GCU PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 483 FINAL
EXAM WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
A bpatient bpresents bwith bfatigue band bdifficulty bwith bmotor bcontrol. bThey blive bin
bWashington, band bwhen bit brains bit bis bunsafe bfor bthe bpatient bto bdrive bdue bto bher
bdeteriorating bvision. bHer bvision balways bseems bto bget bworse bafter bshe
bexperiences bunexplained bmuscle bspasms bin bher blegs, bfeet, band barms. bAfter
beach bspasm, bshe bgets bextremely btired btoo. bHer bspastic battacks bhave bgone
bfrom bonce ba byear bto bonce ba bmonth bto balmost bweekly. bWhat bcondition bmight
bthis bbe? b- bcorrect banswers b-Multiple bSclerosis b(relapse-remitting)
A bpatient bisn't bfeeling btoo bwell band bhas bbeen bexperiencing bquite ba bfew bmuscle
bspasms bover bthe bpast bfew bdays. bThe bnew bnurse bon bstaff bhas bbeen bput bin
bcharge bof bthe bpatient. bShe, bfor bsome breason, bthinks bthat bthe bpatient bhas
bbacterial bmeningitis band bperforms ba bLP bby bherself. bShe bships bthe bCSF bto bthe
, blab, bwhere bthey bfind boligoclonal bbands bon bthe bIgG bantibodies. bThe bnurse
bcontacts bradiology band brequests bto bget ban bMRI. bWhy bwould bthe bpresence bof
boligoconal bbands bconcern bthe bnurse? bWhat bmight bthis bdisease bbe? b- bcorrect
banswers b-Multiple bsclerosis, bwith bsclerotic bplaques
A bpatient bpresents bwith bmuscle bweakness band bspasms bdown bher blegs. bA bnerve
band bmuscle bconduction btest brevealed bthat bthere bwas ba bslight bdelay. bAn bexam
breveals bthat bthere bis bexcess bglutamate bin bher bsystem. bHer bspeech bhas balso
bbegun bto bslur band bshe bfeels bfatigued. bHowever, bher bintelligence bhas bnot bbeen
binfected. bWhat bdisease bis bthis? b- bcorrect banswers b-ALS b(Lou bGehrig's bdisease)
Johnny bis ba b24 by/o bwho bis bhaving btrouble bwaking. bOn bhis b25th bbirthday bhis
brelatives bcome bover band bnotice ba bvery blarge bchange bin bhis bmobility. bHe bis
bconstantly bshuffling bhis bfeet bwhen bhe bwalks bor bruns. bAt b26 bhe bis bno blonger
bable bto bwalk band bhis bleg bmuscles bhave batrophied, bhowever bhe bcan bstill bfeel
bthem. bTests brevealed bhigh blevels bof bglutamate bin bhis bbody. bWhat bis bthis
bdisease? bHow bcan bit bbe btreated? b- bcorrect banswers b-ALS b(Lou bGehrig's
bdisease) btreated bwith brilouzole bto bslow bthe bprocess
a b25 by/o bfemale bpresents bwith bslurred bspeech, bweakness, bbalance band bvision
bproblems. bA bLP breveals bthat bthere bare belevated bIgGs. bA bMRI bshows bsmall
bwhite blesions bscattered bthroughout bher bbrain. bWhat bis bher bdiagnosis? b- bcorrect
banswers b-Multiple bsclerosis
A b45 by/o bmale bpresents bwith bspeech bdifficulties, bmuscle bweakness, band bfatigue.
bA bLP breveals bincreased bglutamate bin bthe bCSF. bAn bintelligence btest breveals bno
bchanges bin bintelligence band ba bnerve band bmuscle bfunction btest bshow bdiminished
bconduction. bWhat bdisease bis bthis? b- bcorrect banswers b-ALS b(Lou bGehrig's
bdisease)
a b30 by/o bArizona bnative bfemale bpresents bwith bmuscle bweakness, bfatigue, band
beyes bthat bappear bdroopy. bHer bsymptoms bget bworse bin bthe bsummer band bduring
btimes bof bextreme bstress bat bher bjob. bAn bexam bof bher bneck bshowed bthat bshe
bhas ba btumor bon bher bthymus. bA btensilon btest bseemed bto bhelp bwith bmost bof bher
bsymptoms bfor ba bshort bperiod bof btime. bWhat bis bher bcondition? b- bcorrect
banswers b-Myasthenia bgravis
A bpatient bpresents bwith bunilateral bmuscle bweakness. bOne bday bhe bwakes bup band
bnotices bhe bcannot bcompletely bclose bhis bright beye bor bmove bit. bIt bfeels blike bthe
bnumbing bshots bhe bgot bat bthe bdentist ba bfew bmonths bago. bWhen bhe blooked bin
bthe bmirror, bhe brealized bthat bthe bright bside bof bhis bface bis bparalyzed. bFreaking
bout, bhe bgoes bto bthe bER. bA bmedical bhistory bshowed bthat bhe bwas bdiagnosed
bwith bmono ba bfew bmonths bago, band ba bCT bshowed bnothing babnormal. bWhat bis
