,Pathophysiology: A Practical Approach: A Practical Approach 4thEdition
Story Test Bank
Chapter 1 Cellular Function
1. An increase in cardiac size and function due to increased workload is termed
A) Atrophy.
B) Functional.
C) Hypertrophy.
D) Inflammation.
2. While assessing a patient diagnosed with Marfan's Syndrome, the nurse should
include which of the following that is consistent with the syndrome?
A) Cardiac assessment for coarctation of the aorta.
B) Genital assessment for small testicles.
C) Mental assessment for impairment.
D) Oral assessment for cleft palate.
3. Children with PKU must avoid phenylalanine in the diet. Phenylalanine is most
likely to be a component of
A) Fat.
B) Sugar.
C) Protein.
D) Carbohydrate.
4. A 17-year-old college-bound student receives a vaccine against an organism that
causes meningitis. This is an example of
A) primary prevention.
B) secondary prevention.
C) tertiary prevention.
D) disease treatment.
5. Metaplasia is
A) The disorganization of cells into various sizes, shapes, and arrangements.
B) The replacement of one differentiated cell type with another.
C) The transformation of a cell type to malignancy.
D) An irreversible cellular adaptation.
, 6. During a routine ultrasound of a 38 year old women 26 weeks gestation reveals a
fetus with a small square head, upward slant of the eyes, and low set ears. The
nurse recognizes that these findings are consistent with which of the following?
A) Fragile X Syndrome.
B) Monosomy X (Turner's Syndrome).
C) Trisomy 21 (Down's Syndrome).
D) Trisomy X (Klinefelter's Syndrome).
7. While discussing treatment options with a parent of a newly diagnosed Monosomy
X (Turner's Syndrome) child, the nurse should include which of the following?
A) There is no treatment or cure.
B) Symptoms of the condition are treated with estrogen.
C) Symptoms of the condition are treated with testosterone.
D) Institutionalization is the preferred method of managing care.
8. Which of the following assessment findings indicates an alteration in homeostatic
control mechanisms?
A) Fever
B) Throat pain
C) Joint stiffness
D) Positive throat culture
9. What information should parents be given about the consequences of
phenylketonuria (PKU)?
A) Mental retardation is inevitable.
B) PKU is commonly associated with other congenital anomalies.
C) High dietary tyramine may help induce enzyme production.
D) Failure to treat properly results in progressive mental retardation.
10. Injury that occurs when blood flow is diminished to tissue is called injury.
A) hypoxic
B) ischemic
C) hyperemic
D) neoplastic
11. Tay sachs is caused by which of the following?
A) A deficiency or absence of hexosaminidase A
B) A defect on chromosome 17 or 22
C) A mutation on chromosome 15
, D) Ana1 errora1 ina1 convertinga1 phenylalaninea1 toa1 tyrosine
12. Ana1obesea1buta1otherwisea1healthya1teena1goesa1toa1aa1healtha1faira1anda1hasa1
hera1blooda1pressurea1checked.a1Thisa1isa1ana1examplea1of
A) primarya1 prevention.
B) secondarya1 prevention.
C) tertiarya1 prevention.
D) diseasea1 treatment.
13. Characteristicsa1 ofa1 X-
linkeda1 recessivea1 disordersa1 includea1 whicha1 ofa1 thea1 following?
A) Thea1 sona1 ofa1aa1carriera1mothera1 hasa1aa1 25%a1chancea1 ofa1beinga1 affected.
B) Affecteda1 fathersa1transmita1 thea1 genea1toa1 alla1 ofa1theira1 sons.
C) Alla1 daughtersa1 ofa1 affecteda1 fathersa1 area1 carriers.
D) Boysa1 anda1 girlsa1area1 equallya1 affected.
14. Aa1factora1associateda1 witha1 riska1 ofa1 Downa1 syndromea1 is
A) Maternala1age.
B) Maternala1alcohola1 intake.
C) Familya1 historya1 ofa1 heritablea1 diseases.
D) Exposurea1 toa1TORCHa1 syndromea1 organisms.
15. Whicha1 typea1 ofa1 gangrenea1 isa1 usuallya1 aa1 resulta1 ofa1 arteriala1 occlusion?
A) Necrosis.
B) Dry.
C) Wet.
D) Gas.
16. Thea1cancera1 growtha1 continuuma1 isa1 divideda1 intoa1 thea1 followinga1 stages.
A) Stagea11,a1Stagea1 2,a1Stagea13
B) Initiation,a1 Progression,a1 Promotion
C) Preliminary,a1Evolutionary,a1Metastasis
D) Initiation,a1 Promotion,a1 Progression
17. Aa1diseasea1ina1whicha1thea1principala1manifestationa1isa1ana1abnormala1growt
ha1ofa1cellsa1leadinga1toa1formationa1ofa1tumorsa1isa1calleda1a disease.
