WCU PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 370 REVIEW
PACK 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS
◉ Which cellular change is seen with chronic bronchitis?
a. Increased eosinophils
b. Decreased CD8 T lymphocytes
c. Decreased interleukin-8 levels
d. Atrophy of bronchial glands
Answer: a. Increased eosinophils
◉ A patient exposed to herpes simplex virus has been exhibiting
symptoms that suggest an inflammation of the brain. This type of
infection is referred to as
a. Brain abscess
b. Encephalitis
c. Bacteremia
d. Meningitis
Answer: b. Encephalitis
Encephalitis is inflammation of the brain and is most commonly
caused by viral infection.
,Brain abscesses act like space-occupying lesions and are often
caused by pus-forming bacteria.
Bacteremia is bacteria in the blood.
Meningitis is an infection of the cerebrospinal fluid and can be either
bacterial or viral.
◉ Clinical manifestations of hypocalcemia include which of the
following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Positive Trousseau sign
b. Positive Chvostek sign
c. Hyperactive reflexes.
d. Muscle twitching
e. Constipation
f. Paresthesias
Answer: a. Positive Trousseau sign
b. Positive Chvostek sign
c. Hyperactive reflexes.
d. Muscle twitching
f. Paresthesias
◉ What are the early signs of Parkinson disease? (Select all that
apply.)
a. Drooling
,b. Small writing
c. Monotone speech
d. Minimal blinking
e. Loss of facial expression
Answer: d. Minimal blinking
e. Loss of facial expression
The early signs of Parkinson disease include infrequent eye blinking
and loss of facial expression. As the disease progresses, additional
functional changes occur; these include drooling and micrographia
(small handwriting). Advanced findings include low-volume,
monotonous, and dysarthric speech.
◉ What is a common site for bone metastases to occur?
a. Vertebral bodies
b. Midshaft femur
c. Carpal bones
d. Radius
Answer: a. Vertebral bodies
◉ Which are types of dialysis? (Select all that apply.)
a. Diffusion
b. Hemodialysis
, c. Continuous renal replacement
d. Continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis
e. Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
Answer: b. Hemodialysis
c. Continuous renal replacement
d. Continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis
e. Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
◉ Tachycardia, decreased or absent breath sounds on the affected
side, hyperresonance, and sudden chest pain on the affected side are
clinical manifestations of
a. Sarcoidosis
b. Pneumothorax
c. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
d. adult respiratory distress syndrome
Answer: b. Pneumothorax
◉ Cushing syndrome differs from Cushing disease in that the term
Cushing syndrome is used only to describe
a. Hypercortisolism caused by prolonged use of corticosteroid drugs
b. Hypercortisolism caused by ectopic nonpituitary tumors
c. Hypercortisolism manifestations, regardless of cause
PACK 2026 SOLVED QUESTIONS AND
ACCURATE ANSWERS
◉ Which cellular change is seen with chronic bronchitis?
a. Increased eosinophils
b. Decreased CD8 T lymphocytes
c. Decreased interleukin-8 levels
d. Atrophy of bronchial glands
Answer: a. Increased eosinophils
◉ A patient exposed to herpes simplex virus has been exhibiting
symptoms that suggest an inflammation of the brain. This type of
infection is referred to as
a. Brain abscess
b. Encephalitis
c. Bacteremia
d. Meningitis
Answer: b. Encephalitis
Encephalitis is inflammation of the brain and is most commonly
caused by viral infection.
,Brain abscesses act like space-occupying lesions and are often
caused by pus-forming bacteria.
Bacteremia is bacteria in the blood.
Meningitis is an infection of the cerebrospinal fluid and can be either
bacterial or viral.
◉ Clinical manifestations of hypocalcemia include which of the
following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Positive Trousseau sign
b. Positive Chvostek sign
c. Hyperactive reflexes.
d. Muscle twitching
e. Constipation
f. Paresthesias
Answer: a. Positive Trousseau sign
b. Positive Chvostek sign
c. Hyperactive reflexes.
d. Muscle twitching
f. Paresthesias
◉ What are the early signs of Parkinson disease? (Select all that
apply.)
a. Drooling
,b. Small writing
c. Monotone speech
d. Minimal blinking
e. Loss of facial expression
Answer: d. Minimal blinking
e. Loss of facial expression
The early signs of Parkinson disease include infrequent eye blinking
and loss of facial expression. As the disease progresses, additional
functional changes occur; these include drooling and micrographia
(small handwriting). Advanced findings include low-volume,
monotonous, and dysarthric speech.
◉ What is a common site for bone metastases to occur?
a. Vertebral bodies
b. Midshaft femur
c. Carpal bones
d. Radius
Answer: a. Vertebral bodies
◉ Which are types of dialysis? (Select all that apply.)
a. Diffusion
b. Hemodialysis
, c. Continuous renal replacement
d. Continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis
e. Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
Answer: b. Hemodialysis
c. Continuous renal replacement
d. Continuous cycling peritoneal dialysis
e. Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
◉ Tachycardia, decreased or absent breath sounds on the affected
side, hyperresonance, and sudden chest pain on the affected side are
clinical manifestations of
a. Sarcoidosis
b. Pneumothorax
c. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis
d. adult respiratory distress syndrome
Answer: b. Pneumothorax
◉ Cushing syndrome differs from Cushing disease in that the term
Cushing syndrome is used only to describe
a. Hypercortisolism caused by prolonged use of corticosteroid drugs
b. Hypercortisolism caused by ectopic nonpituitary tumors
c. Hypercortisolism manifestations, regardless of cause
