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ESTUDYADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 4
QUESTIONS AND ANSWER UPDATED
**Hepatic Disease**
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**1. What is the correct definition of Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis?**
- A) Fluid collection in the peritoneal cavity
- B) Resistance to blood flow in the portal vein
- C) Rupture of the peritoneum due to excess fluid
- D) Infection of ascitic fluid without an abdominal event
**✔✔ - Answer: D) Infection of ascitic fluid without an abdominal event**
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**2. Which of the following is associated with jaundice?**
- A) Excessive sweating
- B) Dark, tarry stools
- C) Light, clay-colored stools
- D) Pale, dilute urine
**✔✔ - Answer: C) Light, clay-colored stools**
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**3. A patient with cirrhosis has elevated ammonia levels. What best explains this result?**
- A) Inability to convert ammonia to urea
- B) Liver cell injury
- C) Low albumin production
- D) Low protein intake
**✔✔ - Answer: A) Inability to convert ammonia to urea**
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**4. A 45-year-old man has flu-like symptoms after eating at a local restaurant that caused others to
get sick. What type of hepatitis should he be tested for?**
- A) Hepatitis A
- B) Hepatitis B
- C) Hepatitis C
- D) Hepatitis D
**✔✔ - Answer: A) Hepatitis A**
,ESTUDY
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**5. How does decreased plasma albumin lead to ascites?**
- A) Low plasma pressure causes fluid to leak into the peritoneal cavity
- B) Low plasma pressure causes vasoconstriction and sodium loss
- C) High plasma pressure causes fluid to leak into the peritoneal cavity
- D) High plasma pressure causes vasoconstriction and sodium loss
**✔✔ - Answer: A) Low plasma pressure causes fluid to leak into the peritoneal cavity**
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**Infectious Diseases**
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**6. A 2-year-old has a rectal temperature of 99°F. Does this child have a fever?**
- A) Yes
- B) No
**✔✔ - Answer: B) No**
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**7. A 21-year-old female has pain while urinating, and her urine culture grew Staphylococcus
epidermis. Was this culture likely contaminated?**
- A) Yes, likely contaminated
- B) No, it’s a typical finding
**✔✔ - Answer: A) Yes, likely contaminated**
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**8. Would vancomycin be effective against an infection caused by Haemophilus influenza?**
- A) Yes
- B) No
**✔✔ - Answer: B) No**
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**9. Which of these patients is least likely to develop an infection?**
- A) 34-year-old with a thigh abrasion
- B) 85-year-old healthy adult
- C) 21-year-old with asthma
- D) 40-year-old taking blood pressure medication
**✔✔ - Answer: D) 40-year-old taking blood pressure medication**
,ESTUDY
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**10. A 55-year-old woman admitted with a kidney infection had a temperature of 102°F and body
aches. What was her fever likely caused by?**
- A) Infection
- B) Cholesterol medication
- C) Normal fluctuation
**✔✔ - Answer: A) Infection**
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**11. Should an analgesic have been given to this patient when she was admitted?**
- A) Yes, due to body aches
- B) Yes, because of elevated temperature
- C) No, as it might interfere with infection control
**✔✔ - Answer: A) Yes, due to body aches**
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**12. The same patient had a urine culture grow E. coli. Was this culture indicative of infection?**
- A) Contaminated
- B) Indicative of infection
- C) Taken from the wrong source
**✔✔ - Answer: B) Indicative of infection**
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**13. Should the antibiotics be switched since her fever persists after 3 days?**
- A) Yes, infection isn't resolving
- B) Yes, fever may be caused by the antibiotic
- C) No, wait two more days
**✔✔ - Answer: B) Yes, fever may be caused by the antibiotic**
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**14. What causes lymph node swelling (lymphadenopathy)?**
- A) Increased metabolism
- B) Increased blood vessel permeability
- C) Growth of white blood cells
- D) Widening of blood vessels
**✔✔ - Answer: C) Growth of white blood cells**
, ESTUDY
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**15. What chemical causes a fever?**
- A) Serotonin
- B) Prostaglandins
- C) Histamine
- D) Dopamine
**✔✔ - Answer: B) Prostaglandins**
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**16. Which body temperature location is the highest?**
- A) Axillary (armpit)
- B) Oral (mouth)
- C) Rectal
- D) Tympanic (ear)
**✔✔ - Answer: C) Rectal**
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**17. Which culture is most likely to contain both normal flora and pathogens?**
- A) Cerebrospinal fluid culture
- B) Joint fluid culture
- C) Throat culture
- D) Urine culture
**✔✔ - Answer: C) Throat culture**
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**18. Which organism is most likely considered normal in the colon?**
- A) Escherichia coli
- B) Haemophilus influenza
- C) Listeria monocytogenes
- D) Staphylococcus aureus
**✔✔ - Answer: A) Escherichia coli**
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HR and RR increase to keep up with O2 demand
temp reducing response so body does not get too hot
✔✔ - ANSWER - - vasodilation
- sweating
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