Advanced Pathophysiology Midterm
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A newborn male is diagnosed with albinism based on skin, eye, and hair appearance. Which finding will
support this diagnosis? ✔✔Answer: Inability to convert tyrosine to DOPA (3,4 dihydroxyphenylalanine)
Sodium and water accumulation in an injured cell are a direct result of: ✔✔Answer: Decreased
ATP production
A nurse is reading a chart and sees the term oncotic pressure. The nurse recalls that oncotic pressure
(colloid osmotic pressure) is determined by: ✔✔Answer: Plasma proteins
The ion transporter that moves Na + and Ca 2+ simultaneously in the same direction is an example
of which of the following types of transport? ✔✔Answer: Symport
A 20-year-old pregnant female gives birth to a stillborn child. Autopsy reveals that the fetus has 92
chromosomes. What term may be on the autopsy report to describe this condition? ✔✔Answer:
Tetraploidy
, Why is potassium able to diffuse easily in and out of cells? ✔✔Answer: Because the resting plasma
membrane is more permeable to potassium
Hypothyroidism ✔✔A disorder caused by a thyroid gland that is slower and less productive than
normal, does not produce enough T3 and T4
T3/T4 normal + TSH abnormal = Secondary thyroid problem
If too much T3/T4, then TSH will be down. Vice Versa.
calcium ✔✔parathyroid glands responsible for regulating ___ levels.
metabolism, temperature ✔✔Thyroid produces hormones T3, T4, and plays big role in __,
___ regulation and growth and development
iodine ✔✔Brain cannot make T3 and T4 without ___
slows ✔✔hypothyroidism everything ___.
stimulates sympathetic nervous system, drowsy,
lethargic constipated, food move slows, weight gain
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