlooking7vfor?7v-
7vAnswer:7vThe7vperson7vwho7vis7vfirst7vdiagnosed7vwith7va7vgenetic7vdisease
An7vaide7vasks7vthe7vnurse7vwhy7vpeople7vwho7vhave7vneurofibromatosis7vwill7vshow
7vvarying7vdegrees7vof7vthe7vdisease.7vWhich7vgenetic7vprinciple7vshould7vthe7vnurse7
vexplain7vto7vthe7vaide?7v-7vAnswer:7vExpressivity
In7vteaching7va7vpatient7vwith7vcirrhosis,7vwhich7vinformation7vshould7vthe7vnurse7vincl
ude7vregarding7vcholesterol?7v-
7vAnswer:7vCholesterol7vdecreases7vthe7vmembrane7vfluidity7vof7vthe7verythrocyte,7vw
hich7vreduces7vits7vability7vto7vcarry7voxygen.
When7va7vpatient7vasks7vwhat7vcauses7vcystic7vfibrosis,7vhow7vshould7vthe7vnurse7vre
spond?7vCystic7vfibrosis7vis7vcaused7vby7van7v_____7vgene7v-
7vAnswer:7vAutosomal7vrecessive
How7vare7vpotassium7vand7vsodium7vtransported7vacross7vplasma7vmembranes?7v-
7vAnswer:7vBy7vadenosine7vtriphosphate7venzyme7v(ATPase)
The7vnurse7vwould7vbe7vcorrect7vin7videntifying7vthe7vpredominant7vextracellular7vcati
on7vas:7v-7vAnswer:7vSodium
The7vearly7vdilation7v(swelling)7vof7vthe7vcell's7vendoplasmic7vreticulum7vresults7vin:7v-
7vAnswer:7vReduced7vprotein7vsynthesis
What7vprinciple7vshould7vthe7vnurse7vremember7vwhen7vtrying7vto7vdistinguish7vaging
7vfrom7vdiseases?7v-
7vAnswer:7vIt7vis7vdifficult7vto7vtell7vthe7vdifference7vbecause7vboth7vprocesses7vare7vb
elieved7vto7vresult7vfrom7vcell7vinjury.
, What7vis7vthe7vdiagnosis7vof7va7v13-year-
old7vfemale7vwho7vhas7va7vkaryotype7vthat7vreveals7van7vabsent7vhomologous7vX7vch
romosome7vwith7vonly7va7vsingle7vX7vchromosome7vpresent?7vHer7vfeatures7vinclude
7va7vshort7vstature,7vwidely7vspaced7vnipples,7vreduced7vcarrying7vangle7vat7vthe7velb
ow,7vand7vsparse7vbody7vhair.7v-7vAnswer:7vTurner7vsyndrome
A7veukaryotic7vcell7vis7vundergoing7vDNA7vreplication.7vIn7vwhich7vregion7vof7vthe7vcel
l7vwould7vmost7vof7vthe7vgenetic7vinformation7vbe7vcontained?7v-7vAnswer:7vNucleolus
The7vnurse7vis7vteaching7vstaff7vabout7vthe7vmost7vcommon7vcause7vof7vDown7vsyndr
ome.7vWhat7vis7vthe7vnurse7vdescribing?7v-7vAnswer:7vMaternal7vnondisjunction
A7v50-year-
old7vmale7vwas7vrecently7vdiagnosed7vwith7vHuntington7vdisease.7vTransmission7vof7v
this7vdisease7vis7vassociated7vwith:7v-7vAnswer:7vDelayed7vage7vof7vonset
A7vpatient7vwants7vto7vknow7vthe7vrisk7vfactors7vfor7vDown7vsyndrome.7vWhat7vis7vthe
7vnurse's7vbest7vresponse?7v-7vAnswer:7vPregnancy7vin7vwomen7vover7vage7v35
What7vis7vthe7vrole7vof7vcytokines7vin7vcell7vreproduction?7v-
7vAnswer:7vProvide7vgrowth7vfactor7vfor7vtissue7vgrowth7vand7vdevelopment
A7vnewborn7vmale7vis7vdiagnosed7vwith7valbinism7vbased7von7vskin,7veye,7vand7vhair7
vappearance.7vWhich7vfinding7vwill7vsupport7vthis7vdiagnosis?7v-
7vAnswer:7vInability7vto7vconvert7vtyrosine7vto7vDOPA7v(3,47vdihydroxyphenylalanine)
Sodium7vand7vwater7vaccumulation7vin7van7vinjured7vcell7vare7va7vdirect7vresult7vof:7v-
7vAnswer:7vDecreased7vATP7vproduction
A7vnurse7vis7vreading7va7vchart7vand7vsees7vthe7vterm7voncotic7vpressure.7vThe7vnurs
e7vrecalls7vthat7voncotic7vpressure7v(colloid7vosmotic7vpressure)7vis7vdetermined7vby:7
v-7vAnswer:7vPlasma7vproteins
The7vion7vtransporter7vthat7vmoves7vNa7v+7vand7vCa7v2+7vsimultaneously7vin7vthe7vsa
me7vdirection7vis7van7vexample7vof7vwhich7vof7vthe7vfollowing7vtypes7vof7vtransport?7v-
7vAnswer:7vSymport
A7v20-year-
old7vpregnant7vfemale7vgives7vbirth7vto7va7vstillborn7vchild.7vAutopsy7vreveals7vthat7vth
e7vfetus7vhas7v927vchromosomes.7vWhat7vterm7vmay7vbe7von7vthe7vautopsy7vreport7vt
o7vdescribe7vthis7vcondition?7v-7vAnswer:7vTetraploidy
Why7vis7vpotassium7vable7vto7vdiffuse7veasily7vin7vand7vout7vof7vcells?7v-
7vAnswer:7vBecause7vthe7vresting7vplasma7vmembrane7vis7vmore7vpermeable7vto7vpot
assium
Hypothyroidism7v-
7vA7vdisorder7vcaused7vby7va7vthyroid7vgland7vthat7vis7vslower7vand7vless7vproductive7
vthan7vnormal,7vdoes7vnot7vproduce7venough7vT37vand7vT4
