Pathophysiology exam questions from 1-3
exams and Answers 2025
AA23AyearAoldAdiabeticAhasAaApressureAsoreAonAhisAfootAresultingAfromApoorAcirculation.ATh
eAwoundAhasAlargeAchunksAofAdeadAblackAtissue.AYouAknowAtheAdeadAtissueApresentAinAth
eAwoundAisAdueAtoA____AofAtheAtissueAandAisAcalledA____A-AcorrectAanswers-
hypoxia/necrosis
AA45AyearAoldAmanAjustAfinishedAworkingAtheAhotAsunAwithoutAanythingAdrinkAandAcomesAto
AyourAclinic.AHeAisAactingAconfused,AhasAaAtremorAinAhisAhamdAandAcannotArememberAwher
eAheAparkedAhisAcar.AAfterAanAexam,AyouAanticipateAheAisAsufferingAfromA____AandAwillAreq
uireA_____A-AcorrectAanswers-hypernatremia/fluidAreplacement
AAmotherAtellsAyouAthatAsheAhasAhemophiliaAaAandAmustAtakeAshots.ATheAfatherAisAunaffect
ed.AYouAknowAthisAisAaAgeneticAdiseaseAcharacterizedAbyAaAclothingAfactorAviiiAdeficiency.A
BeingAanAx-
linkedArecessiveAdisorderAyouAnowAherAsonAwillAhaveAwhatA%AchanceAofAhavingAtheAdiseas
eA-AcorrectAanswers-100%
AAyoungAwomanAcomesAtoAyourAofficeAwithAsymptomsAofAhyperthyroidism.ASheAstatesAshe
AhasAbeenAunableAtoAcontrolAherAthyroidAwithAmedicine.AAfterAaAseriesAofAtests,AyouAbelieve
AsheAmayAbeAsuffereingAfromAaAhypersenstivityAdisorderAproducingAcellularAdysfunctionAby
AstimulatingAtheAthyroid.AWhichAtypeAofAhypersensitivityAwouldAproduceAtheseAsymptomsA-
AcorrectAanswers-typeA2
DuringAtheAcourseAofAhivAinfection,AasAtheAviralAloadAincreases,AtheAcd4+AcountA-
AcorrectAanswers-decreases
HumansAhaveA46A____AwhichAareAmadeAupAofA____.ACopiesAofAtheseAareAcalledA_____,Aw
hichAcanAbeAdominantAorArecessiveA-AcorrectAanswers-chromosomes/genes/alleles
InAaids,Afever,AchronicAdiarrhea,AweaknessAandAweightAlossA>A10%AareAclinicalAmanifestati
onsAofA-AcorrectAanswers-hivAwastingAsyndrome
InAacuteAinflammationAthereAisAinfiltrationAofAtheAareaAbyAwhichAtypeAofAwhiteAbloodAcellA-
AcorrectAanswers-neutrophils
InAorderAtoAbeAdiagnosedAwithAaids,AaApatientAmustApossessAtheseA3AthingsA-
AcorrectAanswers-hivAvirus,AlowAcd4Acount,AaidsAdefiningAillness
JoeAhasAvonAwillebrand'sAdisease,AanAautosomalAdominantAdisorder.AForAhisAsonA(don)AtoA
beAinheritAtheAdisorderAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAmustAbeAtrueA-AcorrectAanswers-
donAmustAinheritAtheAdefectiveAgeneAfromAjoeA(hisAfather)
HyperplasiaA-AcorrectAanswers-
theAenlargementAofAanAorganAorAtissueAbasedAonAtheArapidAreproductionAofAcells
MetaplasiaA-AcorrectAanswers-
changeAofAcellAtissueAtypeAfromAoneAtypeAofAtissueAtoAanother
DysplasiaA-AcorrectAanswers-abnormalAgrowthAorAdevelopmentAofAaAtypeAofAtissue
HypertrophyA-AcorrectAanswers-
theAenlargementAinAtheAsizeAofAtheAcellsAofAtissueAbasedAonAanAincreaseAinAtheAsizeAofAitsAc
ells
, TheAcharacterized,AlocalizedAcardinalAsignsAofAacuteAinflammationAincludeA-
AcorrectAanswers-redness
WhatAisAtheAchanceAthatAaAmotherAwhoAisAaAcarrierAofAanAx-
linkedArecessiveAdiseaseAwillAproduceAaAcarrierAdaughterA-AcorrectAanswers-50%
