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PATHO NR 605 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
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PATHO NR 605 QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS WITH SOLUTIONS 2024
Which elevated lab value may be protective of the development of atherosclerosis? - ANSWER High-
density lipoproteins HDL's
Provides one-way flow of blood from the left ventricle into the aorta - ANSWER Aortic valve
Transports deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the right lung. - ANSWER Right pulmonary
artery
Transports oxygenated blood from the left ventricle to the systemic circulation. - ANSWER Aorta (aortic
arch)
Conveys deoxygenated blood from the head and upper extremities to the right atrium? - ANSWER
Superior vena cava
Provides one-way flow of blood from the right ventricle to the left lung? - ANSWER Pulmonary valve
Transports deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the left lung? - ANSWER left pulmonary artery
Conveys deoxygenated blood from the trunk and lower extremities to the right atrium? - ANSWER
Inferior vena cava
Transports oxygenated blood from the left lung to the left atrium? - ANSWER Left pulmonary veins
Provides one-way flow of blood from the right atrium into the right ventricle - ANSWER tricuspid valve
Right ventricle enlargement caused by chronic pulmonary hypertension? - ANSWER Corpulmonale
Which chamber of the heart endures the highest pressures? - ANSWER Left Ventricle
,Occlusion of the left anterior descending artery during a myocardial infarction would interrupt blood
supply to which structures? - ANSWER Left and right ventricles and much of the interventricular septum
What is the initiating event that leads to the development of atherosclerosis? - ANSWER Injury to the
endothelial cells that line the artery walls
Name 4 Age-related changes associated with the cardiovascular system include? - ANSWER 1. decreased
cardiac output
2. increased blood pressure
3. decreased compliance of the heart muscle
4. thickening of the heart valves.
An individual who is demonstrating elevated levels of troponin, creatine kinase-isoenzyme MB (CK-MB),
and lactic dehydrogenase (LDH) is exhibiting indicators associated with which condition? - ANSWER
Myocardial infarction (MI)
Which form of heart failure may result from pulmonary disease and elevated pulmonary vascular
resistance? - ANSWER Right-sided Heart Failure
Orthopnea, crackles and coughing pink frothy sputum result from back up into the lungs from which
heart failure? - ANSWER Left-sided Heart Failure
jugular venous distention, hepatomegaly and ankle edema are more from backup from which heart
failure? - ANSWER Right-sided Heart failure
Dilated cardiomyopathy means that - ANSWER the cardiac chambers are enlarged (increased diastolic
volume) and the myocardium has decreased contractility.
In restrictive cardiomyopathy, the cardiac chambers - ANSWER have decreased volume and the
myocardium is rigid and noncompliant
, Cardiac valve damage in rheumatic fever is caused by - ANSWER an abnormal immune response
Acute rheumatic fever is characterized by - ANSWER carditis, acute migratory
polyarthritis, chorea, and erythema marginatum, which occurs 1 to 5 weeks after streptococcal infection
of the pharynx
a condition characterized by thickening and hardening of the vessel wall. - ANSWER Arteriosclerosis
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a result of: - ANSWER a zone of low pressure of the lower
esophageal sphincter (LES).
Define GERD - ANSWER Regurgitation of stomach contents (reflux of chyme) across incompetent
Gastroesophageal junction into the esophagus producing irritation and a number of symptoms
heartburn being the cardinal symptom often relieved by antacids and aggravated by lying flat.
At 3 weeks of age, an infant who has been feeding well and gained weight begins to vomit for no
apparent reason. The vomiting has gradually become more forceful. These symptoms may be indicative
of which disorder? - ANSWER Pyloric stenosis
Projectile vomiting which is a spontaneous forceful vomiting not usually preceded by nausea or retching.
- ANSWER Pyloric stenosis.
Epigastric pain, beginning 30 minutes to 2 hours after eating when the stomach is empty or in the middle
of the night, is consistent with which diagnosis? - ANSWER Duodenal ulcer
Which type of hepatitis is transferred via the fecal-oral route? - ANSWER Hepatitis A
Why does a person with cystic fibrosis have an exocrine pancreatic insufficiency? - ANSWER Because the
pancreatic ducts are obstructed with mucus
What is the primary cause of duodenal ulcers. - ANSWER Helicobacter pylori
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