SCI 225 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE
SCRIPT 2026 SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED
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◉ For a patient with respiratory acidosis, chronic compensaton by
the body will include? (Q) Answer: Kidney excretion of H+
◉ A nurse recalls that regulation of acid-base balance through
removal or retention of volatile acids is accomplished by the: (Q)
Answer: Lungs
◉ A 25-year-old male is diagnosed with a hormone-secreting tumor
of the adrenal cortex. Which finding would the nurse expect to see in
the lab results? (Q) Answer: Decreased blood K+ Levels
◉ A nurse is reveiwing lab reports. The nurse recalls blood plasma is
located in which of the following fluid compartments? (Q) Answer:
Intravascular Fluid
◉ A 54-year-old male with a long history of smoking complains of
excessive tiredness, shortness of breath, and overall ill feelings. Lab
results reveal decreased pH, increased CO2, and normal bicarbonate
ion. These findings help to confirm that diagnosis of: (Q) Answer:
Respiratory Acidosis
,◉ Which of the following patients is the most at risk for developing
hypernatremia? A patient with? (Q) Answer: Dehydration
◉ Which of the following is a characteristic of Human
Immodeficiency Virus (HIV), which causes AIDs? (Q) Answer: HIV is
a retrovirus
Virion binds to CD4 and not B cell. Requires a host cell receptor. Cell
remains dormant but does not die.
◉ A 30-year-old female complains of fatigue, athritis, rash, changes
in urine color. Laboratory testing revels anemia, lymphopenia, and
kidney inflammation. Assuming a diagnosis of SLE, which of the
following is also likely to be present? (Q) Answer: Autoantibodies
◉ A person is given an attenutated antigen as a vaccine. When the
person asks what was given in the vaccine, how should the nurse
respond? The antigen is: (Q) Answer: alive, but less infections
◉ In addition to matching ABO antigens, a blood transfusion must
also be matched for? (Q) Answer: Rh antigen
, ◉ When a nurse cares for a patient with systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE), the nurse remembers this disease is an
example of: (Q) Answer: Autoimmunity
◉ A patient presents with poison ivy on the extremities, face, and
buttocks after an initial exposure 48 hours ago. This condition is an
example of: (Q) Answer: delayed hypersensitivity
Poison ivy takes up to 72 hours to develop.
◉ When the maternal immune system becomes sensitized against
antigens expressed by the fetus, what type of immune reaction
occurs? (Q) Answer: Alloimmune
◉ To express a polygenic trait? (Q) Answer: Several genes must act
together.
◉ A 15-year-old female is diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome.
This condition is an example of? (Q) Answer: Genomic imprinting
(example of gene impriting. Not associated with any autosomal sex-
linked abnormality. Characterized by short stature, obsesity, and
hypogonadism)
SCRIPT 2026 SOLUTIONS VERIFIED GRADED
A+
◉ For a patient with respiratory acidosis, chronic compensaton by
the body will include? (Q) Answer: Kidney excretion of H+
◉ A nurse recalls that regulation of acid-base balance through
removal or retention of volatile acids is accomplished by the: (Q)
Answer: Lungs
◉ A 25-year-old male is diagnosed with a hormone-secreting tumor
of the adrenal cortex. Which finding would the nurse expect to see in
the lab results? (Q) Answer: Decreased blood K+ Levels
◉ A nurse is reveiwing lab reports. The nurse recalls blood plasma is
located in which of the following fluid compartments? (Q) Answer:
Intravascular Fluid
◉ A 54-year-old male with a long history of smoking complains of
excessive tiredness, shortness of breath, and overall ill feelings. Lab
results reveal decreased pH, increased CO2, and normal bicarbonate
ion. These findings help to confirm that diagnosis of: (Q) Answer:
Respiratory Acidosis
,◉ Which of the following patients is the most at risk for developing
hypernatremia? A patient with? (Q) Answer: Dehydration
◉ Which of the following is a characteristic of Human
Immodeficiency Virus (HIV), which causes AIDs? (Q) Answer: HIV is
a retrovirus
Virion binds to CD4 and not B cell. Requires a host cell receptor. Cell
remains dormant but does not die.
◉ A 30-year-old female complains of fatigue, athritis, rash, changes
in urine color. Laboratory testing revels anemia, lymphopenia, and
kidney inflammation. Assuming a diagnosis of SLE, which of the
following is also likely to be present? (Q) Answer: Autoantibodies
◉ A person is given an attenutated antigen as a vaccine. When the
person asks what was given in the vaccine, how should the nurse
respond? The antigen is: (Q) Answer: alive, but less infections
◉ In addition to matching ABO antigens, a blood transfusion must
also be matched for? (Q) Answer: Rh antigen
, ◉ When a nurse cares for a patient with systemic lupus
erythematosus (SLE), the nurse remembers this disease is an
example of: (Q) Answer: Autoimmunity
◉ A patient presents with poison ivy on the extremities, face, and
buttocks after an initial exposure 48 hours ago. This condition is an
example of: (Q) Answer: delayed hypersensitivity
Poison ivy takes up to 72 hours to develop.
◉ When the maternal immune system becomes sensitized against
antigens expressed by the fetus, what type of immune reaction
occurs? (Q) Answer: Alloimmune
◉ To express a polygenic trait? (Q) Answer: Several genes must act
together.
◉ A 15-year-old female is diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome.
This condition is an example of? (Q) Answer: Genomic imprinting
(example of gene impriting. Not associated with any autosomal sex-
linked abnormality. Characterized by short stature, obsesity, and
hypogonadism)
