Advanced Pathophysiology : NURS 6501 QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (2025) |COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS |A+ GRADED |100% CORRECT!!
A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which of the
following will facilitate his continued muscle performance? - (ANSWER)Answer:
Anaerobic glycolysis
What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential that initiates an
action potential? - (ANSWER)Answer: Sodium gates open, and sodium rushes into
the cell, changing the membrane potential from negative to positive.
A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. His karyotype would
reveal which of the following? - (ANSWER)Answer: XXY
A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a proband, what is the
nurse looking for? - (ANSWER)Answer: The person who is first diagnosed with a
genetic disease
An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis will show varying
degrees of the disease. Which genetic principle should the nurse explain to the
aide? - (ANSWER)Answer: Expressivity
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the nurse include
regarding cholesterol? - (ANSWER)Answer: Cholesterol decreases the membrane
fluidity of the erythrocyte, which reduces its ability to carry oxygen.
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (2025) |COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS |A+ GRADED |100% CORRECT!!
A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which of the
following will facilitate his continued muscle performance? - (ANSWER)Answer:
Anaerobic glycolysis
What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential that initiates an
action potential? - (ANSWER)Answer: Sodium gates open, and sodium rushes into
the cell, changing the membrane potential from negative to positive.
A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. His karyotype would
reveal which of the following? - (ANSWER)Answer: XXY
A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a proband, what is the
nurse looking for? - (ANSWER)Answer: The person who is first diagnosed with a
genetic disease
An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis will show varying
degrees of the disease. Which genetic principle should the nurse explain to the
aide? - (ANSWER)Answer: Expressivity
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the nurse include
regarding cholesterol? - (ANSWER)Answer: Cholesterol decreases the membrane
fluidity of the erythrocyte, which reduces its ability to carry oxygen.
