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GCU PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM WITH
180 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
SOLUTIONS JUST RELEASED
QUESTION: A patient's lab results read:
pH: 7.10
CO2: 80
HCO3: 24
What does this patient have? - ANSWER✔✔Uncompensated respiratory acidosis
QUESTION: A patient's lab results read:
pH: 7.20
CO2: 23
HCO3: 8
What does this patient have? - ANSWER✔✔Compensated metabolic acidosis
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QUESTION: A patient's lab results read:
pH: 7.70
CO2: 20
HCO3: 24
What does this patient have? - ANSWER✔✔Uncompensated respiratory alkalosis
QUESTION: What are the normal levels for pH, CO2, and HCO3? - ANSWER✔✔pH: 7.35-7.45
CO2: 35-45
HCO3: 22-28
QUESTION: A patient's lab results read:
pH: 6.98
CO2: 65
HCO3: 26 - ANSWER✔✔Uncompensated respiratory acidosis
QUESTION: A 30 y/o male arrived at the ER complaining of nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain,
and lethargy. Based on his symptoms and ABG was ordered. His test results were pH: 7.33,
PCO2: 22, and HCO3: 9. What type of imbalance is occurring? - ANSWER✔✔Compensated
metabolic acidosis
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QUESTION: A patient in your ER was working outside at a golf tournament and was so excited
to be there with all the pros, causing him to forget to drink water for 4 hours. It was 110 degrees
outside in the hot Phoenix desert and at the end of his shift he decided to drink a half gallon of
purified water. He passed out. What caused him to pass out.
A. too much Na in his blood
B. too little Na in his blood
C. too much Ca in his blood
D. too much K in his blood - ANSWER✔✔Too little Na - sweat is all out and then doesn't
replenish electrolytes
QUESTION: Cindy is a 22 y/o caucasian female who presented to the ER due to nausea and
vomiting for the past 5 days. Her history included progressive fatigue for the past 7 months,
decreased appetite, and a loss of 8 pounds over the past month. She also complained of poor
concentration. Physical exam showed dry skin and darkening of the skin in several places. Her
BP was 94/50. Explain the most likely diagnosis. - ANSWER✔✔Primary hypoadrenalism
QUESTION: Willa has been experiencing nausea, abdominal bloating, and cramping after a
recent hysterectomy due to uterine fibroids. Due to the large size of the fibroids, she was not a
candidate for a laparoscopic procedure and therefore underwent an abdominal hysterectomy.
What is the likely cause of her abdominal pain?
GCU PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM WITH
180 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
SOLUTIONS JUST RELEASED
QUESTION: A patient's lab results read:
pH: 7.10
CO2: 80
HCO3: 24
What does this patient have? - ANSWER✔✔Uncompensated respiratory acidosis
QUESTION: A patient's lab results read:
pH: 7.20
CO2: 23
HCO3: 8
What does this patient have? - ANSWER✔✔Compensated metabolic acidosis
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QUESTION: A patient's lab results read:
pH: 7.70
CO2: 20
HCO3: 24
What does this patient have? - ANSWER✔✔Uncompensated respiratory alkalosis
QUESTION: What are the normal levels for pH, CO2, and HCO3? - ANSWER✔✔pH: 7.35-7.45
CO2: 35-45
HCO3: 22-28
QUESTION: A patient's lab results read:
pH: 6.98
CO2: 65
HCO3: 26 - ANSWER✔✔Uncompensated respiratory acidosis
QUESTION: A 30 y/o male arrived at the ER complaining of nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain,
and lethargy. Based on his symptoms and ABG was ordered. His test results were pH: 7.33,
PCO2: 22, and HCO3: 9. What type of imbalance is occurring? - ANSWER✔✔Compensated
metabolic acidosis
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QUESTION: A patient in your ER was working outside at a golf tournament and was so excited
to be there with all the pros, causing him to forget to drink water for 4 hours. It was 110 degrees
outside in the hot Phoenix desert and at the end of his shift he decided to drink a half gallon of
purified water. He passed out. What caused him to pass out.
A. too much Na in his blood
B. too little Na in his blood
C. too much Ca in his blood
D. too much K in his blood - ANSWER✔✔Too little Na - sweat is all out and then doesn't
replenish electrolytes
QUESTION: Cindy is a 22 y/o caucasian female who presented to the ER due to nausea and
vomiting for the past 5 days. Her history included progressive fatigue for the past 7 months,
decreased appetite, and a loss of 8 pounds over the past month. She also complained of poor
concentration. Physical exam showed dry skin and darkening of the skin in several places. Her
BP was 94/50. Explain the most likely diagnosis. - ANSWER✔✔Primary hypoadrenalism
QUESTION: Willa has been experiencing nausea, abdominal bloating, and cramping after a
recent hysterectomy due to uterine fibroids. Due to the large size of the fibroids, she was not a
candidate for a laparoscopic procedure and therefore underwent an abdominal hysterectomy.
What is the likely cause of her abdominal pain?
