2024 NURS 6501 Advanced Pathophysiology Midterm
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A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which of the
following will facilitate his continued muscle performance?
Answer: Anaerobic glycolysis
What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential that initiates an
action potential?
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?
Answer: XXY
A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a proband, what is
the nurse looking for?
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?
Answer: Expressivity
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the nurse include
regarding cholesterol?
Answer: Cholesterol decreases the membrane fluidity of the erythrocyte, which reduces
its ability to carry oxygen.
A 15-year-old female is diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome. This condition is
an example of:
Answer: Gene imprinting
When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse respond?
Cystic fibrosis is caused by an _____ gene
Answer: Autosomal recessive
How are potassium and sodium transported across plasma membranes?
Answer: By adenosine triphosphate enzyme (ATPase)
The nurse would be correct in identifying the predominant extracellular cation as:
Answer: Sodium
The early dilation (swelling) of the cell's endoplasmic reticulum results in:
Answer: Reduced protein synthesis
What principle should the nurse remember when trying to distinguish aging from
diseases?
Answer: It is difficult to tell the difference because both processes are believed to result
from cell injury.
What is the diagnosis of a 13-year-old female who has a karyotype that reveals an
absent homologous X chromosome with only a single X chromosome present?
Her features include a short stature, widely spaced nipples, reduced carrying
angle at the elbow, and sparse body hair.
Questions and Answers Latest () (Verified
Answers)
A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which of the
following will facilitate his continued muscle performance?
Answer: Anaerobic glycolysis
What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential that initiates an
action potential?
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?
Answer: XXY
A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a proband, what is
the nurse looking for?
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?
Answer: Expressivity
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the nurse include
regarding cholesterol?
Answer: Cholesterol decreases the membrane fluidity of the erythrocyte, which reduces
its ability to carry oxygen.
A 15-year-old female is diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome. This condition is
an example of:
Answer: Gene imprinting
When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse respond?
Cystic fibrosis is caused by an _____ gene
Answer: Autosomal recessive
How are potassium and sodium transported across plasma membranes?
Answer: By adenosine triphosphate enzyme (ATPase)
The nurse would be correct in identifying the predominant extracellular cation as:
Answer: Sodium
The early dilation (swelling) of the cell's endoplasmic reticulum results in:
Answer: Reduced protein synthesis
What principle should the nurse remember when trying to distinguish aging from
diseases?
Answer: It is difficult to tell the difference because both processes are believed to result
from cell injury.
What is the diagnosis of a 13-year-old female who has a karyotype that reveals an
absent homologous X chromosome with only a single X chromosome present?
Her features include a short stature, widely spaced nipples, reduced carrying
angle at the elbow, and sparse body hair.
