WCU Pathophysiology final Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
A patient with high blood pressure who is otherwise healthy is counseled to restrict
sodium intake. This is an example of? Ans: Secondary prevention
The stage during which the patient functions normally, although the disease processes
are well established is referred to as? Ans: Subclincial
All these cellular responses are potentially reversible except? Ans: Necrosis
Many of the responses to stress are attributed to the activation of the sympathetic
nervous system and are mediated by? Ans: Norepinephrine
Coagulative necrosis is caused by? Ans: Interrupted blood supply
After surgery to remove a lung tumor, your patient is scheduled for chemotherapy,
which will? Ans: Kill rapidly dividing cells
Malignant neoplasm of epithelial origin are known as? Ans: Carcinomas
Apoptosis is a process that results in cellular? Ans: Death
An increase in organ size and function due to increased workload is termed Ans:
Hypertrophy
Necrotic death of brain tissue usually produces __ necrosis Ans: Liquefactive
Your patient is scheduled for a staging procedure. She wants to know what that
means. The correct response is which of the following? Ans: Determining extent of
the tumor spread
Tumor markers (select all that apply) Ans: Everything except (a) - produced by normal
cells, determine cancer origin, idenitfy cancer progression, include anitgen
A disease that is native to a particular region is called? Ans: Endemic
, After suffering a heart attack, a middle-aged man is counseled to take a cholesterol-
lowering medication. This is an example of? Ans: Tertiary prevention
C.Q was recently exposed to a group A hemolytic Streptococcus and subsequently
developed a pharyngeal infection... Ans: Streptococcal infection
A 17-year old college-bound student receives a vaccine against an organism that causes
meningitis. This is an example of Ans: Primary prevention
Allostasis is best defined as? Ans: The overall process of adaptive change necessary to
maintain survival and well being
Metaplasia is Ans: The replacement of one differentiated cell type with another
Your patient eats "lots of fat," leads a "stressful" life, and has smoked "about two packs
a day for the last 40 years."... Ans: Cigarette smoking
The principle Ig mediator of Type 1 hypersensitivity reaction is Ans: IgE
Risk factors for atherosclerosis include Ans: Hyperlipidemia
Dysfunction of which organ would lead to clotting factor deficiency? Ans: Liver
A low mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) and mean corpuscular
volume (MCV) are characteristic of which type of anemia? Ans: Iron deficiency
A commonly ingested substance associated with prolongation of the bleeding time is?
Ans: Aspirin
What is necessary for red blood cell production? Ans: Iron
The prothrombin time (PT) and INR (international normalized ratio) measure the
integrity of Ans: Extrinsic pathway
Patients with immunodeficiency disorders are usually first identified because they Ans:
Develop recurrent infections
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Detailed Verified Answers
A patient with high blood pressure who is otherwise healthy is counseled to restrict
sodium intake. This is an example of? Ans: Secondary prevention
The stage during which the patient functions normally, although the disease processes
are well established is referred to as? Ans: Subclincial
All these cellular responses are potentially reversible except? Ans: Necrosis
Many of the responses to stress are attributed to the activation of the sympathetic
nervous system and are mediated by? Ans: Norepinephrine
Coagulative necrosis is caused by? Ans: Interrupted blood supply
After surgery to remove a lung tumor, your patient is scheduled for chemotherapy,
which will? Ans: Kill rapidly dividing cells
Malignant neoplasm of epithelial origin are known as? Ans: Carcinomas
Apoptosis is a process that results in cellular? Ans: Death
An increase in organ size and function due to increased workload is termed Ans:
Hypertrophy
Necrotic death of brain tissue usually produces __ necrosis Ans: Liquefactive
Your patient is scheduled for a staging procedure. She wants to know what that
means. The correct response is which of the following? Ans: Determining extent of
the tumor spread
Tumor markers (select all that apply) Ans: Everything except (a) - produced by normal
cells, determine cancer origin, idenitfy cancer progression, include anitgen
A disease that is native to a particular region is called? Ans: Endemic
, After suffering a heart attack, a middle-aged man is counseled to take a cholesterol-
lowering medication. This is an example of? Ans: Tertiary prevention
C.Q was recently exposed to a group A hemolytic Streptococcus and subsequently
developed a pharyngeal infection... Ans: Streptococcal infection
A 17-year old college-bound student receives a vaccine against an organism that causes
meningitis. This is an example of Ans: Primary prevention
Allostasis is best defined as? Ans: The overall process of adaptive change necessary to
maintain survival and well being
Metaplasia is Ans: The replacement of one differentiated cell type with another
Your patient eats "lots of fat," leads a "stressful" life, and has smoked "about two packs
a day for the last 40 years."... Ans: Cigarette smoking
The principle Ig mediator of Type 1 hypersensitivity reaction is Ans: IgE
Risk factors for atherosclerosis include Ans: Hyperlipidemia
Dysfunction of which organ would lead to clotting factor deficiency? Ans: Liver
A low mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) and mean corpuscular
volume (MCV) are characteristic of which type of anemia? Ans: Iron deficiency
A commonly ingested substance associated with prolongation of the bleeding time is?
Ans: Aspirin
What is necessary for red blood cell production? Ans: Iron
The prothrombin time (PT) and INR (international normalized ratio) measure the
integrity of Ans: Extrinsic pathway
Patients with immunodeficiency disorders are usually first identified because they Ans:
Develop recurrent infections
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