Nurs6501ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY Quiz 2 With complete solution Updated

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A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which of the
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following will facilitate his continued muscle performance? - Answer: Anaerobic I!%




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glycolysis
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What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential that initiates an action
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potential? - Answer: Sodium gates open, and sodium rushes into the cell, changing the
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membrane potential from negative to positive.
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A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. His karyotype would
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reveal which of the following? - Answer: XXY
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A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a proband, what is the
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nurse looking for? - Answer: The person who is first diagnosed with a genetic
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An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis will show varying
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degrees of the disease. Which genetic principle should the nurse explain to the aide? -
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Answer: Expressivity
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In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the nurse include regarding
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cholesterol? - Answer: Cholesterol decreases the membrane fluidity of the erythrocyte,
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which reduces its ability to carry oxygen.
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A 15-year-old female is diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome. This condition is an
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example of: - Answer: Gene imprinting
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When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse respond?
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Cystic fibrosis is caused by an _____ gene - Answer: Autosomal recessive
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How are potassium and sodium transported across plasma membranes? - Answer:
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By adenosine triphosphate enzyme (ATPase)
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The nurse would be correct in identifying the predominant extracellular cation as: -
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Answer: Sodium
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The early dilation (swelling) of the cell's endoplasmic reticulum results in: - Answer:
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Reduced protein synthesis
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What principle should the nurse remember when trying to distinguish aging from
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diseases? - Answer: It is difficult to tell the difference because both processes are
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believed to result from cell injury.
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What is the diagnosis of a 13-year-old female who has a karyotype that reveals an
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absent homologous X chromosome with only a single X chromosome present? Her
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features include a short stature, widely spaced nipples, reduced carrying angle at the
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elbow, and sparse body hair. - Answer: Turner syndrome
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A eukaryotic cell is undergoing DNA replication. In which region of the cell would
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most of the genetic information be contained? - Answer: Nucleolus
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The nurse is teaching staff about the most common cause of Down syndrome. What
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is the nurse describing? - Answer: Maternal nondisjunction
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