NSU Nursing pathophysiology Exam 1 Questions With Correct Answers

NSU Nursing pathophysiology Exam 1
Questions With Correct Answers

Which of these is an example of compensatory hypertrophy?
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A. When the body increases its major organs during times of
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malnutrition
B. When one kidney is removed, the remaining kidney enlarges to
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compensate for the loss | | |




C. When muscle mas increases during athletic training
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D. When the heart enlarges in heart failure to be better able to pump
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blood to organs - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-B. When one kidney is
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removed, the remaining kidney enlarges to compensate for the loss
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Which of the following best describes the cellular adaptation seen in
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chronic cigarette smokers?
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A. Atrophy
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B. Hypertrophy
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C. Hyperplasia
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D. Metaplasia
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E. Dysplasia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D. Metaplasia
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, Rationale: As cells are damaged, a hardier version replaces the normal
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strata of cells.
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Dystrophic calcification can result from prolonged ischemia
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Is the following statement true or false? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-True
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Ischemia stresses the tissue, it dies, and calcium precipitates out of
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solution.


Which of the following can result in membrane damage?
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A. Inactivation of Na+/K+ ATPase
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B. Oxidation of phospholipid
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C. Ischemic activation of Ca2+-regulated protease
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D. All the above
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E. None of the above - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-D. All the above
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Rationale: Each of these can result in membrane damage
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Abnormal lipid accumulation in the brain and tissue as a result of Tay-
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Sachs disease is an example of what?
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