MN 551 Patho Unit 2 Exam Questions And Correct Answers
Which of the following would least likely result in activation of the complement system? -
Answer Recognition of an antibody bound to the surface of a microbe
The binding of mannose residues on microbial glycoproteins
***********Activation of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) on complement proteins
Direct recognition of microbial proteins
A tourist came to a primary care health clinic presenting with malaise, fever, and
headache. She has since been diagnosed with Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a pathology
caused by Rickettsiaceae. Which of the following statements best captures a
characteristic trait of Rickettsiaceae? - Answer They are eukaryotic.
********They have both RNA and DNA.
They have a distinct spiral-shaped morphology.
They are neither gram-negative nor gram-positive.
A 23-year-old male patient has been diagnosed with appendicitis within the past 24 hours
after complaining of acute abdominal pain. The nurse practitioner who is caring for the
patient explains to him that, although painful, the inflammation of the appendix is serving
to help his body fight the underlying infectious process. Which of the following points of
information should the nurse practitioner NOT provide when teaching the patient? -
"Inflammation serves to clear the damaged body tissue cells from your infection."
"Inflammation will get your body started on the process of growing new, healthy tissue at
the site of that infection.
********""Inflammation helps your body to develop the proper antibodies to combat the
, infection."
"Ultimately, inflammation helps your body rid itself of the original source of the cell
injury in your appendix."
Which of the following patients would most likely benefit from transplantation of thymic
tissue or major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-compatible bone marrow? - Answer A
12-year-old girl with a history of epilepsy and low IgG levels secondary to phenytoin use
*********A 7-year-old boy whose blood work indicates decreased IgA and IgG with
increased IgM
A 6-year-old boy whose pre-B cells are incapable of translation to normal B cells
- IgA deficiency in a 9-year-old girl A nurse practitioner student is becoming acquainted
with the overnight admissions to an acute medical unit of a university hospital. Which of
the following patients would the student identify as being LEAST likely to have
antiphospholipid syndrome in his or her history? Answern 66-year-old male obese male
who has left-sided hemiplegia, secondary to a cerebrovascular accident
A 90-year-old female resides in a long-term care facility and has been experiencing
transient ischemic attacks
A 30-year-old female presents with a diagnosis of DVT of the left leg and a pulmonary
embolism
***********A 21-year-old male patient has been diagnosed with Cellulitis and suspected
endocarditis secondary to intravenous drug use
A 60-year-old male patient has an acute viral infection and is receiving interferon therapy.
The nurse practitioner wants to teach the patient's family about the various actions of the
therapy and how it differs from other antiinfective therapies. Which of the following
teaching points should the nurse practitioner not provide? Response "Interferon can
stimulate your father's uninfected cells surrounding his infected cells to make antiviral
proteins that limit the spread of the infection."
"Interferon can help limit the replication of the virus that's affecting your father."
Which of the following would least likely result in activation of the complement system? -
Answer Recognition of an antibody bound to the surface of a microbe
The binding of mannose residues on microbial glycoproteins
***********Activation of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) on complement proteins
Direct recognition of microbial proteins
A tourist came to a primary care health clinic presenting with malaise, fever, and
headache. She has since been diagnosed with Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a pathology
caused by Rickettsiaceae. Which of the following statements best captures a
characteristic trait of Rickettsiaceae? - Answer They are eukaryotic.
********They have both RNA and DNA.
They have a distinct spiral-shaped morphology.
They are neither gram-negative nor gram-positive.
A 23-year-old male patient has been diagnosed with appendicitis within the past 24 hours
after complaining of acute abdominal pain. The nurse practitioner who is caring for the
patient explains to him that, although painful, the inflammation of the appendix is serving
to help his body fight the underlying infectious process. Which of the following points of
information should the nurse practitioner NOT provide when teaching the patient? -
"Inflammation serves to clear the damaged body tissue cells from your infection."
"Inflammation will get your body started on the process of growing new, healthy tissue at
the site of that infection.
********""Inflammation helps your body to develop the proper antibodies to combat the
, infection."
"Ultimately, inflammation helps your body rid itself of the original source of the cell
injury in your appendix."
Which of the following patients would most likely benefit from transplantation of thymic
tissue or major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-compatible bone marrow? - Answer A
12-year-old girl with a history of epilepsy and low IgG levels secondary to phenytoin use
*********A 7-year-old boy whose blood work indicates decreased IgA and IgG with
increased IgM
A 6-year-old boy whose pre-B cells are incapable of translation to normal B cells
- IgA deficiency in a 9-year-old girl A nurse practitioner student is becoming acquainted
with the overnight admissions to an acute medical unit of a university hospital. Which of
the following patients would the student identify as being LEAST likely to have
antiphospholipid syndrome in his or her history? Answern 66-year-old male obese male
who has left-sided hemiplegia, secondary to a cerebrovascular accident
A 90-year-old female resides in a long-term care facility and has been experiencing
transient ischemic attacks
A 30-year-old female presents with a diagnosis of DVT of the left leg and a pulmonary
embolism
***********A 21-year-old male patient has been diagnosed with Cellulitis and suspected
endocarditis secondary to intravenous drug use
A 60-year-old male patient has an acute viral infection and is receiving interferon therapy.
The nurse practitioner wants to teach the patient's family about the various actions of the
therapy and how it differs from other antiinfective therapies. Which of the following
teaching points should the nurse practitioner not provide? Response "Interferon can
stimulate your father's uninfected cells surrounding his infected cells to make antiviral
proteins that limit the spread of the infection."
"Interferon can help limit the replication of the virus that's affecting your father."
