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Advanced Patho Questions with Answers (100% Correct
Answers)
A patient is 8 hours postoperative after a long orthopedic procedure. The student
asks why this patient is at particular risk of developing a thromboembolism. What
response by the healthcare professional is best?
Ans: Patients tend to have venous stasis from orthopedic operations.
Which cells function to maintain bone matrix?
Ans: Osteocytes
Which statement by the professor best describes acute respiratory distress syndrome
(ARDS)?
Ans: A pulmonary disease characterized by severe hypoxemia, decreased pulmonary
compliance, and the presence of bilateral infiltrates on chest x-ray imaging
A patient has been hospitalized for a large deep vein thrombosis and states he is the
third person in his family to have this condition in the last 2 years. What response by
the healthcare professional is most appropriate?
Ans: We can test your blood for factor V Leiden
The healthcare professor states that a patient has reached pain tolerance. What
further information from the professor is most accurate?
Ans: The patient cannot endure a higher level of pain intensity at this point.
What is the link between major depression and cortisol secretion?
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Ans: Individuals with depression show that persistently elevated plasma cortisol levels
can result in inflammation that is believed to trigger depression.
A healthcare professional is planning a community event to reduce risk of
cerebrovascular accident (CVA) in high risk groups. Which group would the
professional target as the priority?
Ans: Hypertension
Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which symptom?
Ans: Excessive mucus production
A patient has primary immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and is hospitalized
after a bleeding episode. What treatment does the healthcare provider anticipate
being ordered for this patient?
Ans: Infusion of IVIG
A hospitalized patient's lab work is as follows: WBC 2000, bands 14.8%, and
segmented neutrophils 5. The healthcare professional calculates the patient's
absolute neutrophil count (ANC). What action does the professional take next?
Ans: Implements protocols to prevent life-threatening infections
A healthcare professional is discussing breast feeding with a pregnant woman.
Which beneficial substance does the professional tell the mother is found in breast
milk?
Ans: IgA
Clinical manifestations that include irregular or heavy bleeding, the passage of
large clots, and the depletion of iron stores support which diagnosis?
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Ans: Abnormal uterine bleeding
What is the consequence of a splenectomy?
Ans: The number of defective cells in circulation increases
What congenital malformation is commonly linked to acute leukemia in children?
Ans: Down syndrome
The student wants to know how the clinical manifestations and onset of juvenile
idiopathic arthritis (JIA) differ from those of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in adults.
What answer by the healthcare professional is best?
Ans: JIA predominantly affects large joints.
A student is learning about pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). What information
does the student clarify with a study partner as being correct?
Ans: Such an inflammation may result in permanent changes to the ciliated epithelium
of the fallopian tubes.
A newborn baby displays jaundice 20 hours after birth. What action by the
healthcare professional is most appropriate?
Ans: Draw blood to measure total bilirubin
A patient reports joint stiffness with movement and joint pain in weightbearing
joints that is usually relieved by rest. What treatment option does the health care
professional discuss with the patient?
Ans: Exercise and weight reduction
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Advanced Patho Questions with Answers (100% Correct
Answers)
A patient is 8 hours postoperative after a long orthopedic procedure. The student
asks why this patient is at particular risk of developing a thromboembolism. What
response by the healthcare professional is best?
Ans: Patients tend to have venous stasis from orthopedic operations.
Which cells function to maintain bone matrix?
Ans: Osteocytes
Which statement by the professor best describes acute respiratory distress syndrome
(ARDS)?
Ans: A pulmonary disease characterized by severe hypoxemia, decreased pulmonary
compliance, and the presence of bilateral infiltrates on chest x-ray imaging
A patient has been hospitalized for a large deep vein thrombosis and states he is the
third person in his family to have this condition in the last 2 years. What response by
the healthcare professional is most appropriate?
Ans: We can test your blood for factor V Leiden
The healthcare professor states that a patient has reached pain tolerance. What
further information from the professor is most accurate?
Ans: The patient cannot endure a higher level of pain intensity at this point.
What is the link between major depression and cortisol secretion?
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,2
Ans: Individuals with depression show that persistently elevated plasma cortisol levels
can result in inflammation that is believed to trigger depression.
A healthcare professional is planning a community event to reduce risk of
cerebrovascular accident (CVA) in high risk groups. Which group would the
professional target as the priority?
Ans: Hypertension
Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which symptom?
Ans: Excessive mucus production
A patient has primary immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and is hospitalized
after a bleeding episode. What treatment does the healthcare provider anticipate
being ordered for this patient?
Ans: Infusion of IVIG
A hospitalized patient's lab work is as follows: WBC 2000, bands 14.8%, and
segmented neutrophils 5. The healthcare professional calculates the patient's
absolute neutrophil count (ANC). What action does the professional take next?
Ans: Implements protocols to prevent life-threatening infections
A healthcare professional is discussing breast feeding with a pregnant woman.
Which beneficial substance does the professional tell the mother is found in breast
milk?
Ans: IgA
Clinical manifestations that include irregular or heavy bleeding, the passage of
large clots, and the depletion of iron stores support which diagnosis?
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Ans: Abnormal uterine bleeding
What is the consequence of a splenectomy?
Ans: The number of defective cells in circulation increases
What congenital malformation is commonly linked to acute leukemia in children?
Ans: Down syndrome
The student wants to know how the clinical manifestations and onset of juvenile
idiopathic arthritis (JIA) differ from those of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in adults.
What answer by the healthcare professional is best?
Ans: JIA predominantly affects large joints.
A student is learning about pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). What information
does the student clarify with a study partner as being correct?
Ans: Such an inflammation may result in permanent changes to the ciliated epithelium
of the fallopian tubes.
A newborn baby displays jaundice 20 hours after birth. What action by the
healthcare professional is most appropriate?
Ans: Draw blood to measure total bilirubin
A patient reports joint stiffness with movement and joint pain in weightbearing
joints that is usually relieved by rest. What treatment option does the health care
professional discuss with the patient?
Ans: Exercise and weight reduction
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