ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM 6501 WALDEN

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ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM 6501 WALDEN

UNIVERSITY EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: Hypothyroidism

Answer:

A disorder caused by a thyroid gland that is slower and less productive than normal, does not produce enough T3 and T4 Question 2: Sodium and water accumulation in an injured cell are a direct result of:

Answer:

Answer: Decreased ATP production

Question 3: Cushing's

Answer:

___ symptoms:

skin fragile truncal obesity, small extremities with striae on them excessive hair "moon face" buffalo hump females --> no menstruation males--> ED hyperglycemia d/t high cortisol

Question 4: What is the role of cytokines in cell reproduction?

Answer:

Answer: Provide growth factor for tissue growth and development

Question 5: autoimmune

Answer:

Addison's disease is typically an ____ disorder where the body is attacking the adrenal cortex on top of the adrenal gland

Question 6: deficiency

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DKA: hyperglycemia d/t insulin ___ causes an osmotic diuresis leading to marked urinary losses of water and electrolytes urinary excretion of ketones leads to additional loss of sodium and potassium

Question 7: metabolism, temperature

Answer:

Thyroid produces hormones T3, T4, and plays big role in __, ___ regulation and growth and development Question 8: A newborn male is diagnosed with albinism based on skin, eye, and hair appearance. Which finding will support this diagnosis?

Answer:

Answer: Inability to convert tyrosine to DOPA (3,4 dihydroxyphenylalanine)

Question 9: decrease

Answer:

Diabetes insipidus will have a __ in ADH

Question 10: mitral valve prolapse

Answer:

Improper closure of the valve between the heart's upper and lower left chambers.billowing of mitral valve leaflets into the left atrium during systole

Question 11: The early dilation (swelling) of the cell's endoplasmic reticulum results in:

Answer:

Answer: Reduced protein synthesis

Question 12: deep vein thrombosis

Answer:

blood clot forms in a large vein, usually in a lower limb d/t impaired venous return, endothelial injury or hypercoagulability Question 13: 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:

Answer: Tetraploidy

Question 14: decreased

Answer:

Addison's disease has __ secretion of cortisol and aldosterone Need to ADD some steroids Question 15: 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:

Answer: Symport

Question 16: Hypertension

Answer:

high blood pressure sustained SBP >130 BP= cardiac output x total peripheral vascular resistance (TPR) HTN leads to ? CO, ? TPR Question 17: A patient wants to know the risk factors for Down syndrome. What is the nurse's best response?

Answer:

Answer: Pregnancy in women over age 35

Question 18: The nurse is teaching staff about the most common cause of Down syndrome.What is the nurse describing?

Answer:

Answer: Maternal nondisjunction

Question 19: A eukaryotic cell is undergoing DNA replication. In which region of the cell would most of the genetic information be contained?

Answer:

Answer: Nucleolus

Question 20: A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. His karyotype would reveal which of the following?

Answer:

Answer: XXY

Question 21: anterior pituitary gland

Answer:

the anterior part of the pituitary gland; an endocrine gland whose secretions are controlled by the hypothalamic hormones produces thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)

Question 22: Pheochromocytoma

Answer:

a benign tumor of the adrenal medulla that causes the gland to secrete catecholamines (epinephrine, norpinephrine, dopamine, and dopa) leading to high BP, headache, sweating and symptoms of a panic attack.

Question 23: infective endocarditis

Answer:

inflammation of endothelium that lines heart and cardiac valves. most commonly damages mitral valve, then aortic and tricuspid valves. commonly caused by bacteria that are normally present in the body.can also occur after an invasive medical or dental procedure. symptoms: valvular dysfunction, may affect organ systems, chest pain, CHF, clubbing, meningitis, low back pain, arthralgia, arthritis