WCU PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM EXAM 2026/2027 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2 VERSIONS CURRENTLY TESTING
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
/ALREADY GRADED A+
Angina caused by coronary artery spasm is called _____ angina. - ANSWER-
Prinzmetal Variant
Hypertrophy of the right ventricle is a compensatory response to - ANSWER-
Pulmonary Stenosis
Sings and symptoms of extracellular fluid volume excess include - ANSWER-
bounding pulse
Apoptosis is a process that results in cellular - ANSWER-death
A patient presenting with fever, hypotension, and lactic acidosis is most likely to
be experiencing what type of shock? - ANSWER-Septic
When systemic vascular resistance is decreased, blood flow - ANSWER-decreases
Overproduction of nitric oxide is an important aspect of the pathophysiologic
process of what type of shock? - ANSWER-Septic
Rheumatic heart disease is most often a consequence of - ANSWER-β-hemolytic
streptococcal infection.
A patient with heart failure who reports intermittent shortness of breath during the
night is experiencing - ANSWER-paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
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,The effects of histamine release include - ANSWER-increased vascular
permeability
A diagnostic laboratory finding in myeloma is - ANSWER-Bence Jones proteins in
the urine
Emesis causes - ANSWER-metabolic alkalosis
Necrotic death of brain tissue usually produces _________ necrosis - ANSWER-
liquefactive
Metabolic alkalosis is often accompanied by - ANSWER-hypokalemia
A patient diagnosed with chronic compensated heart failure reports that, "My feet
swell if I eat salt but I don't understand why" The nurse's best response is -
ANSWER-"Salt holds water in your blood and makes more pressure against your
blood vessels, so fluid leaks out into your tissues and makes them swell."
Cancer grading is based on - ANSWER-cell differentiation
The most common primary immune deficiency that affects only B cells is -
ANSWER-Selective IgA
Which dysrhythmia is thought to be associated with reentrant mechanisms? -
ANSWER-Preexcitation syndrome tachycardia (Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome)
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, A 3-year old boy who exhibits prolonged bleeding after minor trauma and a
prolonged aPTT, bu a normal platelet count, is likely to be diagnosed with -
ANSWER-Hemophilia
The majority of cardiac cells that die after myocardial infarction do so because of -
ANSWER-apoptosis
Dramatic hypotension sometimes accompanies type I hypersensitivity reactions
because - ANSWER-massive histamine release from mast cells leads to
vasodilation
What results when systemic blood pressure is increased? - ANSWER-
Vasoconstriction
The increased anterior-posterior chest diameter associated with obstructive lung
disease is caused by - ANSWER-increased residual lung volume
Hypernatremia may be caused by - ANSWER-decreased antidiuretic hormone
secretion
Tumor necrosis factor α and interleukin-1 contribute to shock states because they
induce production of - ANSWER-nitric oxide
Which finding is indicative of orthostatic hypotension in a person with a supine BP
of 110/70 and a HR of 100? - ANSWER-Sitting BP 88/60, HR 118
Familial retinoblastoma involves the transmission of what from parent to
offspring? - ANSWER-Mutant tumor-suppressor gene
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AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2 VERSIONS CURRENTLY TESTING
COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED ANSWERS
/ALREADY GRADED A+
Angina caused by coronary artery spasm is called _____ angina. - ANSWER-
Prinzmetal Variant
Hypertrophy of the right ventricle is a compensatory response to - ANSWER-
Pulmonary Stenosis
Sings and symptoms of extracellular fluid volume excess include - ANSWER-
bounding pulse
Apoptosis is a process that results in cellular - ANSWER-death
A patient presenting with fever, hypotension, and lactic acidosis is most likely to
be experiencing what type of shock? - ANSWER-Septic
When systemic vascular resistance is decreased, blood flow - ANSWER-decreases
Overproduction of nitric oxide is an important aspect of the pathophysiologic
process of what type of shock? - ANSWER-Septic
Rheumatic heart disease is most often a consequence of - ANSWER-β-hemolytic
streptococcal infection.
A patient with heart failure who reports intermittent shortness of breath during the
night is experiencing - ANSWER-paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea
1
,The effects of histamine release include - ANSWER-increased vascular
permeability
A diagnostic laboratory finding in myeloma is - ANSWER-Bence Jones proteins in
the urine
Emesis causes - ANSWER-metabolic alkalosis
Necrotic death of brain tissue usually produces _________ necrosis - ANSWER-
liquefactive
Metabolic alkalosis is often accompanied by - ANSWER-hypokalemia
A patient diagnosed with chronic compensated heart failure reports that, "My feet
swell if I eat salt but I don't understand why" The nurse's best response is -
ANSWER-"Salt holds water in your blood and makes more pressure against your
blood vessels, so fluid leaks out into your tissues and makes them swell."
Cancer grading is based on - ANSWER-cell differentiation
The most common primary immune deficiency that affects only B cells is -
ANSWER-Selective IgA
Which dysrhythmia is thought to be associated with reentrant mechanisms? -
ANSWER-Preexcitation syndrome tachycardia (Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome)
2
, A 3-year old boy who exhibits prolonged bleeding after minor trauma and a
prolonged aPTT, bu a normal platelet count, is likely to be diagnosed with -
ANSWER-Hemophilia
The majority of cardiac cells that die after myocardial infarction do so because of -
ANSWER-apoptosis
Dramatic hypotension sometimes accompanies type I hypersensitivity reactions
because - ANSWER-massive histamine release from mast cells leads to
vasodilation
What results when systemic blood pressure is increased? - ANSWER-
Vasoconstriction
The increased anterior-posterior chest diameter associated with obstructive lung
disease is caused by - ANSWER-increased residual lung volume
Hypernatremia may be caused by - ANSWER-decreased antidiuretic hormone
secretion
Tumor necrosis factor α and interleukin-1 contribute to shock states because they
induce production of - ANSWER-nitric oxide
Which finding is indicative of orthostatic hypotension in a person with a supine BP
of 110/70 and a HR of 100? - ANSWER-Sitting BP 88/60, HR 118
Familial retinoblastoma involves the transmission of what from parent to
offspring? - ANSWER-Mutant tumor-suppressor gene
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