2025 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ACTUAL EXAM 1
SOUTH COLLEGE LATEST UPDATED 50
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS (EXPERT SOLVED)
1. Which organelle, after protein synthesis is completed, is responsible
for proteins to get packaged, processed and secreted?: Golgi apparatus
2. A patient has an abnormal thickening of the lining of the uterus due to
an increase in estrogen levels. How can such a condition be reversed?:
Treatment with hormone therapy
3. A client is diagnosed with a condition in which the brain cells cannot
withstand low oxygen delivery long enough for cell reversible changes to
happen. Identify the condition.: Hypoxia
4. What does a pulse oximeter measure?: Saturation of hemoglobin with
oxygen (SaO2)
5. By which process are findings identified that represent distinct disease
processes to help with diagnosis?: Pathognomonic changes
6. During an endoscopic examination on a patient, it is found that the
client has acid reflux. Which condition associated with gastroesophageal
reflux disease (GERD) warrants close monitoring and aggressive
treatment?: Barrett's esophagus
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7. A patient is diagnosed with failure of the thyroid gland due to increase
in apoptotic cell death causing hypothyroidism. Which terminology do you
expect to be applied to the patient's condition?: Hashimoto thyroiditis
8. Which aspects of polymerase chain reaction or PCR are CORRECT?:
All of the answers are correct about PCR
9. Familial hypercholesterolemia is a genetic autosomal dominant
disorder characterized by a high cholesterol level. Which statement is
TRUE regarding this condition?: Children are at risk for early acute
myocardial infraction
10. Which of the genetic diseases below is an X-linked trait that primarily
affects men and can cause acute hemolytic anemia?: G6PD deficiency
11. Which of the following diseases is autosomal dominant and will cause
movement and cognitive disorders that begin in adulthood?: Huntington
disease
12. A 40 year old patient presents with mild chorea that seems to be
progressing. Genetic testing revealed a defect of the HTT gene. What is the
patient's diagnosis?: Huntington's disease
13. A client presents to the hospital with difficulty in speaking, excessive
salivation, and ataxia. Physical exam shows jaundice, ascites and Kayser-
Fleisher rings in the eyes. Which of the follow is the most common initial or
early presentation of adults with Wilson disease?: Hepatic dysfunction and/or
cirrhosis 14. Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 main stages of acute
inflammation?: Granulomatous changes
15 Which of the following statements from a malnourished patient with a
large wound is the BEST nutrition plan for wound healing?: "I will need
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SOUTH COLLEGE LATEST UPDATED 50
QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS (EXPERT SOLVED)
1. Which organelle, after protein synthesis is completed, is responsible
for proteins to get packaged, processed and secreted?: Golgi apparatus
2. A patient has an abnormal thickening of the lining of the uterus due to
an increase in estrogen levels. How can such a condition be reversed?:
Treatment with hormone therapy
3. A client is diagnosed with a condition in which the brain cells cannot
withstand low oxygen delivery long enough for cell reversible changes to
happen. Identify the condition.: Hypoxia
4. What does a pulse oximeter measure?: Saturation of hemoglobin with
oxygen (SaO2)
5. By which process are findings identified that represent distinct disease
processes to help with diagnosis?: Pathognomonic changes
6. During an endoscopic examination on a patient, it is found that the
client has acid reflux. Which condition associated with gastroesophageal
reflux disease (GERD) warrants close monitoring and aggressive
treatment?: Barrett's esophagus
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, .
7. A patient is diagnosed with failure of the thyroid gland due to increase
in apoptotic cell death causing hypothyroidism. Which terminology do you
expect to be applied to the patient's condition?: Hashimoto thyroiditis
8. Which aspects of polymerase chain reaction or PCR are CORRECT?:
All of the answers are correct about PCR
9. Familial hypercholesterolemia is a genetic autosomal dominant
disorder characterized by a high cholesterol level. Which statement is
TRUE regarding this condition?: Children are at risk for early acute
myocardial infraction
10. Which of the genetic diseases below is an X-linked trait that primarily
affects men and can cause acute hemolytic anemia?: G6PD deficiency
11. Which of the following diseases is autosomal dominant and will cause
movement and cognitive disorders that begin in adulthood?: Huntington
disease
12. A 40 year old patient presents with mild chorea that seems to be
progressing. Genetic testing revealed a defect of the HTT gene. What is the
patient's diagnosis?: Huntington's disease
13. A client presents to the hospital with difficulty in speaking, excessive
salivation, and ataxia. Physical exam shows jaundice, ascites and Kayser-
Fleisher rings in the eyes. Which of the follow is the most common initial or
early presentation of adults with Wilson disease?: Hepatic dysfunction and/or
cirrhosis 14. Which of the following is NOT one of the 3 main stages of acute
inflammation?: Granulomatous changes
15 Which of the following statements from a malnourished patient with a
large wound is the BEST nutrition plan for wound healing?: "I will need
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