Advanced Pathophysiology 2024/2025 Final Exam Questions and Verified Answers
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Questions Answers
Individuals with depression show that
What is the link between major depres- persistently elevated plasma cortisol lev-
sion and cortisol secretion? els can result in inflammation that is be-
lieved to trigger depression
A patient has chronic anemia associat-
ed with chronic renal failure. What sub-
stance does the healthcare professional Erythropoietin
tell the patient is needed to treat this
anemia?
What is the first indication of nephrotic
Periorbital edema
syndrome in children?
A patient is in the Emergency Depart-
ment with heat stroke. What finding does Absence of sweating despite a high core
the healthcare provider associate with temperature
this condition?
Clinical manifestations that include irreg-
ular or heavy bleeding, the
Abnormal uterine bleeding
passage of large clots, and the depletion
of iron stores support which diagnosis?
The health care professional is caring for
a person who has a pathologic fracture.
A fracture that happens at the site of an
The patient asks the professional to ex-
abnormality already in that bone.
plain the condition.What response by the
professional is best?
A patient has a temporary displacement
of two bones in a joint causing the bone
surfaces to partially lose contact with
Reduction and immobilization
each other. What treatment does the
health care professional prepare the pa-
tient for?
Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which
Excessive mucus production
symptom?
measurement of the amount of blood
Stroke Volume (SV) ejected from a ventricle in one contrac-
tion
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
, disease of the central nervous system
characterized by the demyelination (de-
terioration of the myelin sheath) of nerve
fibers, with episodes of neurologic dys-
function (exacerbation) followed by re-
covery (remission)
Minor stroke; where neurological func-
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
tion is regained quickly with time
autoimmune neuromuscular disorder
Myasthenia Gravis characterized by weakness of voluntary
muscles
pain anywhere in the cranial cavity (a.k.a.
Headaches
cephalalgia)
Seizure Disorders
Head Injury
the type of paralysis is determined by the
Spinal Cord Injury
level of the vertebra closest to the injury
Inflammatory disease of the Muscu-
loskeletal System
A condition in which the body's bones
Osteoporosis
become weak and break easily.
Osteopenia abnormal reduction of bone mass
inflammation of a bursa usually caused
Bursitis
by a blow or friction
inflammation of the tendons caused by
Tendinitis
excessive or unusual use of the joint
a type of arthritis characterized by de-
Gout
posits of uric acid crystals in the joints
Tick-borne disease caused by the spiro-
Lyme Disease
chete Borrelia burgdorferi.
a degenerative disorder that can cause
Spondylosis the loss of normal spinal structure and
function
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Questions Answers
Individuals with depression show that
What is the link between major depres- persistently elevated plasma cortisol lev-
sion and cortisol secretion? els can result in inflammation that is be-
lieved to trigger depression
A patient has chronic anemia associat-
ed with chronic renal failure. What sub-
stance does the healthcare professional Erythropoietin
tell the patient is needed to treat this
anemia?
What is the first indication of nephrotic
Periorbital edema
syndrome in children?
A patient is in the Emergency Depart-
ment with heat stroke. What finding does Absence of sweating despite a high core
the healthcare provider associate with temperature
this condition?
Clinical manifestations that include irreg-
ular or heavy bleeding, the
Abnormal uterine bleeding
passage of large clots, and the depletion
of iron stores support which diagnosis?
The health care professional is caring for
a person who has a pathologic fracture.
A fracture that happens at the site of an
The patient asks the professional to ex-
abnormality already in that bone.
plain the condition.What response by the
professional is best?
A patient has a temporary displacement
of two bones in a joint causing the bone
surfaces to partially lose contact with
Reduction and immobilization
each other. What treatment does the
health care professional prepare the pa-
tient for?
Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which
Excessive mucus production
symptom?
measurement of the amount of blood
Stroke Volume (SV) ejected from a ventricle in one contrac-
tion
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
, disease of the central nervous system
characterized by the demyelination (de-
terioration of the myelin sheath) of nerve
fibers, with episodes of neurologic dys-
function (exacerbation) followed by re-
covery (remission)
Minor stroke; where neurological func-
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
tion is regained quickly with time
autoimmune neuromuscular disorder
Myasthenia Gravis characterized by weakness of voluntary
muscles
pain anywhere in the cranial cavity (a.k.a.
Headaches
cephalalgia)
Seizure Disorders
Head Injury
the type of paralysis is determined by the
Spinal Cord Injury
level of the vertebra closest to the injury
Inflammatory disease of the Muscu-
loskeletal System
A condition in which the body's bones
Osteoporosis
become weak and break easily.
Osteopenia abnormal reduction of bone mass
inflammation of a bursa usually caused
Bursitis
by a blow or friction
inflammation of the tendons caused by
Tendinitis
excessive or unusual use of the joint
a type of arthritis characterized by de-
Gout
posits of uric acid crystals in the joints
Tick-borne disease caused by the spiro-
Lyme Disease
chete Borrelia burgdorferi.
a degenerative disorder that can cause
Spondylosis the loss of normal spinal structure and
function