WhichAimmunoglobulinAisAfoundAonAmastAcellsAinAtissuesAandAstartsAanAinflammationAresp
onseAinAresponseAtoAanAallergenA-AcorrectAanswers-ige
WhichAsymptomAofAhighApotassiumAisAtheAmostAlifeAthreateningAandAmustAbeAaddressedAi
mmediatelyA-AcorrectAanswers-ecgAchanges
YourAmomAisAinAtheAgardenAandAisAstungAbyAaAbee.ASheAisAallergicAtoAbeeAstings.AHerAbody
AwillArespondAtoAtheAstingAbyAreleaseA____AinAresponseAtoA___AdueAtoAaAtypeA____Ahypers
ensitivityA-AcorrectAanswers-histamine/ige/1
YourApatientAisAcomplainingAaboutAedemaAinAtheirAlegs.ATheyAhaveAliverAdiseaseAandAdoAn
otAproduceAmuchAalbumin.AYouAknowAthatAalbuminAisAaAcollloidAinAtheAbloodAthatAhelpsAco
ntrolAedemaAthroughAtheAactionAofA-AcorrectAanswers-capillaryAoncoticApressure
WhatAleukocyteAworksAhardestAwhenAyouAreceiveAaAvacciantionA-AcorrectAanswers-b-
lymphocyte
YourApatientAisAexperiencingAchestApain.AYouAlookAupAtheirAlabsAandAfindAtheAresultsAofAna
=130,Ak=2.8,Aca=14,Amag=2.0;AwhichAabnormalAlabAwouldAbeAaApriorityAforAtreatmentA-
AcorrectAanswers-k
YourAsisterAisAgoingAonAaAtripAtoAsouthernAafricaAandAisArequiredAtoAgetAaAseriesAofAimmuno
globulinAshotsAtoAprotectAherAformAinfectionAwhileAonAherAtrip.AYouAknowAtheAtypeAofAimmu
nityAaffordedAbyAtheAshotsAisAknownAasA-AcorrectAanswers-passiveAimmunity
____AisAtheAimmunoglobulinAthatArisesAduringAacuteAillness.___AisAtheAimmunoglobulinAtha
tAremainsAelevatedAafterAdiseaseAtoAconferAlong-termAimmunityA-AcorrectAanswers-igm/igg
AAbacterialAinfectionAdamagesAaAcellAbyAreleasingAaAtoxinAthatAdissolvesAtheAcellAmembran
e.AThisAtypeAofAcellularAdamageAisAcalledA-AcorrectAanswers-exotoxin
YouAcatchAaAcold.AYouAknowAthatAtheAcoldAvirusAcanAdamageAyourAcellsAthroughAallAtheAfoll
owingAmechanismsAexceptA-AcorrectAanswers-invasion
YourApatientAisAonAantibioticsAandAstartsAcomplainingAofAaAthickAwhiteAfurryAtongue.AYouAkn
owAthisAisAaAtypeAofAopportunisticAfungalAinfectionAcalledA-AcorrectAanswers-
candidaAalbicans
AAchildAisAbornAwithoutAanAimmuneAsystemAandAmustAremainAinAaAsterileAenvironmentAtoAa
voidAlife-threateningAinfections.AThisAconditionAisAcalledA-AcorrectAanswers-sicd
AAdiabeticAmanAhasAkidneyAfailureAandAmustAhaveAaAkidneyAtransplant.AAfterAaAweek,AtheA
man'sAimmuneAsystemAstartsAtoArejectAtheAkidney.AWeAknowAthisAisAanAexampleAofA-
AcorrectAanswers-hostAvsAgraftAdisease
AApatientAwithAleukemiaAneedsAaAboneAmarrowAtransplant.AAfterAtheAtransplantAtheApatient
AbecomesAveryAillAandAdevelopsAaAskinArashAonAherAfaceAandAmouth.AThisAisAprobablyAdueA
toA-AcorrectAanswers-graftAvsAhla
YouAhaveAaApatientAwithAaAgeneticAdiseaseAwithAanAepigeneticAcause.AWhenAreviewingAth
eApatient'sAlifestyleAchoices,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAcouldAnotAbeAaApossibleAcauseA-
AcorrectAanswers-dnaAdeletion
WhichAstageAofAinflammationAcausesAtheAtell-taleArednessAandAswellingA-
AcorrectAanswers-vascularAstage
AApatientAhasAblueAeyes.AYouAknowAthisAisAwhatAtypeAofAgeneticAexpressionA-
