PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 3 UPDATED PRACTICE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
2025/2026
A 20-Year-Old Male Is In Acute Pain. An Arterial Blood Gas Reveals Decreased Carbon Dioxide
(Co2) Levels. Which Of The Following Does The Nurse Suspect Is The Most Likely Cause?
a) Hyperventilation
b) Hypoventilation
c) Apnea
d) Cyanosis
ANSWER: Hyperventilation
A 65-Year-Old Female With Emphysema Presents To The Er For Difficulty Breathing. Physical
Exam Reveals Bluish Skin And Mucous Membranes. How Should The Nurse Chart This
Condition? Patient Has:
a) Cyanosis
b) Hemoptysis
c) Hematemesis
d) Jaundice
ANSWER: Cyanosis
A 28-Year-Old Male Reports To His Primary Care Provider That He Has Had A Cold For A Week
And Is Coughing Up Bloody Secretions. When Giving Report, What Term Should Be Used To
Describe This Condition?
a) Hematemesis
b) Cyanosis
c) Rhinitis
d) Hemoptysis
ANSWER: Hemoptysis
, A Technician Is Reviewing The Results Of An Arterial Blood Gas (Abg) And Finds Reduced
Oxygenation Of Arterial Blood. What Term Should Be Used To Describe This Condition?
a) Ischemia
b) Hypoxia
c) Hypoxemia
d) Hypocapnia
ANSWER: Hypoxemia
Which Of The Following Pathophysiologies Is Found In Pneumothorax?
a) Blood In The Pleural Space
b) Air In The Pleural Space
c) Microorganisms And Pus In The Pleural Space
d) All Of The Above
ANSWER: Air In The Pleural Space
A 42-Year-Old Female Presents With Dyspnea; Rapid, Shallow Breathing; Inspiratory Crackles;
Decreased Lung Compliance; And Hypoxemia. Tests Reveal A Fulminant Form Of Respiratory
Failure Characterized By Acute Lung Inflammation And Diffuse Alveolocapillary Injury. Which Of
The Following Is The Most Likely Diagnosis?
a) Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (Ards)
b) Sarcoidosis
c) Postoperative Respiratory Failure
d) Malignant Respiratory Failure
ANSWER: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (Ards)
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
2025/2026
A 20-Year-Old Male Is In Acute Pain. An Arterial Blood Gas Reveals Decreased Carbon Dioxide
(Co2) Levels. Which Of The Following Does The Nurse Suspect Is The Most Likely Cause?
a) Hyperventilation
b) Hypoventilation
c) Apnea
d) Cyanosis
ANSWER: Hyperventilation
A 65-Year-Old Female With Emphysema Presents To The Er For Difficulty Breathing. Physical
Exam Reveals Bluish Skin And Mucous Membranes. How Should The Nurse Chart This
Condition? Patient Has:
a) Cyanosis
b) Hemoptysis
c) Hematemesis
d) Jaundice
ANSWER: Cyanosis
A 28-Year-Old Male Reports To His Primary Care Provider That He Has Had A Cold For A Week
And Is Coughing Up Bloody Secretions. When Giving Report, What Term Should Be Used To
Describe This Condition?
a) Hematemesis
b) Cyanosis
c) Rhinitis
d) Hemoptysis
ANSWER: Hemoptysis
, A Technician Is Reviewing The Results Of An Arterial Blood Gas (Abg) And Finds Reduced
Oxygenation Of Arterial Blood. What Term Should Be Used To Describe This Condition?
a) Ischemia
b) Hypoxia
c) Hypoxemia
d) Hypocapnia
ANSWER: Hypoxemia
Which Of The Following Pathophysiologies Is Found In Pneumothorax?
a) Blood In The Pleural Space
b) Air In The Pleural Space
c) Microorganisms And Pus In The Pleural Space
d) All Of The Above
ANSWER: Air In The Pleural Space
A 42-Year-Old Female Presents With Dyspnea; Rapid, Shallow Breathing; Inspiratory Crackles;
Decreased Lung Compliance; And Hypoxemia. Tests Reveal A Fulminant Form Of Respiratory
Failure Characterized By Acute Lung Inflammation And Diffuse Alveolocapillary Injury. Which Of
The Following Is The Most Likely Diagnosis?
a) Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (Ards)
b) Sarcoidosis
c) Postoperative Respiratory Failure
d) Malignant Respiratory Failure
ANSWER: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (Ards)
