NURSING TEST BANK PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
CONCEPTS OF HUMAN DISEASE BY
MATTHEW SORENSON ACTUAL EXAM
PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ A 62-year-old female tells her health care provider she has been
experiencing regular night sweats that cause her to wake up drenched.
She also remarks that she has been unintentionally losing weight.
Physical exam reveals enlarged lymph nodes on her neck that do not
appear to be painful. She should be screened for which of the following
cancers? Answer: Hodgkin lymphoma
The patient has symptoms of Hodgkin lymphoma. About a third of
individuals will have some degree of systemic symptoms. Intermittent
fever, without other symptoms of infection, drenching night sweats,
itchy skin (pruritus), and fatigue are relatively common
⩥ A 10-year-old male presents with abdominal swelling, night sweats,
fever, and weight loss. He is diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma. Upon
obtaining the history, which of the following is the most likely cause?
Answer: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
EBV is associated with almost all cases of Burkitt lymphoma
,⩥ For a patient experiencing hypersplenism, the nurse expects the
erythrocytes to be: Answer: sequestered
⩥ Thrombocytopenia may be: Answer: Congenital or acquired
The condition may also be either congenital or acquired and may be
either primary or secondary to other conditions.x
⩥ A 30-year-old female presents with hematuria, menorrhagia, and
bleeding gums. She is diagnosed with immune thrombocytic purpura
(ITP). A nurse realizes the most likely cause is: Answer: Antibody
destruction of platelets
The majority of cases of ITP are due to immune driven destruction of
platelets.
⩥ A 50-year-old female is diagnosed with primary thrombocythemia. A
nurse would expect the blood smear to reveal _____ platelets. Answer:
Overproduced
Thrombocythemia is characterized by a platelet count more than
400,000 platelets/mm3 of blood and is symptomatic when the count
exceeds 1,000,000/ mm3, at which time the risk for intravascular
clotting (thrombosis) is high.
,⩥ A 52-year-old male IV drug user was diagnosed with hepatitis C 5
years ago. He is now experiencing impaired blood clotting. The nurse
suspects a decrease in which of the following vitamins? Answer: K
Lack of vitamin K interferes with clotting.
⩥ A nurse checks individuals with liver disease for clotting problems
because: Answer: Clotting factors are produced in the liver
Clotting factors are produced by the liver.
⩥ K A 40-year-old female develops disseminated intravascular
coagulation (DIC). Upon obtaining the history, which finding is the most
likely cause of this condition? Answer: Sepsis
⩥ A nurse is teaching the staff about disseminated intravascular
coagulation (DIC). Which information should the nurse include? The
sequence of events in DIC is initiated by the release of: Answer: Tissue
factor
Regardless of the underlying disease that initiates DIC, the common
pathway appears to be excessive and widespread exposure of tissue
factor.
, ⩥ In disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), the nurse assesses
for active bleeding after intravascular clotting because: Answer: Clotting
factors are depleted
Intravascular clotting leads to depletion of clotting factors.
DIC is due to depletion of clotting factors, not activation of prothrombin.
⩥ A 22-year-old female just delivered a healthy baby girl. She suffered
from eclampsia during her pregnancy, and on the second postpartum day
she complained of bleeding gums and bruising on her arms and legs.
Hematology lab tests indicate that she had disseminated intravascular
coagulation (DIC). Further review of lab tests by the nurse revealed an
increase in: Answer: Fibrin degradation products (FDPs)
Patients with DIC have high levels of FDPs.
⩥ When the nurse sees a diagnosis of hereditary hemochromatosis on
the chart, the nurse knows this is a disorder of: Answer: iron overload
⩥ A patient has microcytic hypochromic anemia. Which of the following
pathogenic mechanisms may cause anemia in this patient? (Select all
that apply.) Answer: - Decreased erythrocyte life span
- Failure of mechanisms of compensatory erythropoiesis
- Disturbances of the iron cycled
CONCEPTS OF HUMAN DISEASE BY
MATTHEW SORENSON ACTUAL EXAM
PAPER 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ A 62-year-old female tells her health care provider she has been
experiencing regular night sweats that cause her to wake up drenched.
