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Quiz 3: Pathophysiology Name:___________________________
Questions 1-16 worth 1.5 pts. Question 17 worth 1 pt.
1. What term is used to describe a deficit of white blood cells?
a. Leukopenia
b. Neutropenia
c. Pancytopenia
d. Erythrocytosis
2. Individuals with type AB blood are considered to be universal recipients because their blood:
a. contains A and B antibodies.
b. contains A and B antigens.
c. lacks A and B antibodies.
d. lacks A and B antigens.
3. What causes numbness and tingling in the fingers of individuals with untreated pernicious
anemia?
a. Persistent hyperbilirubinemia
b. Increasing acidosis affecting metabolism
c. Multiple small vascular occlusions affecting peripheral nerves
d. Vitamin B12 deficit causing peripheral nerve damage
4. What is the cause of sickle cell anemia?
a. A defective gene inherited from both parents
b. A chronic bacterial infection
c. Bone marrow depression
d. An autoimmune reaction
5. In cases of polycythemia vera, blood pressure is elevated as a result of:
, a. frequent infarcts in the coronary circulation.
b. increased blood volume.
c. congested spleen and bone marrow.
d. increased renin and aldosterone secretions.
6. A modifiable factor that increases the risk for atherosclerosis is:
a. leading a sedentary lifestyle.
b. being female and older than 40 years of age.
c. excluding saturated fats from the diet.
d. familial hypercholesterolemia.
7. The classic early manifestation(s) of left-sided congestive heart failure is/are __, whereas the
early indicator(s) of right-sided failure is/are __.
a. palpitations and periodic chest pain; shortness of breath on exertion
b. swelling of the ankles and abdomen; chest pain
c. coughing up frothy sputum; hepatomegaly and splenomegaly
d. shortness of breath on exertion or lying down; swelling of the ankles
8. Pericarditis causes a reduction in cardiac output as a result of which of the following?
a. Delays in the conduction system, interfering with cardiac rhythm
b. Weak myocardial contractions due to friction rub
c. Excess fluid in the pericardial cavity, which decreases ventricular filling
d. Incompetent valves, which allow regurgitation of blood
9. Multiple opportunistic infections develop with acute leukemia primarily because:
a. the number of white blood cells is decreased.
b. many circulating leukocytes are immature.
c. severe anemia interferes with the immune response.
d. decreased appetite and nutritional intake reduce natural defenses.
10. A dissecting aortic aneurysm develops as:
a. a dilation or bulge that develops at one point on the aortic wall.
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