PATHO 370 Final Exam Questions and Answers
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Compartment syndrome - ANSWER Absence of peripheral pulses
Increase in intracranial pressure - ANSWER Cerebral vasodilation
Appendicitis - ANSWER Acute right lower quadrant pain with rebound tenderness
Excessive red cell lysis detection - ANSWER Measuring serum bilirubin
Paraneoplastic syndromes - ANSWER Excessive production of substances,
common one being calcium
Injury due to faulty metabolism - ANSWER Intracellular accumulation
Primary Cushing syndrome symptom - ANSWER Hyperglycemia
Slow pain sensation transmission - ANSWER Unmyelinated C fibers
Jaundice manifestation - ANSWER Liver disease
Hypotension in type I hypersensitivity - ANSWER Massive histamine release leading
to vasodilation
Graves disease manifestations - ANSWER Tremor
Bell palsy - ANSWER Paralysis of muscles innervated by facial nerve
Magnesium-aluminum antacid overuse consequence - ANSWER Hypophosphatemia
Mannitol infusion purpose - ANSWER Treatment of cerebral edema
Pain in fibromyalgia - ANSWER Changes in pain transmission in the spinal cord
Clinical manifestations of hyponatremia - ANSWER Confusion, lethargy, coma, and
possibly seizures
Urinary retention type - ANSWER Overflow incontinence
Blood flow through capillaries - ANSWER Slow due to largest total cross-sectional
area
Cholecystitis definitive treatment - ANSWER Cholecystectomy
, Intrinsic kidney injury cause - ANSWER Tubular injury
Acute pancreatitis management - ANSWER NPO to remove stimuli for pancreatic
secretion
Prevention as best intervention for AKI - ANSWER True
Red blood cell production requirement - ANSWER Iron
Ketones in blood indication - ANSWER Metabolic acidosis
Oxygen-hemoglobin bond strength - ANSWER Oxygen-hemoglobin affinity
Gallstones occurrence - ANSWER More common in women
Osteoarthritis pathophysiology - ANSWER Cells secrete inflammatory mediators
damaging cartilage and bone
Neurologic disorder - Lou Gehrig disease - ANSWER Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Organism in acute pyelonephritis - ANSWER Escherichia coli
Tumor with excessive catecholamine production - ANSWER Pheochromocytoma
Liver transaminase elevation pattern in alcohol-induced injury - ANSWER AST
markedly greater than ALT
Cancer grading basis - ANSWER Cell differentiation
Familial retinoblastoma transmission - ANSWER Mutant tumor-suppressor gene
Acute brain ischemia manifestations - ANSWER Sympathetic nervous system
activation
Normal bile composition - ANSWER Water, electrolytes, and organic solutes
Metabolic acidosis compensation - ANSWER Fully compensated metabolic acidosis
results in blood pH within the normal range.
Systemic lupus erythematosus diagnosis - ANSWER Positive antinuclear antibodies
help confirm the diagnosis of SLE.
Cardiogenic shock - ANSWER Shock type with brain trauma leading to vasomotor
center depression is cardiogenic.
Chronic bronchitis airway obstruction - ANSWER Obstruction due to thick mucus,
fibrosis, and smooth muscle hypertrophy.
Greenstick fracture - ANSWER Type of fracture common in children due to
incomplete breakage.
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Compartment syndrome - ANSWER Absence of peripheral pulses
Increase in intracranial pressure - ANSWER Cerebral vasodilation
Appendicitis - ANSWER Acute right lower quadrant pain with rebound tenderness
Excessive red cell lysis detection - ANSWER Measuring serum bilirubin
Paraneoplastic syndromes - ANSWER Excessive production of substances,
common one being calcium
Injury due to faulty metabolism - ANSWER Intracellular accumulation
Primary Cushing syndrome symptom - ANSWER Hyperglycemia
Slow pain sensation transmission - ANSWER Unmyelinated C fibers
Jaundice manifestation - ANSWER Liver disease
Hypotension in type I hypersensitivity - ANSWER Massive histamine release leading
to vasodilation
Graves disease manifestations - ANSWER Tremor
Bell palsy - ANSWER Paralysis of muscles innervated by facial nerve
Magnesium-aluminum antacid overuse consequence - ANSWER Hypophosphatemia
Mannitol infusion purpose - ANSWER Treatment of cerebral edema
Pain in fibromyalgia - ANSWER Changes in pain transmission in the spinal cord
Clinical manifestations of hyponatremia - ANSWER Confusion, lethargy, coma, and
possibly seizures
Urinary retention type - ANSWER Overflow incontinence
Blood flow through capillaries - ANSWER Slow due to largest total cross-sectional
area
Cholecystitis definitive treatment - ANSWER Cholecystectomy
, Intrinsic kidney injury cause - ANSWER Tubular injury
Acute pancreatitis management - ANSWER NPO to remove stimuli for pancreatic
secretion
Prevention as best intervention for AKI - ANSWER True
Red blood cell production requirement - ANSWER Iron
Ketones in blood indication - ANSWER Metabolic acidosis
Oxygen-hemoglobin bond strength - ANSWER Oxygen-hemoglobin affinity
Gallstones occurrence - ANSWER More common in women
Osteoarthritis pathophysiology - ANSWER Cells secrete inflammatory mediators
damaging cartilage and bone
Neurologic disorder - Lou Gehrig disease - ANSWER Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
Organism in acute pyelonephritis - ANSWER Escherichia coli
Tumor with excessive catecholamine production - ANSWER Pheochromocytoma
Liver transaminase elevation pattern in alcohol-induced injury - ANSWER AST
markedly greater than ALT
Cancer grading basis - ANSWER Cell differentiation
Familial retinoblastoma transmission - ANSWER Mutant tumor-suppressor gene
Acute brain ischemia manifestations - ANSWER Sympathetic nervous system
activation
Normal bile composition - ANSWER Water, electrolytes, and organic solutes
Metabolic acidosis compensation - ANSWER Fully compensated metabolic acidosis
results in blood pH within the normal range.
Systemic lupus erythematosus diagnosis - ANSWER Positive antinuclear antibodies
help confirm the diagnosis of SLE.
Cardiogenic shock - ANSWER Shock type with brain trauma leading to vasomotor
center depression is cardiogenic.
Chronic bronchitis airway obstruction - ANSWER Obstruction due to thick mucus,
fibrosis, and smooth muscle hypertrophy.
Greenstick fracture - ANSWER Type of fracture common in children due to
incomplete breakage.
