NURS 3366 PATHO FINAL EXAM NEWEST
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A patient's serum T4 & T3 are elevated. Family states they see
mood swings, difficulty sleeping, weight loss, tachycardia and a
goiter. This can be classified as having what?
A. Hypothyroidism
B. Hypertension
C. Hyperthyroidism
D. Hashimoto's - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C
What is the first line of defense of the body?
A. Mucous membranes
B. Intestinal flora
C. Intact skin
D. All of the above - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D
What is the defense mechanism we are born with?
,A. Cellular immunity
B. Innate immunity
C. Acquired adaptive immunity
D. Defensive immunity - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B
What response time is the first and second line of immunity?
A. Fast
B. Slow
C. Does not have a specific response time
D. None of the above - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A
Which line of defense is delayed upon the first exposure to
disease but quick the second
exposure to that same disease?
A. 1st line
B. 4th line
C. 3rd line
D. 2nd line - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > C
Sally is a chronic steroid user and complains of stomach pain.
Which explanation would best describe the patho of her pain?
,A. Steroids suppress phospholipase in the arachidonic pathway
which suppress the production of pro inflammatory
prostaglandins causing the gastric mucosa to be susceptible to
ulcers.
B. Steroids suppress histamine causing the stomach to produce
less HCL acid.
C. Steroids suppress phospholipase in the arachidonic pathway
which suppress the production of protective prostaglandins
causing the gastric mucosa to be susceptible to ulcers.
D. Steroids suppress leukotrienes in the arachidonic pathway
causing the gastric mucosa to be susceptible to ulcers. - ✔✔✔
Correct Answer > C
What does the body solely depend on to make ATP if there is a
lack of oxygen (hypoxia)?
A. gluconeogenesis
B. glycolysis
C. glycogenesis
D. glycogenolysis - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B
If the cause of the disease is unknown it is said to be ____.
A. idiopathic
, B. iatrogenic
C. nosocomial
D. intentional - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A
Difficulty breathing in a recumbent position is known
as______________
A. Dyspnea
B. orthopnea
C. apnea
D. Hypopnea - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B
A woman states she has had gray stools, right shoulder pain
and nausea after eating fried shrimp with French fries. What is
the most likely diagnosis of the patient?
A. Cholecystitis
B. Cystic fibrosis
C. Hepatitis
D. cirrhosis - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A
A patient is diagnosed with bacterial meningitis. Which lab
result, from the CSF (cerebrospinal fluid), is expected?
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