PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 3 (HESI) (2026/2027) UPDATE|EXAM QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED ANSWERS (NEW)!!!

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 3 (HESI)
(2026/2027) UPDATE|EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
ItmismtruemthatmthemEpstein-Barrmvirusmis

m A)Sero-positiveminm60%mofmthemadultmpopulationmIncorrect

m B)ConsideredmamcausemofmBurkittmlymphoma

m C)LinkedmtomB-cellmlymphoma

m D)mLinkedmwithmHIV




CH.m11m-mCORRECTmANSWERmB)mconsideredmamcausemofmBurkittmlymphoma



Whichmtermmbestmdescribesmamconditionmthatmpresentsmwithmthemsymptomsmofmpetechiae,measym
bruising,mbleedingmgums,moccultmhematuria,mormretinalmhemorrhages?

m A)mThrombocytopeniam

m B)mNeutropenia

m C)mLeukopenia

m D)mAnemia




CH.11m-mCORRECTmANSWERmA)mThrombocytopeniam



(Neutropenia=absolutemneutrophilmcountmofmlessmthanm500mcells/mclmresultingminmfeversmandmfre
quentminfections.m

,Leukopenia=decreaseminmwhitembloodmcellsmalsomputtingmthemindividualmatmriskmforminfections.m

Anemia=decreaseminmhemoglobinmandmhematocritmaffectingmthembody'smabilitymtomtransportmoxy
genmcausingmfatiguemandmultimatelymrespiratorymissues.)



Whenmampatientmreceivesmbonemmarrowmfrommamcloselymmatchedmrelative,mitmismreferredmtomasmw
hatmtypemofmtransplant?

m A)Allogenicm

m B)Autologous

m C)Graft-versus-host

m D)Peripheralmstemmcell




CH.11m-mCORRECTmANSWERmA)mAllogenic



(Autologousmtransplantsmcollectmstemmcellsmfrommthempatient'smownmbloodmtombemstoredmandmthe
nmre-infusedmaftermchemotherapymandmirradiation.m

Graft-versus-hostmdiseasemismamseriousmproblemmthatmcanmoccurmfrommallogenicmtransplants.m

Usingmperipheralmstemmcellmtransplantationm(whichmismamformmofmautologousmtransplant)mhelpsmel
iminatemthemproblemmofmgraft-versus-hostmdisease.)



Whichmstatementmregardingmmyelodysplasticmsyndromesmandmacutemmyeloidmleukemiam(AML)mism
true?

m A)mThemprognosismismgood.

m B)mTheymincludempolycythemiamvera.

m C)mOverproductionmofmonemcellmtypemoccurs.

m D)mNeoplasticmcellsmaremfunctionallymabnormal.m

,CH.m11m-mCORRECTmANSWERmD)mNeoplasticmcellsmaremfunctionallymabnormal



Whichmstatementmregardingmchronicmmyeloidmleukemiam(CML)mismamtruemstatement?

m A)mItmismnotmseenminmchildren.

m B)mItmrepresentsm30%mofmallmcasesmofmleukemia.

m C)mThemaveragemagemofmonsetmismoldermthanm70myears.m

m D)mAffectedmpersonsmcarrymthemPhiladelphiamchromosome.m




CH.m11m-mCORRECTmANSWERmD)mAffectedmpersonsmcarrymthemPhiladelphiamchromosome



Itmismtruemthatmacutemlymphoidmleukemiam(ALL)mis

m A)Incurable

m B)Moremcurableminmadults

m C)Primarilymdiagnosedminmchildrenm

m D)mGenerallymseenminmadultsmoldermthanm70myears




CH.m11m-mCORRECTmANSWERmC)mPrimarilymdiagnosedminmchildren



Whichmismammalignantmdisordermofmmaturemantibody-secretingmBmlymphocytesmormplasmamcells?

m A)Multiplemmyelomam

m B)Hairymcellmleukemia

m C)Acutemlymphoidmleukemiam(ALL)m

, m D)Chronicmmyeloidmleukemiam(CML)




CH.m11m-mCORRECTmANSWERmA)mMultiplemMyelomam



(HairymcellmleukemiamismamB-
cellmphenotypemandmismcharacterizedmbymthempresencemofmpeculiarmcellsmwithmhairlikemprojections
.m

ALLmhasm80%mmalignantmtransformationmofmBmcells,mandmthemremainderminvolvesmTmcells.m

CMLmismcausedmbymmalignantmgranulocytes.)



WhichmdiseasemhasmthempresencemofmReed-Sternbergmcellsmonmhistologicmexamination?

m A)B-cellmlymphoma

m B)T-cellmlymphoma

m C)NK-cellmlymphoma

m D)Hodgkinmlymphomam



CH.m11m-mCORRECTmANSWERmD)mHodgkinmlymphoma



Whichmismthemstagemwhenmspreadmofmlymphomamhasmreachedmextralymphaticmorgansmandmtissues
?

A)mStagemI

B)mStagemII

C)mStagemIII

D)mStagemIVm