, NURS 6501 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
WALDEN UNIVERSITY | 2026/2027
A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy.
Which of the following will facilitate his continued muscle
performance? - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: Anaerobic glycolysis
What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential
that initiates an action potential? - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer:
Sodium gates open, and sodium rushes into the cell, changing the
membrane potential from negative to positive.
A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. His
karyotype would reveal which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Answer: XXY
A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a
proband, what is the nurse looking for? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Answer: The person who is first diagnosed with a genetic disease
An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis
will show varying degrees of the disease. Which genetic principle
should the nurse explain to the aide? - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer:
Expressivity
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the
nurse include regarding cholesterol? - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer:
Cholesterol decreases the membrane fluidity of the erythrocyte,
which reduces its ability to carry oxygen.
MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS |
WALDEN UNIVERSITY | 2026/2027
A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy.
Which of the following will facilitate his continued muscle
performance? - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer: Anaerobic glycolysis
What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential
that initiates an action potential? - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer:
Sodium gates open, and sodium rushes into the cell, changing the
membrane potential from negative to positive.
A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. His
karyotype would reveal which of the following? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Answer: XXY
A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a
proband, what is the nurse looking for? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Answer: The person who is first diagnosed with a genetic disease
An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis
will show varying degrees of the disease. Which genetic principle
should the nurse explain to the aide? - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer:
Expressivity
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the
nurse include regarding cholesterol? - CORRECT ANSWER-Answer:
Cholesterol decreases the membrane fluidity of the erythrocyte,
which reduces its ability to carry oxygen.