AcorrectAanswers-phenotype
exams and Answers 2025
AA23AyearAoldAdiabeticAhasAaApressureAsoreAonAhisAfootAresultingAfromApoorAcirculation.ATh
eAwoundAhasAlargeAchunksAofAdeadAblackAtissue.AYouAknowAtheAdeadAtissueApresentAinAth
eAwoundAisAdueAtoA____AofAtheAtissueAandAisAcalledA____A-AcorrectAanswers-
hypoxia/necrosis
AA45AyearAoldAmanAjustAfinishedAworkingAtheAhotAsunAwithoutAanythingAdrinkAandAcomesAto
AyourAclinic.AHeAisAactingAconfused,AhasAaAtremorAinAhisAhamdAandAcannotArememberAwher
eAheAparkedAhisAcar.AAfterAanAexam,AyouAanticipateAheAisAsufferingAfromA____AandAwillAreq
uireA_____A-AcorrectAanswers-hypernatremia/fluidAreplacement
AAmotherAtellsAyouAthatAsheAhasAhemophiliaAaAandAmustAtakeAshots.ATheAfatherAisAunaffect
ed.AYouAknowAthisAisAaAgeneticAdiseaseAcharacterizedAbyAaAclothingAfactorAviiiAdeficiency.A
BeingAanAx-
linkedArecessiveAdisorderAyouAnowAherAsonAwillAhaveAwhatA%AchanceAofAhavingAtheAdiseas
eA-AcorrectAanswers-100%
AAyoungAwomanAcomesAtoAyourAofficeAwithAsymptomsAofAhyperthyroidism.ASheAstatesAshe
AhasAbeenAunableAtoAcontrolAherAthyroidAwithAmedicine.AAfterAaAseriesAofAtests,AyouAbelieve
AsheAmayAbeAsuffereingAfromAaAhypersenstivityAdisorderAproducingAcellularAdysfunctionAby
AstimulatingAtheAthyroid.AWhichAtypeAofAhypersensitivityAwouldAproduceAtheseAsymptomsA-
AcorrectAanswers-typeA2
DuringAtheAcourseAofAhivAinfection,AasAtheAviralAloadAincreases,AtheAcd4+AcountA-
AcorrectAanswers-decreases
HumansAhaveA46A____AwhichAareAmadeAupAofA____.ACopiesAofAtheseAareAcalledA_____,Aw
hichAcanAbeAdominantAorArecessiveA-AcorrectAanswers-chromosomes/genes/alleles
InAaids,Afever,AchronicAdiarrhea,AweaknessAandAweightAlossA>A10%AareAclinicalAmanifestati
onsAofA-AcorrectAanswers-hivAwastingAsyndrome
InAacuteAinflammationAthereAisAinfiltrationAofAtheAareaAbyAwhichAtypeAofAwhiteAbloodAcellA-
AcorrectAanswers-neutrophils
InAorderAtoAbeAdiagnosedAwithAaids,AaApatientAmustApossessAtheseA3AthingsA-
AcorrectAanswers-hivAvirus,AlowAcd4Acount,AaidsAdefiningAillness
JoeAhasAvonAwillebrand'sAdisease,AanAautosomalAdominantAdisorder.AForAhisAsonA(don)AtoA
beAinheritAtheAdisorderAwhichAofAtheAfollowingAmustAbeAtrueA-AcorrectAanswers-
donAmustAinheritAtheAdefectiveAgeneAfromAjoeA(hisAfather)
HyperplasiaA-AcorrectAanswers-
theAenlargementAofAanAorganAorAtissueAbasedAonAtheArapidAreproductionAofAcells
MetaplasiaA-AcorrectAanswers-
changeAofAcellAtissueAtypeAfromAoneAtypeAofAtissueAtoAanother
DysplasiaA-AcorrectAanswers-abnormalAgrowthAorAdevelopmentAofAaAtypeAofAtissue
HypertrophyA-AcorrectAanswers-
theAenlargementAinAtheAsizeAofAtheAcellsAofAtissueAbasedAonAanAincreaseAinAtheAsizeAofAitsAc
ells
, TheAcharacterized,AlocalizedAcardinalAsignsAofAacuteAinflammationAincludeA-
AcorrectAanswers-redness
WhatAisAtheAchanceAthatAaAmotherAwhoAisAaAcarrierAofAanAx-
linkedArecessiveAdiseaseAwillAproduceAaAcarrierAdaughterA-AcorrectAanswers-50%
