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ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM 6501 WALDEN UNIVERSITY REAL EXAM 2043/2025 LATEST EDITION| ACCURATE AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 3 DIFFERENT VERSIONS$12.99
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,The nurse is teaching staff about the most common cause of Down
syndrome. What is the nursedescribing?
Answer: Maternal nondisjunction
A 50-year-old male was recently diagnosed with
Huntington disease. Transmission of thisdisease is
associated with:
Answer: Delayed age of onset
A patient wants to know the risk factors for Down syndrome. What is
the nurse's best response?Answer: Pregnancy in women over age 35
What is the role of cytokines in cell reproduction?
Answer: Provide growth factor for tissue growth and development
A newborn male is diagnosed with albinism based on skin, eye, and
hair appearance. Whichfinding 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 oncoticpressure (colloid osmotic pressure) is
determined by:
Answer: Plasma proteins
The ion transporter that moves Na + and Ca 2+ simultaneously in
the same direction is anexample 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 has92 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 potassiumHypothyroidism
A disorder caused by a thyroid gland that is slower and less
productive than normal, does notproduce enough T3 and T4
T3, T4, TSH
Diagnosing hypo/hyperthyroidism T3/T4 = thyroid. TSH = Pituitary.
T3/T4 abnormality = problem with THYROID.
T3/T4 normal + TSH abnormal = Secondary thyroid problem
A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which
of the following willfacilitate his continued muscle performance?
Answer: Anaerobic glycolysis
What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential that
initiates an action potential?
Answer: Sodium gates open, and sodium rushes into the cell,
changing the membrane potentialfrom negative to positive.
A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. His
karyotype would reveal whichof the following?
Answer: XXY
A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a proband,
what is the nurse lookingfor?
Answer: The person who is first diagnosed with a genetic disease
An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis will show
varying degrees of thedisease. Which genetic principle should the nurse
explain to the aide?
Answer: Expressivity
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should
the nurse include regardingcholesterol?
Answer: Cholesterol decreases the membrane fluidity of the
erythrocyte, which reduces itsability to carry oxygen.
, When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse
respond? Cystic fibrosis iscaused by an gene
Answer: Autosomal recessive
How are potassium and sodium transported across
plasma membranes?Answer: By adenosine
triphosphate enzyme (ATPase)
The nurse would be correct in identifying the
predominant extracellular cation as:Answer:
Sodium
The early dilation (swelling) of the cell's
endoplasmic reticulum results in:Answer: Reduced
protein synthesis
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