WCU PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM REVIEW 2026
RECOMMENDED EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS | INSTANT PDF DOWNLOAD
Which acid are the kidneys unable to excrete? - - ANSWER👀 Carbonic
Myocarditis should be suspected in a patient who presents with - - ANSWER👀
acute onset of left ventricular dysfunction
A type of shock that includes brain trauma that results in depression of the
vasomotor center is cardiogenic - - ANSWER👀 False, neurogenic shock
Your patient is scheduled for a staging procedure. She wants to know what that
means. The correct response is which of the following? - - ANSWER👀 It is a
procedure for determining the extent of tumor spread
Signs and symptoms of clinical dehydration include - - ANSWER👀 decreased
urine output
The person at highest risk for developing hypernatremia is a person who - -
ANSWER👀 receives tube feedings because he or she is comatose after a stroke
Chronic bronchitis often leads to cor pulmonale because of - - ANSWER👀
increased pulmonary vascular resistance
,A patient with cold and edematous extremities, low cardiac output, and profound
hypotension is likely to be experiencing a progressive stage of ______ shock. - -
ANSWER👀 Septic
Individuals who have chronic bronchitis most often have - - ANSWER👀 a
productive cough
The process responsible for distribution of fluid between the interstitial and
intracellular compartments is - - ANSWER👀 osmosis
A patient has been hospitalized several times in 6 months with severe ECV
depletion and hypokalemia resulting from chronic laxative abuse. Which blood
gas results should be relayed to the physician? - - ANSWER👀 pH in high part of
normal range, PaO2 normal, PaCO2 high, bicarbonate high
All these cellular responses are potentially reversible except - - ANSWER👀
necrosis
Constrictive pericarditis is associated with - - ANSWER👀 impaired cardiac filling
A disease that is native to a particular region is called - - ANSWER👀 endemic
Croup is characterized by - - ANSWER👀 a barking cough
When a patient is struck in the eye by a baseball, the result is redness and
swelling. This increase in blod flow to a localized area is called - - ANSWER👀
hyperemia
, The arterial blood gas pH = 7.52, PaCO2 = 30 mmHg, HCO3 - 24 mEg/L
demonstrates - - ANSWER👀 respiratory alkalosis
Clinical manifestations of severe symptomatic hypophosphatemia are caused by -
- ANSWER👀 deficiency of ATP
The hypersecretion of mucus resulting for chronic bronchitis is the result of - -
ANSWER👀 recurrent infection
The areterial oxygen content (CaO2) for a patient with PaO2 100 mmHg, SaO2
95%, and hemoglobin 15 g/dL is _____ mL oxygen/dL - - ANSWER👀 19.4
When preparing for the admission of a client diagnosed with bronchiectasis, the
nurse will - - ANSWER👀 put a sputum cup and a box of tissues on the bedside
table
Left-sided heart failure is characterized by - - ANSWER👀 pulmonary congestion
Legionnaires disease is characterized by - - ANSWER👀 presence of systemic
illness
The cause of the most common form of anemia is - - ANSWER👀 iron deficiency
The major cause of death from leukemic disease is - - ANSWER👀 infection
RECOMMENDED EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS | INSTANT PDF DOWNLOAD
Which acid are the kidneys unable to excrete? - - ANSWER👀 Carbonic
Myocarditis should be suspected in a patient who presents with - - ANSWER👀
acute onset of left ventricular dysfunction
A type of shock that includes brain trauma that results in depression of the
vasomotor center is cardiogenic - - ANSWER👀 False, neurogenic shock
Your patient is scheduled for a staging procedure. She wants to know what that
means. The correct response is which of the following? - - ANSWER👀 It is a
procedure for determining the extent of tumor spread
Signs and symptoms of clinical dehydration include - - ANSWER👀 decreased
urine output
The person at highest risk for developing hypernatremia is a person who - -
ANSWER👀 receives tube feedings because he or she is comatose after a stroke
Chronic bronchitis often leads to cor pulmonale because of - - ANSWER👀
increased pulmonary vascular resistance
,A patient with cold and edematous extremities, low cardiac output, and profound
hypotension is likely to be experiencing a progressive stage of ______ shock. - -
ANSWER👀 Septic
Individuals who have chronic bronchitis most often have - - ANSWER👀 a
productive cough
The process responsible for distribution of fluid between the interstitial and
intracellular compartments is - - ANSWER👀 osmosis
A patient has been hospitalized several times in 6 months with severe ECV
depletion and hypokalemia resulting from chronic laxative abuse. Which blood
gas results should be relayed to the physician? - - ANSWER👀 pH in high part of
normal range, PaO2 normal, PaCO2 high, bicarbonate high
All these cellular responses are potentially reversible except - - ANSWER👀
necrosis
Constrictive pericarditis is associated with - - ANSWER👀 impaired cardiac filling
A disease that is native to a particular region is called - - ANSWER👀 endemic
Croup is characterized by - - ANSWER👀 a barking cough
When a patient is struck in the eye by a baseball, the result is redness and
swelling. This increase in blod flow to a localized area is called - - ANSWER👀
hyperemia
, The arterial blood gas pH = 7.52, PaCO2 = 30 mmHg, HCO3 - 24 mEg/L
demonstrates - - ANSWER👀 respiratory alkalosis
Clinical manifestations of severe symptomatic hypophosphatemia are caused by -
- ANSWER👀 deficiency of ATP
The hypersecretion of mucus resulting for chronic bronchitis is the result of - -
ANSWER👀 recurrent infection
The areterial oxygen content (CaO2) for a patient with PaO2 100 mmHg, SaO2
95%, and hemoglobin 15 g/dL is _____ mL oxygen/dL - - ANSWER👀 19.4
When preparing for the admission of a client diagnosed with bronchiectasis, the
nurse will - - ANSWER👀 put a sputum cup and a box of tissues on the bedside
table
Left-sided heart failure is characterized by - - ANSWER👀 pulmonary congestion
Legionnaires disease is characterized by - - ANSWER👀 presence of systemic
illness
The cause of the most common form of anemia is - - ANSWER👀 iron deficiency
The major cause of death from leukemic disease is - - ANSWER👀 infection
