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PORTAGE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY |||\\\ |||\\\
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CORRECT ANSWERS |||\\\
the 3 stages of hemostasis include each of the following except
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vascular constriction, vascular dilation, formation of platelet plug, blood coagulation - correct
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answer✔✔vascular dilation |||\\\
deficiency in which of the following would lead to a hypercoagulable state? select all that apply
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- correct answer✔✔protein C, protein S, antithrombin III
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which of the following is not a hypercoagulable state? select all that apply - correct
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answer✔✔thrombocytopenia
which of the following defects is associated with hemophilia A? - correct answer✔✔defective
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gene in X chromosome |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
well known causes of disseminated intravascular coagulation include each of the following
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conditions except |||\\\
retained dead fetus, carcinoma, gram negative sepsis, heparin administration - correct
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answer✔✔heparin administration |||\\\
which of the following does not affect heart's ability to increase its output? - correct
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answer✔✔cardiac reserve |||\\\
which of the following terms refers to the end diastolic pressure when the ventricle has been
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filled? - correct answer✔✔preload |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
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which of the following terms refers to pressure heart must generate to move blood into aorta?
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- correct answer✔✔afterload
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whats the most specific test for diagnosing iron deficiency anemia? - correct answer✔✔ferritin
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what are 2 most common causes of macrocytic anemia? - correct answer✔✔vitamin B12
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deficiency and folate deficiency |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
which of the following is false regarding sickle cell disease? - correct answer✔✔average red
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cell lifespan is 60 days |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
A child with homozygous sickle cell disease arrives at the ER. Lab tests indicate pneumococcal
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sepsis, a bacterial infection. Imaging called spleen scintigraphy measures IV administered
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radiopharmaceutical tracers present in the tissue, and is used to assess the size, shape, |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
position, and health of the organ. While the physician could palpate the patient's spleen, it
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could not be visualized by the scintigraphy. What is the likely complication this patient is
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experiencing? - correct answer✔✔functional asplenia |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
which of the following is not true of vitamin B12 deficiency anemia? - correct answer✔✔MCV
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is decreased |||\\\
each of the following are risk factors for secondary hyperlipidemia except
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obesity, diabetes mellitus, high cholesterol diet, autosomal dominant disorder of LDL receptor -
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correct answer✔✔autosomal dominant disorder of LDL receptor
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increased incidence of atherosclerosis has been correlated with each of following associations |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
except
hypertension, diabetes mellitus, use of oral contraceptives, increased serum HDL concentration |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
- correct answer✔✔increased serum HDL concentration
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PORTAGE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY |||\\\ |||\\\
MODULE 4 EXAM 2026 WITH |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
CORRECT ANSWERS |||\\\
the 3 stages of hemostasis include each of the following except
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vascular constriction, vascular dilation, formation of platelet plug, blood coagulation - correct
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answer✔✔vascular dilation |||\\\
deficiency in which of the following would lead to a hypercoagulable state? select all that apply
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- correct answer✔✔protein C, protein S, antithrombin III
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which of the following is not a hypercoagulable state? select all that apply - correct
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answer✔✔thrombocytopenia
which of the following defects is associated with hemophilia A? - correct answer✔✔defective
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gene in X chromosome |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
well known causes of disseminated intravascular coagulation include each of the following
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conditions except |||\\\
retained dead fetus, carcinoma, gram negative sepsis, heparin administration - correct
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answer✔✔heparin administration |||\\\
which of the following does not affect heart's ability to increase its output? - correct
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answer✔✔cardiac reserve |||\\\
which of the following terms refers to the end diastolic pressure when the ventricle has been
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filled? - correct answer✔✔preload |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
, |||\\\
which of the following terms refers to pressure heart must generate to move blood into aorta?
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
- correct answer✔✔afterload
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whats the most specific test for diagnosing iron deficiency anemia? - correct answer✔✔ferritin
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what are 2 most common causes of macrocytic anemia? - correct answer✔✔vitamin B12
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deficiency and folate deficiency |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
which of the following is false regarding sickle cell disease? - correct answer✔✔average red
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cell lifespan is 60 days |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
A child with homozygous sickle cell disease arrives at the ER. Lab tests indicate pneumococcal
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
sepsis, a bacterial infection. Imaging called spleen scintigraphy measures IV administered
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
radiopharmaceutical tracers present in the tissue, and is used to assess the size, shape, |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
position, and health of the organ. While the physician could palpate the patient's spleen, it
|||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
could not be visualized by the scintigraphy. What is the likely complication this patient is
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experiencing? - correct answer✔✔functional asplenia |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
which of the following is not true of vitamin B12 deficiency anemia? - correct answer✔✔MCV
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is decreased |||\\\
each of the following are risk factors for secondary hyperlipidemia except
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obesity, diabetes mellitus, high cholesterol diet, autosomal dominant disorder of LDL receptor -
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correct answer✔✔autosomal dominant disorder of LDL receptor
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increased incidence of atherosclerosis has been correlated with each of following associations |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
except
hypertension, diabetes mellitus, use of oral contraceptives, increased serum HDL concentration |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\ |||\\\
- correct answer✔✔increased serum HDL concentration
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