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WCU Pathophysiology FINAL Exam
Questions and Verified Solutions
Latest Update This Year
QUESTION: A 17-year old college-bound student receives a vaccine against an organism that
causes meningitis. This is an example of - ANSWER-Primary prevention
QUESTION: Allostasis is best defined as? - ANSWER-The overall process of adaptive change
necessary to maintain survival and well being
QUESTION: Metaplasia is - ANSWER-The replacement of one differentiated cell type with
another
QUESTION: Deficits in immune system function occur in cancer due to (select all that apply) -
ANSWER-
QUESTION: Everything except (d) chemotherapy, cancer cells, cancer to bone marrow,
malnutrition NOT immunotherapy - ANSWER-
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QUESTION: Your patient eats "lots of fat," leads a "stressful" life, and has smoked "about two
packs a day for the last 40 years."... - ANSWER-Cigarette smoking
QUESTION: The principle Ig mediator of Type 1 hypersensitivity reaction is - ANSWER-IgE
QUESTION: Risk factors for atherosclerosis include - ANSWER-Hyperlipidemia
QUESTION: Dysfunction of which organ would lead to clotting factor deficiency? - ANSWER-
Liver
QUESTION: A low mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) and mean corpuscular
volume (MCV) are characteristic of which type of anemia? - ANSWER-Iron deficiency
QUESTION: A commonly ingested substance associated with prolongation of the bleeding time
is? - ANSWER-Aspirin
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QUESTION: What is necessary for red blood cell production? - ANSWER-Iron
QUESTION: The prothrombin time (PT) and INR (international normalized ratio) measure the
integrity of - ANSWER-Extrinsic pathway
A patient with high blood pressure who is otherwise healthy is counseled to restrict sodium
intake. This is an example of? - ANSWER-Secondary prevention
QUESTION: The stage during which the patient functions normally, although the disease
processes are well established is referred to as? - ANSWER-Subclincial
QUESTION: All these cellular responses are potentially reversible except? - ANSWER-Necrosis
QUESTION: Many of the responses to stress are attributed to the activation of the sympathetic
nervous system and are mediated by? - ANSWER-Norepinephrine
QUESTION: Coagulative necrosis is caused by? - ANSWER-Interrupted blood supply
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WCU Pathophysiology FINAL Exam
Questions and Verified Solutions
Latest Update This Year
QUESTION: A 17-year old college-bound student receives a vaccine against an organism that
causes meningitis. This is an example of - ANSWER-Primary prevention
QUESTION: Allostasis is best defined as? - ANSWER-The overall process of adaptive change
necessary to maintain survival and well being
QUESTION: Metaplasia is - ANSWER-The replacement of one differentiated cell type with
another
QUESTION: Deficits in immune system function occur in cancer due to (select all that apply) -
ANSWER-
QUESTION: Everything except (d) chemotherapy, cancer cells, cancer to bone marrow,
malnutrition NOT immunotherapy - ANSWER-
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QUESTION: Your patient eats "lots of fat," leads a "stressful" life, and has smoked "about two
packs a day for the last 40 years."... - ANSWER-Cigarette smoking
QUESTION: The principle Ig mediator of Type 1 hypersensitivity reaction is - ANSWER-IgE
QUESTION: Risk factors for atherosclerosis include - ANSWER-Hyperlipidemia
QUESTION: Dysfunction of which organ would lead to clotting factor deficiency? - ANSWER-
Liver
QUESTION: A low mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) and mean corpuscular
volume (MCV) are characteristic of which type of anemia? - ANSWER-Iron deficiency
QUESTION: A commonly ingested substance associated with prolongation of the bleeding time
is? - ANSWER-Aspirin
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QUESTION: What is necessary for red blood cell production? - ANSWER-Iron
QUESTION: The prothrombin time (PT) and INR (international normalized ratio) measure the
integrity of - ANSWER-Extrinsic pathway
A patient with high blood pressure who is otherwise healthy is counseled to restrict sodium
intake. This is an example of? - ANSWER-Secondary prevention
QUESTION: The stage during which the patient functions normally, although the disease
processes are well established is referred to as? - ANSWER-Subclincial
QUESTION: All these cellular responses are potentially reversible except? - ANSWER-Necrosis
QUESTION: Many of the responses to stress are attributed to the activation of the sympathetic
nervous system and are mediated by? - ANSWER-Norepinephrine
QUESTION: Coagulative necrosis is caused by? - ANSWER-Interrupted blood supply
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