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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM ACTUAL
EXAM PAPER 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
⩥ If a patient with diabetes has advanced glycosylation end products
(AGEs), what does the nurse suspect is happening in the patient's body?
Answer: Tissue/ cellular injury
⩥ Which information should the nurse include in a lecture on syndrome
of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH)? SIADH results in
excessive. Answer: renal retention of water without sodium retention.
⩥ A patient with Graves disease has subcutaneous swelling of the
anterior leg. Which term should the nurse document on the chart?
Answer: Pretibial myxedema
⩥ A student nurse asks the nurse what causes acromegaly. The nurse
should explain that acromegaly is caused by abnormal increases of:
Answer: Growth hormone
⩥ The pathophysiology of type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) involves:
Answer: autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells
, ⩥ A patient has thyroid carcinoma. Which of the following will the nurse
find on assessment? Answer: Small thyroid nodule
⩥ Which is the appropriate method for diagnosis of type 1 diabetes?
Answer: Evaluating fasting plasma glucose levels
⩥ Which of the following statements indicates that the nurse needs more
teaching? Hyperglycemia can lead to chronic complications of diabetes
through: Answer: suppression of oxidative stress.
⩥ Graves disease is an example of a: Answer: Type II hypersensitivity
⩥ A patient asks the nurse about the best treatment for multiple
myeloma? How should the nurse respond? Answer: Chemotherapy
⩥ A patient has acute leukemia. A nurse recalls the cell most affected by
this disease is a: Answer: blast cell.
⩥ Which laboratory result will be elevated in a patient with disseminated
intravascular coagulation (DIC)? Answer: Fibrin degradation products
⩥ A nurse suspects that the patient is experiencing disseminated
intravascular coagulation (DIC). Which laboratory test should the nurse
ask the primary care provider to order? Answer: D-dimer
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM ACTUAL
EXAM PAPER 2026 FULL QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
⩥ If a patient with diabetes has advanced glycosylation end products
(AGEs), what does the nurse suspect is happening in the patient's body?
Answer: Tissue/ cellular injury
⩥ Which information should the nurse include in a lecture on syndrome
of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH)? SIADH results in
excessive. Answer: renal retention of water without sodium retention.
⩥ A patient with Graves disease has subcutaneous swelling of the
anterior leg. Which term should the nurse document on the chart?
Answer: Pretibial myxedema
⩥ A student nurse asks the nurse what causes acromegaly. The nurse
should explain that acromegaly is caused by abnormal increases of:
Answer: Growth hormone
⩥ The pathophysiology of type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM) involves:
Answer: autoimmune destruction of pancreatic beta cells
, ⩥ A patient has thyroid carcinoma. Which of the following will the nurse
find on assessment? Answer: Small thyroid nodule
⩥ Which is the appropriate method for diagnosis of type 1 diabetes?
Answer: Evaluating fasting plasma glucose levels
⩥ Which of the following statements indicates that the nurse needs more
teaching? Hyperglycemia can lead to chronic complications of diabetes
through: Answer: suppression of oxidative stress.
⩥ Graves disease is an example of a: Answer: Type II hypersensitivity
⩥ A patient asks the nurse about the best treatment for multiple
myeloma? How should the nurse respond? Answer: Chemotherapy
⩥ A patient has acute leukemia. A nurse recalls the cell most affected by
this disease is a: Answer: blast cell.
⩥ Which laboratory result will be elevated in a patient with disseminated
intravascular coagulation (DIC)? Answer: Fibrin degradation products
⩥ A nurse suspects that the patient is experiencing disseminated
intravascular coagulation (DIC). Which laboratory test should the nurse
ask the primary care provider to order? Answer: D-dimer
