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GCU 631 FINAL EXAM ADVANCED
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY LATEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
What are some things we see clinically in a patient presenting with
carbon monoxide poisoning?
-Normal SpO2
-Tissue damage
What do we have: ABG w/ pH 7.25, bicarb 28, CO2 is 60?
Respiratory acidosis
How do we get molecules to between intracellular & extra cellular?
Hydrostatic pressure
(If it's water: osmotic pressure)
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If patient has large volume of vomiting, what would we see?
Metabolic Alkalosis
Why does metabolic alkalosis develop from vomiting?
Losing acid, retaining Bicarb
What do we look for on an amnio to see neural tube defects?
Alpha-fetal protein
Clinical characteristics of Trisomy 21
Wide eyes
Wide neck
Short stature
Low IQ
Low nasal bridge
Low set ears
Cardiac defects
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How could a newborn have type 1 diabetes
Autoimmune/ Cannot be prevented
We have a certain gene that takes care of maintenance of other cells
Housekeeping genes
Patient comes in with chronic wounds that aren't healing. What are
you thinking?
-Diabetes
-Something else is going on with those patient/other comorbidities
If a newborn doesn't have enough collectin-like protein what kind of
infection might they develop?
-Pneumonia
-Anything RESPIRATORY related
Where do B lymphocytes grow up and develop
Bone marrow
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GCU 631 FINAL EXAM ADVANCED
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY LATEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
What are some things we see clinically in a patient presenting with
carbon monoxide poisoning?
-Normal SpO2
-Tissue damage
What do we have: ABG w/ pH 7.25, bicarb 28, CO2 is 60?
Respiratory acidosis
How do we get molecules to between intracellular & extra cellular?
Hydrostatic pressure
(If it's water: osmotic pressure)
pg. 1
,2|Page
If patient has large volume of vomiting, what would we see?
Metabolic Alkalosis
Why does metabolic alkalosis develop from vomiting?
Losing acid, retaining Bicarb
What do we look for on an amnio to see neural tube defects?
Alpha-fetal protein
Clinical characteristics of Trisomy 21
Wide eyes
Wide neck
Short stature
Low IQ
Low nasal bridge
Low set ears
Cardiac defects
pg. 2
, 3|Page
How could a newborn have type 1 diabetes
Autoimmune/ Cannot be prevented
We have a certain gene that takes care of maintenance of other cells
Housekeeping genes
Patient comes in with chronic wounds that aren't healing. What are
you thinking?
-Diabetes
-Something else is going on with those patient/other comorbidities
If a newborn doesn't have enough collectin-like protein what kind of
infection might they develop?
-Pneumonia
-Anything RESPIRATORY related
Where do B lymphocytes grow up and develop
Bone marrow
pg. 3