WhichAimmunoglobulinAisAfoundAonAmastAcellsAinAtissuesAandAstartsAanAinflammationAresp
onseAinAresponseAtoAanAallergenA-AcorrectAanswers-ige
WhichAsymptomAofAhighApotassiumAisAtheAmostAlifeAthreateningAandAmustAbeAaddressedAi
mmediatelyA-AcorrectAanswers-ecgAchanges
YourAmomAisAinAtheAgardenAandAisAstungAbyAaAbee.ASheAisAallergicAtoAbeeAstings.AHerAbody
AwillArespondAtoAtheAstingAbyAreleaseA____AinAresponseAtoA___AdueAtoAaAtypeA____Ahypers
ensitivityA-AcorrectAanswers-histamine/ige/1
YourApatientAisAcomplainingAaboutAedemaAinAtheirAlegs.ATheyAhaveAliverAdiseaseAandAdoAn
otAproduceAmuchAalbumin.AYouAknowAthatAalbuminAisAaAcollloidAinAtheAbloodAthatAhelpsAco
ntrolAedemaAthroughAtheAactionAofA-AcorrectAanswers-capillaryAoncoticApressure
WhatAleukocyteAworksAhardestAwhenAyouAreceiveAaAvacciantionA-AcorrectAanswers-b-
lymphocyte
YourApatientAisAexperiencingAchestApain.AYouAlookAupAtheirAlabsAandAfindAtheAresultsAofAna
=130,Ak=2.8,Aca=14,Amag=2.0;AwhichAabnormalAlabAwouldAbeAaApriorityAforAtreatmentA-
AcorrectAanswers-k
YourAsisterAisAgoingAonAaAtripAtoAsouthernAafricaAandAisArequiredAtoAgetAaAseriesAofAimmuno
globulinAshotsAtoAprotectAherAformAinfectionAwhileAonAherAtrip.AYouAknowAtheAtypeAofAimmu
nityAaffordedAbyAtheAshotsAisAknownAasA-AcorrectAanswers-passiveAimmunity
____AisAtheAimmunoglobulinAthatArisesAduringAacuteAillness.___AisAtheAimmunoglobulinAtha
tAremainsAelevatedAafterAdiseaseAtoAconferAlong-termAimmunityA-AcorrectAanswers-igm/igg
AAbacterialAinfectionAdamagesAaAcellAbyAreleasingAaAtoxinAthatAdissolvesAtheAcellAmembran
e.AThisAtypeAofAcellularAdamageAisAcalledA-AcorrectAanswers-exotoxin
YouAcatchAaAcold.AYouAknowAthatAtheAcoldAvirusAcanAdamageAyourAcellsAthroughAallAtheAfoll
owingAmechanismsAexceptA-AcorrectAanswers-invasion
YourApatientAisAonAantibioticsAandAstartsAcomplainingAofAaAthickAwhiteAfurryAtongue.AYouAkn
owAthisAisAaAtypeAofAopportunisticAfungalAinfectionAcalledA-AcorrectAanswers-
candidaAalbicans
AAchildAisAbornAwithoutAanAimmuneAsystemAandAmustAremainAinAaAsterileAenvironmentAtoAa
voidAlife-threateningAinfections.AThisAconditionAisAcalledA-AcorrectAanswers-sicd
AAdiabeticAmanAhasAkidneyAfailureAandAmustAhaveAaAkidneyAtransplant.AAfterAaAweek,AtheA
man'sAimmuneAsystemAstartsAtoArejectAtheAkidney.AWeAknowAthisAisAanAexampleAofA-
AcorrectAanswers-hostAvsAgraftAdisease
AApatientAwithAleukemiaAneedsAaAboneAmarrowAtransplant.AAfterAtheAtransplantAtheApatient
AbecomesAveryAillAandAdevelopsAaAskinArashAonAherAfaceAandAmouth.AThisAisAprobablyAdueA
toA-AcorrectAanswers-graftAvsAhla
YouAhaveAaApatientAwithAaAgeneticAdiseaseAwithAanAepigeneticAcause.AWhenAreviewingAth
eApatient'sAlifestyleAchoices,AwhichAofAtheAfollowingAcouldAnotAbeAaApossibleAcauseA-
AcorrectAanswers-dnaAdeletion
WhichAstageAofAinflammationAcausesAtheAtell-taleArednessAandAswellingA-
AcorrectAanswers-vascularAstage
AApatientAhasAblueAeyes.AYouAknowAthisAisAwhatAtypeAofAgeneticAexpressionA-
AcorrectAanswers-phenotype
