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HESI EXIT PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM NEWEST 2025
ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK| COMPLETE 300 REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
Which type of cellular adaption would create the greatest concern if
found on a biopsy report?
a. Dysplasia
b. Metaplasia
c. Hyperplasia
d. Atrophy - Correct Answer -a. Dysplasia
Which of the following is the process by which mRNA is synthesized
from single stranded DNA?
a. Sense stranding
b. Replication
c. Translation
D. Transcription - Correct Answer -d. Transcription
Which of the following is not one of the 4 cell types found in adult
humans?
a. Epithelium
b. Connective tissue
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c. Hematopoietic tissue
d. Nervous tissue - Correct Answer -c. Hematopoietic tissue
If a patient has a recessive trait, which of the following is the genotype
of this patient?
a. aa
b. AA
c. Aa
d. aA - Correct Answer -a. aa
Which of the following chromosomal abnormalities has been linked with
Down Syndrome?
a. Translocation
b. Inversion
c. Deletion
d. Duplication - Correct Answer -a. duplication
Which of the following refers to a deficiency of factor VIII that causes a
bleeding disorder?
a. Marfan Syndrome
b. Phenylketonuria
c. Hemophilia
d. Huntington - Correct Answer -c. Hemophilia
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Which of the following is a retrovirus that causes cancer?
a. Rhinovirus
b. Parvovirus
c. Epstein-Barr virus
d. Poxvirus - Correct Answer -c. Epstein-Barr virus
Which of the following genes contributes specifically to some breast
cancer?
a. Rb
b. BRCA1
c. P53
d. VHL - Correct Answer -b. BRCA1
Which is used to describe the histologic characteristics of tumor cells?
a. Staging
b. Cachexia
c. Grading
d. Angiogenesis - Correct Answer -c. Grading
Which of the following offers the best prognosis for the cure of cancer?
a. Early detection
b. Aggressive chemotherapy
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c. Adjunct radiation
d. Gene therapy - Correct Answer -a. Early detection
Which of the following is an example of active immunity?
a. Injection of pooled gamma globulin
b. Breast-feeding
c. Passed from mother to infant via the placenta
d. Pneumonia vaccine - Correct Answer -d. Pneumonia vaccine
A patient's WBC count indicates a shift to the left. What should the nurse
assess for?
a. Leukemia
b. Weakness
c. Infection
d. Immunosuppression - Correct Answer -c. Infection
The lab analysis on a child with chronic nasal drainage show elevated
numbers of eosinophils in the blood. What is the likely cause of the
drainage?
a. Bacterial infection
b. Allergies
c. Viral infection
d. Sinus infection - Correct Answer -b Allergies
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HESI EXIT PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM NEWEST 2025
ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK| COMPLETE 300 REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
Which type of cellular adaption would create the greatest concern if
found on a biopsy report?
a. Dysplasia
b. Metaplasia
c. Hyperplasia
d. Atrophy - Correct Answer -a. Dysplasia
Which of the following is the process by which mRNA is synthesized
from single stranded DNA?
a. Sense stranding
b. Replication
c. Translation
D. Transcription - Correct Answer -d. Transcription
Which of the following is not one of the 4 cell types found in adult
humans?
a. Epithelium
b. Connective tissue
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c. Hematopoietic tissue
d. Nervous tissue - Correct Answer -c. Hematopoietic tissue
If a patient has a recessive trait, which of the following is the genotype
of this patient?
a. aa
b. AA
c. Aa
d. aA - Correct Answer -a. aa
Which of the following chromosomal abnormalities has been linked with
Down Syndrome?
a. Translocation
b. Inversion
c. Deletion
d. Duplication - Correct Answer -a. duplication
Which of the following refers to a deficiency of factor VIII that causes a
bleeding disorder?
a. Marfan Syndrome
b. Phenylketonuria
c. Hemophilia
d. Huntington - Correct Answer -c. Hemophilia
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Which of the following is a retrovirus that causes cancer?
a. Rhinovirus
b. Parvovirus
c. Epstein-Barr virus
d. Poxvirus - Correct Answer -c. Epstein-Barr virus
Which of the following genes contributes specifically to some breast
cancer?
a. Rb
b. BRCA1
c. P53
d. VHL - Correct Answer -b. BRCA1
Which is used to describe the histologic characteristics of tumor cells?
a. Staging
b. Cachexia
c. Grading
d. Angiogenesis - Correct Answer -c. Grading
Which of the following offers the best prognosis for the cure of cancer?
a. Early detection
b. Aggressive chemotherapy
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c. Adjunct radiation
d. Gene therapy - Correct Answer -a. Early detection
Which of the following is an example of active immunity?
a. Injection of pooled gamma globulin
b. Breast-feeding
c. Passed from mother to infant via the placenta
d. Pneumonia vaccine - Correct Answer -d. Pneumonia vaccine
A patient's WBC count indicates a shift to the left. What should the nurse
assess for?
a. Leukemia
b. Weakness
c. Infection
d. Immunosuppression - Correct Answer -c. Infection
The lab analysis on a child with chronic nasal drainage show elevated
numbers of eosinophils in the blood. What is the likely cause of the
drainage?
a. Bacterial infection
b. Allergies
c. Viral infection
d. Sinus infection - Correct Answer -b Allergies
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