WCU PATHO 370 MIDTERM QUESTIONS
The most common primary immune deficiency that affects only B cells is - Answers -
selective IgA
A serious complication of deep vein thrombosis is - Answers -pulmonary embolus
Thalassemia may be confused with iron-deficiency anemia, because they are both -
Answers -microcytic
Renal insufficiency is a common complication of which disease? - Answers -Myeloma
Velocity of blood flow is measured in - Answers -centimeters per second
What is the correct definition of complete remission (CR) of leukemia? - Answers -CR
is less than 5% blasts in marrow and normal CBC values.
The relationship of blood flow (Q), resistance (R), and pressure (P) in a vessel can be
expressed by which equation? - Answers -Q = P/R
Blood flow is slow through capillaries because capillaries - Answers -have the largest
total cross-sectional area
Transfusion reactions involve RBC destruction caused by - Answers -recipient
antibodies
T/F Two of the most serious oncology emergencies associated with non-Hodgkin
lymphoma are obstruction of the superior vena cava and compression of the spinal
cord. - Answers -True
The conversion of plasminogen to plasmin results in - Answers -fibrinolysis
RhoGAM (an Rh antibody) would be appropriate in an Rh-_____ woman with an _____
Rh-_____ antibody titer carrying an Rh-_____ fetus. - Answers -negative; negative;
positive
When a patient is struck in the eye by a baseball, the result is redness and swelling.
This increase in blood flow to a localized area is called - Answers -hyperemia
A child with a history of recent strep throat infection develops glomerulonephritis. This is
most likely a type _____ hypersensitivity reaction - Answers -III
The strength of the bond between oxygen and hemoglobin is known as the - Answers -
oxygen-hemoglobin affinity
, The movement of blood through the vascular system is opposed by the force of -
Answers -resistance
Patients with immunodeficiency disorders are usually first identified because they -
Answers -
A person who experiences a panic attack and develops hyperventilation symptoms may
experience - Answers -numbness and tingling in the extremities
The ________ system compensates for metabolic acidosis and alkalosis. - Answers -
respiratory
A patient who was involved in a fall from a tree becomes short of breath. The lung
sounds are absent on one side. This patient is experiencing ________ shock. -
Answers -obstructive
A patient with cold and edematous extremities, low cardiac output, and profound
hypotension is likely to be experiencing a progressive stage of ________ shock. -
Answers -septic
Many of the responses to stress are attributed to activation of the sympathetic nervous
system and are mediated by - Answers -norepinephrine
What age group has a larger volume of extracellular fluid than intracellular fluid? -
Answers -infants
Which is indicative of a left tension pneumothorax? - Answers -Absent breath sounds
on the left
The arterial blood gas pH = 7.52, PaCO2 = 30 mm Hg, HCO3- = 24 mEq/L
demonstrates - Answers -respiratory alkalosis
Manifestations from sodium imbalances occur primarily as a result of - Answers -
cellular fluid shifts
A patient, who is 8 months pregnant, has developed eclampsia and is receiving
intravenous magnesium sulfate to prevent seizures. To determine if her infusion rate is
too high, you should regularly - Answers -check the patellar reflex; if it becomes weak
or absent, her infusion rate probably is too high and she is at risk for respiratory
depression or cardiac arrest
Emesis causes - Answers -metabolic alkalosis
A person who overuses magnesium-aluminum antacids for a long period of time is likely
to develop - Answers -hypophosphatemia
The most common primary immune deficiency that affects only B cells is - Answers -
selective IgA
A serious complication of deep vein thrombosis is - Answers -pulmonary embolus
Thalassemia may be confused with iron-deficiency anemia, because they are both -
Answers -microcytic
Renal insufficiency is a common complication of which disease? - Answers -Myeloma
Velocity of blood flow is measured in - Answers -centimeters per second
What is the correct definition of complete remission (CR) of leukemia? - Answers -CR
is less than 5% blasts in marrow and normal CBC values.
The relationship of blood flow (Q), resistance (R), and pressure (P) in a vessel can be
expressed by which equation? - Answers -Q = P/R
Blood flow is slow through capillaries because capillaries - Answers -have the largest
total cross-sectional area
Transfusion reactions involve RBC destruction caused by - Answers -recipient
antibodies
T/F Two of the most serious oncology emergencies associated with non-Hodgkin
lymphoma are obstruction of the superior vena cava and compression of the spinal
cord. - Answers -True
The conversion of plasminogen to plasmin results in - Answers -fibrinolysis
RhoGAM (an Rh antibody) would be appropriate in an Rh-_____ woman with an _____
Rh-_____ antibody titer carrying an Rh-_____ fetus. - Answers -negative; negative;
positive
When a patient is struck in the eye by a baseball, the result is redness and swelling.
This increase in blood flow to a localized area is called - Answers -hyperemia
A child with a history of recent strep throat infection develops glomerulonephritis. This is
most likely a type _____ hypersensitivity reaction - Answers -III
The strength of the bond between oxygen and hemoglobin is known as the - Answers -
oxygen-hemoglobin affinity
, The movement of blood through the vascular system is opposed by the force of -
Answers -resistance
Patients with immunodeficiency disorders are usually first identified because they -
Answers -
A person who experiences a panic attack and develops hyperventilation symptoms may
experience - Answers -numbness and tingling in the extremities
The ________ system compensates for metabolic acidosis and alkalosis. - Answers -
respiratory
A patient who was involved in a fall from a tree becomes short of breath. The lung
sounds are absent on one side. This patient is experiencing ________ shock. -
Answers -obstructive
A patient with cold and edematous extremities, low cardiac output, and profound
hypotension is likely to be experiencing a progressive stage of ________ shock. -
Answers -septic
Many of the responses to stress are attributed to activation of the sympathetic nervous
system and are mediated by - Answers -norepinephrine
What age group has a larger volume of extracellular fluid than intracellular fluid? -
Answers -infants
Which is indicative of a left tension pneumothorax? - Answers -Absent breath sounds
on the left
The arterial blood gas pH = 7.52, PaCO2 = 30 mm Hg, HCO3- = 24 mEq/L
demonstrates - Answers -respiratory alkalosis
Manifestations from sodium imbalances occur primarily as a result of - Answers -
cellular fluid shifts
A patient, who is 8 months pregnant, has developed eclampsia and is receiving
intravenous magnesium sulfate to prevent seizures. To determine if her infusion rate is
too high, you should regularly - Answers -check the patellar reflex; if it becomes weak
or absent, her infusion rate probably is too high and she is at risk for respiratory
depression or cardiac arrest
Emesis causes - Answers -metabolic alkalosis
A person who overuses magnesium-aluminum antacids for a long period of time is likely
to develop - Answers -hypophosphatemia
