NURS 6501 ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL
AND MIDTERM 6501 Exam Latest 2024-2025 Update
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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>>Answer:
Anaerobic glycolysis
What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential that initiates an action
potential? - 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? - ANSWER>>Answer: XXY
A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a proband, what is the
nurse looking for? - 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? -
ANSWER>>Answer: Expressivity
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the nurse include
regarding cholesterol? - ANSWER>>Answer: Cholesterol decreases the membrane
fluidity of the erythrocyte, which reduces its ability to carry oxygen.
When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse respond? Cystic
fibrosis is caused by an _____ gene - ANSWER>>Answer: Autosomal recessive
, How are potassium and sodium transported across plasma membranes? -
ANSWER>>Answer: By adenosine triphosphate enzyme (ATPase)
The nurse would be correct in identifying the predominant extracellular cation as: -
ANSWER>>Answer: Sodium
The early dilation (swelling) of the cell's endoplasmic reticulum results in: -
ANSWER>>Answer: Reduced protein synthesis
What principle should the nurse remember when trying to distinguish aging from
diseases? - ANSWER>>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. - ANSWER>>Answer: Turner syndrome
A eukaryotic cell is undergoing DNA replication. In which region of the cell would
most of the genetic information be contained? - ANSWER>>Answer: Nucleolus
The nurse is teaching staff about the most common cause of Down syndrome. What is
the nurse describing? - ANSWER>>Answer: Maternal nondisjunction
A 50-year-old male was recently diagnosed with Huntington disease. Transmission of
this disease is associated with: - ANSWER>>Answer: Delayed age of onset
A patient wants to know the risk factors for Down syndrome. What is the nurse's best
response? - ANSWER>>Answer: Pregnancy in women over age 35
AND MIDTERM 6501 Exam Latest 2024-2025 Update
Already Graded A+
A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which of the
following will facilitate his continued muscle performance? - ANSWER>>Answer:
Anaerobic glycolysis
What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential that initiates an action
potential? - 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? - ANSWER>>Answer: XXY
A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a proband, what is the
nurse looking for? - 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? -
ANSWER>>Answer: Expressivity
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the nurse include
regarding cholesterol? - ANSWER>>Answer: Cholesterol decreases the membrane
fluidity of the erythrocyte, which reduces its ability to carry oxygen.
When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse respond? Cystic
fibrosis is caused by an _____ gene - ANSWER>>Answer: Autosomal recessive
, How are potassium and sodium transported across plasma membranes? -
ANSWER>>Answer: By adenosine triphosphate enzyme (ATPase)
The nurse would be correct in identifying the predominant extracellular cation as: -
ANSWER>>Answer: Sodium
The early dilation (swelling) of the cell's endoplasmic reticulum results in: -
ANSWER>>Answer: Reduced protein synthesis
What principle should the nurse remember when trying to distinguish aging from
diseases? - ANSWER>>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. - ANSWER>>Answer: Turner syndrome
A eukaryotic cell is undergoing DNA replication. In which region of the cell would
most of the genetic information be contained? - ANSWER>>Answer: Nucleolus
The nurse is teaching staff about the most common cause of Down syndrome. What is
the nurse describing? - ANSWER>>Answer: Maternal nondisjunction
A 50-year-old male was recently diagnosed with Huntington disease. Transmission of
this disease is associated with: - ANSWER>>Answer: Delayed age of onset
A patient wants to know the risk factors for Down syndrome. What is the nurse's best
response? - ANSWER>>Answer: Pregnancy in women over age 35
