D027 PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT-
ADVANCED PATHOPHARMACOLOGICAL
FOUNDATIONS QUESTIONS WITH 100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Which of the following is not a cellular function? - Accurate answers Combustion
What are mitochondria responsible for? - Accurate answers Energy production
Which if the following can cause edema? - Accurate answers Increased lymphatic pressure
Which of the following best describes the result of cellular reproduction? - Accurate answers
Two diploid cells, called daughter cells, are produced.
What is an example of both hyperplasia and hypertrophy? - Accurate answers Uterine
enlargement due to pregnancy
What regulates the sodium balance? - Accurate answers aldosterone
What is the alteration if the extracellular fluid volume is less than normal? - Accurate answers
Hypotonic
When in excess, what do buffers absorb? - Accurate answers Hydrogen
What is the process by which RNA directs the synthesis of polypeptides? - Accurate answers
Translation
What is the recurrence rate (%) for autosomal dominant disease? - Accurate answers 50%
What is the proportion of the population affected by a disease at the specific point in time? -
Accurate answers Prevalence rate
Which of the following should be completed when a disease is multifactorial but has a larger
genetic component? - Accurate answers Get a thorough family history
A 44-year-old woman has recently been diagnosed with advanced metastatic non-small-cell
lung cancer. Genetic testing is ordered to determine if the patient's tumor has any genomic
alterations and to guide treatment decisions. A few weeks later, the patient's test results come
back positive for a genetic mutation. The APN starts osimertinib (Tagrisso). Based on this
, information, what types of genetic mutation does this patient have? Choose 2 answers -
Accurate answers 1. ALK mutation
2. EGFR mutation
A 20-year-old male meets with an APN to discuss symptoms that have been slowly progressing
over the past several years. He is mainly concerned because he has been falling frequently.
Lately, he has noticed it takes longer/more difficult to change positions from sitting to standing
than it used to in the past. He has been waking up with muscle/joint stiffness. No family history
of any chronic or genetic diseases. Which condition is likely to be the cause of these symptoms?
- Accurate answers Becker muscular dystrophy
A patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is diagnosed with idiopathic
thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). Which statement should the provider give the patient
regarding the pathophysiology of SLE and its relation to thrombocytopenia? - Accurate
answers SLE disrupts immune homeostasis and promotes development of self-reactive
antibodies.
A 75-year-old female presents to the emergency department with an irregular heart rate of
130. What can be ascertained about this patient's findings given the limited information? -
Accurate answers She is diagnosed with atrial fibrillation and needs her heart rate
controlled with metoprolol (Lopressor).
A 45-year-old female fears that she is having a stroke and takes herself to an emergency room.
After several diagnostic and laboratory tests, the patient is diagnosed with Cushing disease.
Which lab abnormality would be present in this patient? - Accurate answers Increased
cortisol
A two-year-old child presents with a clear runny nose and cough which has lasted 3 days. The
child's mother reports the cough sounds like a barking noise. The child is sleeping in the
mother's arms and appears to have stridor. The child's mother also reports an axillary
temperature of 101°F last night. Which management technique is appropriate for this child's
symptoms? - Accurate answers Oral steroids and breathing treatments
A patient who is elderly presents with recent memory loss, urinary incontinence, and
hallucinations. The patient's family also states she is having daytime sleepiness and impaired
judgment. Which lab and diagnostic tests should be ordered as part of the patient's
assessment? - Accurate answers CBC, CMP, Urinalysis
A 40-year-old female comes to a clinic with abdominal pain and diarrhea. She reports that every
time she eats, her diarrhea gets worse. Her labs and stool studies are normal, and a
colonoscopy is performed. The colonoscopy reveals the patient has skip lesions throughout her
colon. What is the appropriate diagnosis for this patient? - Accurate answers Crohn's
disease
ADVANCED PATHOPHARMACOLOGICAL
FOUNDATIONS QUESTIONS WITH 100%
ACCURATE ANSWERS
Which of the following is not a cellular function? - Accurate answers Combustion
What are mitochondria responsible for? - Accurate answers Energy production
Which if the following can cause edema? - Accurate answers Increased lymphatic pressure
Which of the following best describes the result of cellular reproduction? - Accurate answers
Two diploid cells, called daughter cells, are produced.
What is an example of both hyperplasia and hypertrophy? - Accurate answers Uterine
enlargement due to pregnancy
What regulates the sodium balance? - Accurate answers aldosterone
What is the alteration if the extracellular fluid volume is less than normal? - Accurate answers
Hypotonic
When in excess, what do buffers absorb? - Accurate answers Hydrogen
What is the process by which RNA directs the synthesis of polypeptides? - Accurate answers
Translation
What is the recurrence rate (%) for autosomal dominant disease? - Accurate answers 50%
What is the proportion of the population affected by a disease at the specific point in time? -
Accurate answers Prevalence rate
Which of the following should be completed when a disease is multifactorial but has a larger
genetic component? - Accurate answers Get a thorough family history
A 44-year-old woman has recently been diagnosed with advanced metastatic non-small-cell
lung cancer. Genetic testing is ordered to determine if the patient's tumor has any genomic
alterations and to guide treatment decisions. A few weeks later, the patient's test results come
back positive for a genetic mutation. The APN starts osimertinib (Tagrisso). Based on this
, information, what types of genetic mutation does this patient have? Choose 2 answers -
Accurate answers 1. ALK mutation
2. EGFR mutation
A 20-year-old male meets with an APN to discuss symptoms that have been slowly progressing
over the past several years. He is mainly concerned because he has been falling frequently.
Lately, he has noticed it takes longer/more difficult to change positions from sitting to standing
than it used to in the past. He has been waking up with muscle/joint stiffness. No family history
of any chronic or genetic diseases. Which condition is likely to be the cause of these symptoms?
- Accurate answers Becker muscular dystrophy
A patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is diagnosed with idiopathic
thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP). Which statement should the provider give the patient
regarding the pathophysiology of SLE and its relation to thrombocytopenia? - Accurate
answers SLE disrupts immune homeostasis and promotes development of self-reactive
antibodies.
A 75-year-old female presents to the emergency department with an irregular heart rate of
130. What can be ascertained about this patient's findings given the limited information? -
Accurate answers She is diagnosed with atrial fibrillation and needs her heart rate
controlled with metoprolol (Lopressor).
A 45-year-old female fears that she is having a stroke and takes herself to an emergency room.
After several diagnostic and laboratory tests, the patient is diagnosed with Cushing disease.
Which lab abnormality would be present in this patient? - Accurate answers Increased
cortisol
A two-year-old child presents with a clear runny nose and cough which has lasted 3 days. The
child's mother reports the cough sounds like a barking noise. The child is sleeping in the
mother's arms and appears to have stridor. The child's mother also reports an axillary
temperature of 101°F last night. Which management technique is appropriate for this child's
symptoms? - Accurate answers Oral steroids and breathing treatments
A patient who is elderly presents with recent memory loss, urinary incontinence, and
hallucinations. The patient's family also states she is having daytime sleepiness and impaired
judgment. Which lab and diagnostic tests should be ordered as part of the patient's
assessment? - Accurate answers CBC, CMP, Urinalysis
A 40-year-old female comes to a clinic with abdominal pain and diarrhea. She reports that every
time she eats, her diarrhea gets worse. Her labs and stool studies are normal, and a
colonoscopy is performed. The colonoscopy reveals the patient has skip lesions throughout her
colon. What is the appropriate diagnosis for this patient? - Accurate answers Crohn's
disease
