Course NURS-6501N-32,Advanced Pathophysiology.
Test Exam - Week 6 Midterm
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Question 1
What is the blood type of a person who is heterozygous, having A and B alleles as
codominant?
Selected Answer: AB
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, The data reporting that sickle cell disease affects approximately 1 in 600 American
blacks is an example of which concept?
Selected Answer: Incidence
Question 3 1 out of 1 points
A patient is having a spirometry measurement done and asks the healthcare
professional to explain this test. What response by the professional is best?
Selected To measure the volume and flow rate during forced
Answer: expiration
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A healthcare professional is caring for a patient undergoing chemotherapy. What is the
skin-related health risk the professional should assess the patient for and be prepared
to treat?
Selected Answer: Erythema
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A professor has taught the students about the sources of increased ammonia in
patients with hepatic encephalopathy. What statement by a student indicates the
professor should review this material?
Selected Ammonia-forming bacteria in the colon are sources of
Answer: increased ammonia.
Question 6 1 out of 1 points
What is the second most commonly recognized genetic cause of intellectual
disability?
Selected Answer: Fragile X syndrome
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, What is the role of reverse transcriptase in HIV infection?
Selected Answer: It converts RNA into double-stranded DNA.
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Which renal change is found in older adults?
Selected Answer: Decrease in the number of nephrons
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In regulating vascular mediators released from mast cells, the role of eosinophils is to
release what?
Selected Histaminase, which limits the effects of histamine during
Answer: acute inflammation
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Under anaerobic conditions, what process provides energy for the cell?
Selected Answer: Glycolysis
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A patient had a motor vehicle crash and suffered critical injuries to the brainstem.
What physiological responses would the healthcare professional expect to see?
Selected Answer: Pulse and blood pressure changes
Question 12 0 out of 1 points
A parent wants to know how to prevent type 1 diabetes in the newborn. The healthcare
professional explains that prevention is not possible, because which of these is a
major characteristic of type 1 diabetes mellitus?
Selected Answer: Insulin resistance
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