bhis blikely bcondition? b- bcorrect banswers b-Bell's bpalsy
EXAM WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
A bpatient bpresents bwith bfatigue band bdifficulty bwith bmotor bcontrol. bThey blive bin
bWashington, band bwhen bit brains bit bis bunsafe bfor bthe bpatient bto bdrive bdue bto bher
bdeteriorating bvision. bHer bvision balways bseems bto bget bworse bafter bshe
bexperiences bunexplained bmuscle bspasms bin bher blegs, bfeet, band barms. bAfter
beach bspasm, bshe bgets bextremely btired btoo. bHer bspastic battacks bhave bgone
bfrom bonce ba byear bto bonce ba bmonth bto balmost bweekly. bWhat bcondition bmight
bthis bbe? b- bcorrect banswers b-Multiple bSclerosis b(relapse-remitting)
A bpatient bisn't bfeeling btoo bwell band bhas bbeen bexperiencing bquite ba bfew bmuscle
bspasms bover bthe bpast bfew bdays. bThe bnew bnurse bon bstaff bhas bbeen bput bin
bcharge bof bthe bpatient. bShe, bfor bsome breason, bthinks bthat bthe bpatient bhas
bbacterial bmeningitis band bperforms ba bLP bby bherself. bShe bships bthe bCSF bto bthe
, blab, bwhere bthey bfind boligoclonal bbands bon bthe bIgG bantibodies. bThe bnurse
bcontacts bradiology band brequests bto bget ban bMRI. bWhy bwould bthe bpresence bof
boligoconal bbands bconcern bthe bnurse? bWhat bmight bthis bdisease bbe? b- bcorrect
banswers b-Multiple bsclerosis, bwith bsclerotic bplaques
A bpatient bpresents bwith bmuscle bweakness band bspasms bdown bher blegs. bA bnerve
band bmuscle bconduction btest brevealed bthat bthere bwas ba bslight bdelay. bAn bexam
breveals bthat bthere bis bexcess bglutamate bin bher bsystem. bHer bspeech bhas balso
bbegun bto bslur band bshe bfeels bfatigued. bHowever, bher bintelligence bhas bnot bbeen
binfected. bWhat bdisease bis bthis? b- bcorrect banswers b-ALS b(Lou bGehrig's bdisease)
Johnny bis ba b24 by/o bwho bis bhaving btrouble bwaking. bOn bhis b25th bbirthday bhis
brelatives bcome bover band bnotice ba bvery blarge bchange bin bhis bmobility. bHe bis
bconstantly bshuffling bhis bfeet bwhen bhe bwalks bor bruns. bAt b26 bhe bis bno blonger
bable bto bwalk band bhis bleg bmuscles bhave batrophied, bhowever bhe bcan bstill bfeel
bthem. bTests brevealed bhigh blevels bof bglutamate bin bhis bbody. bWhat bis bthis
bdisease? bHow bcan bit bbe btreated? b- bcorrect banswers b-ALS b(Lou bGehrig's
bdisease) btreated bwith brilouzole bto bslow bthe bprocess
a b25 by/o bfemale bpresents bwith bslurred bspeech, bweakness, bbalance band bvision
bproblems. bA bLP breveals bthat bthere bare belevated bIgGs. bA bMRI bshows bsmall
bwhite blesions bscattered bthroughout bher bbrain. bWhat bis bher bdiagnosis? b- bcorrect
banswers b-Multiple bsclerosis
A b45 by/o bmale bpresents bwith bspeech bdifficulties, bmuscle bweakness, band bfatigue.
bA bLP breveals bincreased bglutamate bin bthe bCSF. bAn bintelligence btest breveals bno
bchanges bin bintelligence band ba bnerve band bmuscle bfunction btest bshow bdiminished
bconduction. bWhat bdisease bis bthis? b- bcorrect banswers b-ALS b(Lou bGehrig's
bdisease)
a b30 by/o bArizona bnative bfemale bpresents bwith bmuscle bweakness, bfatigue, band
beyes bthat bappear bdroopy. bHer bsymptoms bget bworse bin bthe bsummer band bduring
btimes bof bextreme bstress bat bher bjob. bAn bexam bof bher bneck bshowed bthat bshe
bhas ba btumor bon bher bthymus. bA btensilon btest bseemed bto bhelp bwith bmost bof bher
bsymptoms bfor ba bshort bperiod bof btime. bWhat bis bher bcondition? b- bcorrect
banswers b-Myasthenia bgravis
A bpatient bpresents bwith bunilateral bmuscle bweakness. bOne bday bhe bwakes bup band
bnotices bhe bcannot bcompletely bclose bhis bright beye bor bmove bit. bIt bfeels blike bthe
bnumbing bshots bhe bgot bat bthe bdentist ba bfew bmonths bago. bWhen bhe blooked bin
bthe bmirror, bhe brealized bthat bthe bright bside bof bhis bface bis bparalyzed. bFreaking
bout, bhe bgoes bto bthe bER. bA bmedical bhistory bshowed bthat bhe bwas bdiagnosed
bwith bmono ba bfew bmonths bago, band ba bCT bshowed bnothing babnormal. bWhat bis
bhis blikely bcondition? b- bcorrect banswers b-Bell's bpalsy
