8/21/25, 1:40 AM Pathophysiology HESI EXAM NEWEST 2025 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALRE…
Pathophysiology HESI EXAM NEWEST 2025
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
A dissecting aneurysm is medial layer- allows blood to seep into the middle
dangerous due to the fact layer
that there is a tear in which
layer of the vessel wall?
Inner, middle, outer.
A Pulmonary embolus can obstructive shock
cause what kind of shock?
A patient comes in with a Neutropenia- because the WBC count is low
rbc count of 4.4 million,
wbc- 4.8 thousand, and
platelets- 150,100. this
patient is diagnosed with?
Pancytopenia, anemia,
neutropenia,
thrombocytopenia.
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,8/21/25, 1:40 AM Pathophysiology HESI EXAM NEWEST 2025 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALRE…
A patient undergoes a B is false so it requires further teaching
kidney transplant and
during patient teaching
which response from the
patient alerts you that
further teaching is
necessary?
A. I will have to take
immunosuppressants for
the rest of my life
B. I will have to take
immunosuppressants until
my body adjusts to the
new kidney and my WBC
count goes down
C. I will always be at a
higher risk than other
people for infection now
D. This kidney will work
fine in my body.
The presence of reed Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Sternberg cells is
diagnostic criteria for what
lymphoma?
What is the normal count 150,000-400,000
for platelets?
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,8/21/25, 1:40 AM Pathophysiology HESI EXAM NEWEST 2025 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALRE…
What is the factor which von Willebrand factor (Makes platelets adhere to the
begins the coagulation vessel wall)
process?
What is the term for Polycythemia
having an overproduction
of red blood cells?
What two factors needed Vitamin K (made by bacteria in stomach, babies given
for blood coagulation are vit. K shot)
obtained through dietary calcium (need to make clotting factors)
sources?
A patient tells you the D. Christmas disease= hemophilia B- lack of factor IX
doctor told her that her
son is diagnosed with
Christmas disease. You
answer knowing this
disease will cause her son
to
A. eventually go into
hypovolemic shock
B. will cause his WBC
count to be elevated
C. will lead to left sided
heart failure
D. will have to take a
medication for the rest of
his life
… 3/104
, 8/21/25, 1:40 AM Pathophysiology HESI EXAM NEWEST 2025 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALRE…
A patient is going through B. This is DIC (placental emboli)
childbirth when she
suddenly screams in pain
and her placenta ruptures.
Later on you notice her
platelet count is at 65000
and she has petechiae on
her lower extremities, your
action as a nurse is based
on the knowledge that?
A. This is a normal finding
for childbirth and post-
hemorrhage
B. This is a medical
emergency that needs
immediate intervention
C. She will need post-op
checks every 15 minutes
until her platelets begin to
rise
D. She will need synthetic
erythopoetin (epogen)
immediately
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Pathophysiology HESI EXAM NEWEST 2025
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
A dissecting aneurysm is medial layer- allows blood to seep into the middle
dangerous due to the fact layer
that there is a tear in which
layer of the vessel wall?
Inner, middle, outer.
A Pulmonary embolus can obstructive shock
cause what kind of shock?
A patient comes in with a Neutropenia- because the WBC count is low
rbc count of 4.4 million,
wbc- 4.8 thousand, and
platelets- 150,100. this
patient is diagnosed with?
Pancytopenia, anemia,
neutropenia,
thrombocytopenia.
… 1/104
,8/21/25, 1:40 AM Pathophysiology HESI EXAM NEWEST 2025 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALRE…
A patient undergoes a B is false so it requires further teaching
kidney transplant and
during patient teaching
which response from the
patient alerts you that
further teaching is
necessary?
A. I will have to take
immunosuppressants for
the rest of my life
B. I will have to take
immunosuppressants until
my body adjusts to the
new kidney and my WBC
count goes down
C. I will always be at a
higher risk than other
people for infection now
D. This kidney will work
fine in my body.
The presence of reed Hodgkin's Lymphoma
Sternberg cells is
diagnostic criteria for what
lymphoma?
What is the normal count 150,000-400,000
for platelets?
… 2/104
,8/21/25, 1:40 AM Pathophysiology HESI EXAM NEWEST 2025 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALRE…
What is the factor which von Willebrand factor (Makes platelets adhere to the
begins the coagulation vessel wall)
process?
What is the term for Polycythemia
having an overproduction
of red blood cells?
What two factors needed Vitamin K (made by bacteria in stomach, babies given
for blood coagulation are vit. K shot)
obtained through dietary calcium (need to make clotting factors)
sources?
A patient tells you the D. Christmas disease= hemophilia B- lack of factor IX
doctor told her that her
son is diagnosed with
Christmas disease. You
answer knowing this
disease will cause her son
to
A. eventually go into
hypovolemic shock
B. will cause his WBC
count to be elevated
C. will lead to left sided
heart failure
D. will have to take a
medication for the rest of
his life
… 3/104
, 8/21/25, 1:40 AM Pathophysiology HESI EXAM NEWEST 2025 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALRE…
A patient is going through B. This is DIC (placental emboli)
childbirth when she
suddenly screams in pain
and her placenta ruptures.
Later on you notice her
platelet count is at 65000
and she has petechiae on
her lower extremities, your
action as a nurse is based
on the knowledge that?
A. This is a normal finding
for childbirth and post-
hemorrhage
B. This is a medical
emergency that needs
immediate intervention
C. She will need post-op
checks every 15 minutes
until her platelets begin to
rise
D. She will need synthetic
erythopoetin (epogen)
immediately
… 4/104
