NURS 7425 - Advanced Pathophysiology Final
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Thrush is a superficial infection that commonly occurs in children and is caused by
which organism?
1) Staphylococcus
2) Streptococcus
3) Herpesvirusd
4) Candida albicans - ANSWER Candida albicans
The final concentration of urine depends upon the secretion of ADH, which is a product
of the:
1) posterior pituitary
2) right atrium
3) left atrium
4) anterior pituitary
5) hypothalamus. - ANSWER posterior pituitary
In renal calculi formation, the pyrophosphate, potassium citrate and magnesium all:
1) Inhibit crystal growth
2) Pyrophosphate, potassium citrate and magnesium stimulate the supersaturation of
salt
3) They facilitate the precipitation of salts from a liquid to a solid state
4) Pyrophosphate, potassium citrate, and magnesium promote crystallization of salt
crystals to make stones - ANSWER They impede crystallization
Which of the following structures of the digestive system produces clotting factors and
,vitamin K required by the process of hemostasis?
1) Colon
2) Spleen
3) Gallbladder
4) Liver - ANSWER Liver
Food first enters the stomach through the _____ orifice?
1) Cardiac
2) Upper esophageal
3) Gastric
4) Fundal - ANSWER Cardiac sphincter
The chemoreceptor trigger zone (CTZ) for vomiting is located in the: - ANSWER area
postrema (in the medulla oblingata)
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a result of:
1) Overproduction of hydrochloric acid
2) A zone of low pressure of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES)
3) Presence of Helicobacter pylori in the esophagus
4) Reverse muscular peristalsis of the esophagus - ANSWER A zone of low pressure of
the lower esophageal sphincter (LES)
symptoms characteristic of bulimia nervosa include: - ANSWER A sense of lack of
control over eating during the episode,(such as feeling that one cannot stop eating or
control what or how much one's eating
Which statement is false about the pathophysiology of alcoholic cirrhosis? - ANSWER
Inflammation and damage leading to cirrhosis begin in the bile canaliculi
, Alcohol is converted to acetaldehyde, which stimulates liver fibrosis. Mitochondrial
function is depressed, reducing oxidation of fatty acids. Acetaldehyde prevents
secretion of proteins from the liver.
The type of diarrhea that is a consequence of unhydrolyzed lactose is called:
1) Motility
2) Osmotic
3) Small-volume
4) Secretory - ANSWER Osmotic
Which ions directly influence contraction of muscles?
1) Sodium
2) Potassium
3) Calcium
4) Magnesium - ANSWER Calcium
Articular cartilage is attached to the underlying bone by:
1) Sharpey fibers
2) Collagen fibers
3) Glycoproteins
4) Elastin fibers - ANSWER collagen
Considering the pathophysiology of osteoporosis, after being activated by receptor
activator of nuclear RANKL, RANK activates: - ANSWER Osteoclast survival
Which of the following attaches skeletal muscle to bone? - ANSWER tendons
rhabdomyolysis is characterized by:
Exam 100% Verified
Thrush is a superficial infection that commonly occurs in children and is caused by
which organism?
1) Staphylococcus
2) Streptococcus
3) Herpesvirusd
4) Candida albicans - ANSWER Candida albicans
The final concentration of urine depends upon the secretion of ADH, which is a product
of the:
1) posterior pituitary
2) right atrium
3) left atrium
4) anterior pituitary
5) hypothalamus. - ANSWER posterior pituitary
In renal calculi formation, the pyrophosphate, potassium citrate and magnesium all:
1) Inhibit crystal growth
2) Pyrophosphate, potassium citrate and magnesium stimulate the supersaturation of
salt
3) They facilitate the precipitation of salts from a liquid to a solid state
4) Pyrophosphate, potassium citrate, and magnesium promote crystallization of salt
crystals to make stones - ANSWER They impede crystallization
Which of the following structures of the digestive system produces clotting factors and
,vitamin K required by the process of hemostasis?
1) Colon
2) Spleen
3) Gallbladder
4) Liver - ANSWER Liver
Food first enters the stomach through the _____ orifice?
1) Cardiac
2) Upper esophageal
3) Gastric
4) Fundal - ANSWER Cardiac sphincter
The chemoreceptor trigger zone (CTZ) for vomiting is located in the: - ANSWER area
postrema (in the medulla oblingata)
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a result of:
1) Overproduction of hydrochloric acid
2) A zone of low pressure of the lower esophageal sphincter (LES)
3) Presence of Helicobacter pylori in the esophagus
4) Reverse muscular peristalsis of the esophagus - ANSWER A zone of low pressure of
the lower esophageal sphincter (LES)
symptoms characteristic of bulimia nervosa include: - ANSWER A sense of lack of
control over eating during the episode,(such as feeling that one cannot stop eating or
control what or how much one's eating
Which statement is false about the pathophysiology of alcoholic cirrhosis? - ANSWER
Inflammation and damage leading to cirrhosis begin in the bile canaliculi
, Alcohol is converted to acetaldehyde, which stimulates liver fibrosis. Mitochondrial
function is depressed, reducing oxidation of fatty acids. Acetaldehyde prevents
secretion of proteins from the liver.
The type of diarrhea that is a consequence of unhydrolyzed lactose is called:
1) Motility
2) Osmotic
3) Small-volume
4) Secretory - ANSWER Osmotic
Which ions directly influence contraction of muscles?
1) Sodium
2) Potassium
3) Calcium
4) Magnesium - ANSWER Calcium
Articular cartilage is attached to the underlying bone by:
1) Sharpey fibers
2) Collagen fibers
3) Glycoproteins
4) Elastin fibers - ANSWER collagen
Considering the pathophysiology of osteoporosis, after being activated by receptor
activator of nuclear RANKL, RANK activates: - ANSWER Osteoclast survival
Which of the following attaches skeletal muscle to bone? - ANSWER tendons
rhabdomyolysis is characterized by:
