ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY Midterm Exam 2024/2025 Summer QTR. Complete Questions and Answers Updated 2024.
Question 1
When endothelial cells are injured, what alteration contributes to atherosclerosis?
Answer:
The release of toxic oxygen radicals that oxidize low-dens...
When endothelial cells are injured, what alteration contributes to atherosclerosis?
Answer: The release of toxic oxygen radicals that oxidize low-density lipoproteins (LDLs)
A patient has been diagnosed with an empyema. What does the healthcare professional tell the patient
about this condition?
Answer: We will have to drain the pus out of your pleural space.
A patient has been admitted for a possible small intestinal obstruction. What is the first sign the
healthcare professional assesses for that would indicate the presence of this condition?
Answer: Vomitin g
Autocrine stimulation is the ability of cancer cells to do what?
Answer: Secrete growth factors that stimulate their own growth
A patient had a myocardial infarction that damaged the SA node, which is no longer functioning as the
pacemaker of the heart. What heart rate would the healthcare
,provider expect the patient to have?
Answer: 40 to 60 beats/min
Which type of immunity is produced by an individual after either natural exposure to the antigen or
after immunization against the antigen?
Answer: Active-acquired immunity
In teaching a women's community group, which risk factor does the healthcare professional teach is
related to high morbidity of cancer of the colon, uterus, and kidney?
Answer: Women who have a high body mass index
A student asks the healthcare professional to describe exotoxins. Which statement by the professional
is best?
Answer: Exotoxins are released during the lysis of bacteria.
A student studying biology asks the professor to describe how the ras gene is involved in cancer
proliferation. What explanation by the professor is best?
Answer: A mutation in this gene allows continuous cell growth.
, A healthcare professional cares for older adults in a skilled nursing facility. What should the
professional assess for in these individuals related to cardiovascular functioning?
Answer: Increased rate of falling and dizzy spells
A healthcare professional is educating a patient on asthma. The professional tells the patient that the
most successful treatment for chronic asthma begins with which action?
Answer: Avoidance of the causative agent
A healthcare professional is conducting community education on vaccinations. Which statement about
vaccines does the professional include in the presentation?
Answer: Most bacterial vaccines contain attenuated organisms.
Renal failure is the most common cause of which type of hyperparathyroidism?
Answer: Seconda ry
Which renal change is found in older adults?
Answer: Decrease in the number of nephrons
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