She also remarks that she has been unintentionally losing weight.
Physical exam reveals enlarged lymph nodes on her neck that do not
appear to be painful. She should be screened for which of the following
cancers? Answer: Hodgkin lymphoma
The patient has symptoms of Hodgkin lymphoma. About a third of
individuals will have some degree of systemic symptoms. Intermittent
fever, without other symptoms of infection, drenching night sweats,
itchy skin (pruritus), and fatigue are relatively common
⩥ A 10-year-old male presents with abdominal swelling, night sweats,
fever, and weight loss. He is diagnosed with Burkitt lymphoma. Upon
obtaining the history, which of the following is the most likely cause?
Answer: Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)
EBV is associated with almost all cases of Burkitt lymphoma
,⩥ For a patient experiencing hypersplenism, the nurse expects the
erythrocytes to be: Answer: sequestered
⩥ Thrombocytopenia may be: Answer: Congenital or acquired
The condition may also be either congenital or acquired and may be
either primary or secondary to other conditions.x
⩥ A 30-year-old female presents with hematuria, menorrhagia, and
bleeding gums. She is diagnosed with immune thrombocytic purpura
(ITP). A nurse realizes the most likely cause is: Answer: Antibody
destruction of platelets
The majority of cases of ITP are due to immune driven destruction of
platelets.
⩥ A 50-year-old female is diagnosed with primary thrombocythemia. A
nurse would expect the blood smear to reveal _____ platelets. Answer:
Overproduced
Thrombocythemia is characterized by a platelet count more than
400,000 platelets/mm3 of blood and is symptomatic when the count
exceeds 1,000,000/ mm3, at which time the risk for intravascular
clotting (thrombosis) is high.
,⩥ A 52-year-old male IV drug user was diagnosed with hepatitis C 5
years ago. He is now experiencing impaired blood clotting. The nurse
suspects a decrease in which of the following vitamins? Answer: K
Lack of vitamin K interferes with clotting.
⩥ A nurse checks individuals with liver disease for clotting problems
because: Answer: Clotting factors are produced in the liver
Clotting factors are produced by the liver.
⩥ K A 40-year-old female develops disseminated intravascular
coagulation (DIC). Upon obtaining the history, which finding is the most
likely cause of this condition? Answer: Sepsis
⩥ A nurse is teaching the staff about disseminated intravascular
coagulation (DIC). Which information should the nurse include? The
sequence of events in DIC is initiated by the release of: Answer: Tissue
factor
Regardless of the underlying disease that initiates DIC, the common
pathway appears to be excessive and widespread exposure of tissue
factor.
, ⩥ In disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC), the nurse assesses
for active bleeding after intravascular clotting because: Answer: Clotting
factors are depleted
Intravascular clotting leads to depletion of clotting factors.
DIC is due to depletion of clotting factors, not activation of prothrombin.
⩥ A 22-year-old female just delivered a healthy baby girl. She suffered
from eclampsia during her pregnancy, and on the second postpartum day
she complained of bleeding gums and bruising on her arms and legs.
Hematology lab tests indicate that she had disseminated intravascular
coagulation (DIC). Further review of lab tests by the nurse revealed an
increase in: Answer: Fibrin degradation products (FDPs)
Patients with DIC have high levels of FDPs.
⩥ When the nurse sees a diagnosis of hereditary hemochromatosis on
the chart, the nurse knows this is a disorder of: Answer: iron overload
⩥ A patient has microcytic hypochromic anemia. Which of the following
pathogenic mechanisms may cause anemia in this patient? (Select all
that apply.) Answer: - Decreased erythrocyte life span
- Failure of mechanisms of compensatory erythropoiesis
- Disturbances of the iron cycled