A) congenital
B) degenerative
C) metabolic
Story Test Bank
Chapter 1 Cellular Function
1. An increase in cardiac size and function due to increased workload is termed
A) Atrophy.
B) Functional.
C) Hypertrophy.
D) Inflammation.
2. While assessing a patient diagnosed with Marfan's Syndrome, the nurse should
include which of the following that is consistent with the syndrome?
A) Cardiac assessment for coarctation of the aorta.
B) Genital assessment for small testicles.
C) Mental assessment for impairment.
D) Oral assessment for cleft palate.
3. Children with PKU must avoid phenylalanine in the diet. Phenylalanine is most
likely to be a component of
A) Fat.
B) Sugar.
C) Protein.
D) Carbohydrate.
4. A 17-year-old college-bound student receives a vaccine against an organism that
causes meningitis. This is an example of
A) primary prevention.
B) secondary prevention.
C) tertiary prevention.
D) disease treatment.
5. Metaplasia is
A) The disorganization of cells into various sizes, shapes, and arrangements.
B) The replacement of one differentiated cell type with another.
C) The transformation of a cell type to malignancy.
D) An irreversible cellular adaptation.
, 6. During a routine ultrasound of a 38 year old women 26 weeks gestation reveals a
fetus with a small square head, upward slant of the eyes, and low set ears. The
nurse recognizes that these findings are consistent with which of the following?
A) Fragile X Syndrome.
B) Monosomy X (Turner's Syndrome).
C) Trisomy 21 (Down's Syndrome).
D) Trisomy X (Klinefelter's Syndrome).
7. While discussing treatment options with a parent of a newly diagnosed Monosomy
X (Turner's Syndrome) child, the nurse should include which of the following?
A) There is no treatment or cure.
B) Symptoms of the condition are treated with estrogen.
C) Symptoms of the condition are treated with testosterone.
D) Institutionalization is the preferred method of managing care.
8. Which of the following assessment findings indicates an alteration in homeostatic
control mechanisms?
A) Fever
B) Throat pain
C) Joint stiffness
D) Positive throat culture
9. What information should parents be given about the consequences of
phenylketonuria (PKU)?
A) Mental retardation is inevitable.
B) PKU is commonly associated with other congenital anomalies.
C) High dietary tyramine may help induce enzyme production.
D) Failure to treat properly results in progressive mental retardation.
10. Injury that occurs when blood flow is diminished to tissue is called injury.
A) hypoxic
B) ischemic
C) hyperemic
D) neoplastic
11. Tay sachs is caused by which of the following?
A) A deficiency or absence of hexosaminidase A
B) A defect on chromosome 17 or 22
C) A mutation on chromosome 15
, D) Ana1 errora1 ina1 convertinga1 phenylalaninea1 toa1 tyrosine
12. Ana1obesea1buta1otherwisea1healthya1teena1goesa1toa1aa1healtha1faira1anda1hasa1
hera1blooda1pressurea1checked.a1Thisa1isa1ana1examplea1of
A) primarya1 prevention.
B) secondarya1 prevention.
C) tertiarya1 prevention.
D) diseasea1 treatment.
13. Characteristicsa1 ofa1 X-
linkeda1 recessivea1 disordersa1 includea1 whicha1 ofa1 thea1 following?
A) Thea1 sona1 ofa1aa1carriera1mothera1 hasa1aa1 25%a1chancea1 ofa1beinga1 affected.
B) Affecteda1 fathersa1transmita1 thea1 genea1toa1 alla1 ofa1theira1 sons.
C) Alla1 daughtersa1 ofa1 affecteda1 fathersa1 area1 carriers.
D) Boysa1 anda1 girlsa1area1 equallya1 affected.
14. Aa1factora1associateda1 witha1 riska1 ofa1 Downa1 syndromea1 is
A) Maternala1age.
B) Maternala1alcohola1 intake.
C) Familya1 historya1 ofa1 heritablea1 diseases.
D) Exposurea1 toa1TORCHa1 syndromea1 organisms.
15. Whicha1 typea1 ofa1 gangrenea1 isa1 usuallya1 aa1 resulta1 ofa1 arteriala1 occlusion?
A) Necrosis.
B) Dry.
C) Wet.
D) Gas.
16. Thea1cancera1 growtha1 continuuma1 isa1 divideda1 intoa1 thea1 followinga1 stages.
A) Stagea11,a1Stagea1 2,a1Stagea13
B) Initiation,a1 Progression,a1 Promotion
C) Preliminary,a1Evolutionary,a1Metastasis
D) Initiation,a1 Promotion,a1 Progression
17. Aa1diseasea1ina1whicha1thea1principala1manifestationa1isa1ana1abnormala1growt
ha1ofa1cellsa1leadinga1toa1formationa1ofa1tumorsa1isa1calleda1a disease.
A) congenital
B) degenerative
C) metabolic
