Patho 370 CYU #2 - Weekly Test | Actual Questions
and Answers Latest Updated (Graded A+)-WCU
1. A child with a history of strep throat infection develops glomerulonephritis. This is most
likely a type _ hypersensitivity reaction.
a. I
b. II
c. III
d. IV
2. The relationship of blood flow (Q), resistance (R), and pressure (P) in a vessel can be
expressed by which equation?
a. Q = P/R
b. Q = R/P
c. R = PQ
d. P = Q/R
3. Which group of clinical findings describes the typical presentation of ALL (acute
lymphoid leukemia)?
a. Pain in long bones, infection, fever, bruising
b. Vertebral fracture, hypercalcemia, bone pain
c. Elevated WBC count found on routine examination, asymptomatic
d. Painless enlarged cervical lymph node, fever, weight loss
4. Patients with immunodeficiency disorders are usually first identified because they:
a. Run high fevers
b. Have unusually high WBC counts
c. Develop brain infections
d. Develop recurrent infections
5. Myasthenia gravis is a type II hypersensitivity disorder that involves:
a. Impaired muscle function
b. Symptoms of hyperthyroidism
c. Symptoms of arthritis or polyarthralgia
d. Symptoms of glomerular disease
6. Seasonal allergic rhinitis is most involved in type II hypersensitivity reactions.
a. True
b. False
7. Tissues are unable to autoregulate their rate of blood flow by controlling:
a. Perfusion pressure
b. Arterial blood pressure
c. Vascular resistance
d. Venous return to the heart
8. What is the effect on resistance if the radius of a vessel is halved?
, a. Resistance doubles
b. Resistance decreases by a factor of 16
c. Resistance decreases by half
d. Resistance increases by a factor of 16
9. When a patient is struck in the eye by a baseball, the result is redness and swelling. This
increase in blood flow to a localized area is called:
a. Autoregulation
b. Edema
c. Hyperemia
d. Hypoxia
10. Burkitt lymphoma is most closely associated with:
a. Epstein-Barr virus
b. Radiation exposure
c. Immunodeficiency syndromes
d. History of cigarette smoking
11. Velocity of blood flow is measured in:
a. Centimeters per second
b. Millimeters per minute
c. Yards per hour
d. Kilometers per minute
12. A diagnostic laboratory finding in myeloma is:
a. Bence Jones proteins in the urine
b. Decreased platelet count
c. Increased IgM antibody titer
d. Elevated blood glucose levels
13. Autologous stem cell transplantation is a procedure in which:
a. There is a high rejection rate
b. Stem cells are transferred to the patient from an HLA-matched donor
c. Stem cells are transferred to the patient from an identical twin
d. Stem cells are harvested from the patient and then returned to the same
patient
14. RhoGAM (an Rh antibody) would be appropriate in an Rh- woman with an
Rh- antibody titer carrying an Rh- fetus.
a. Negative; positive; positive
b. Positive; negative; negative
c. Negative; negative; positive
d. Negative; negative; negative
15. A 58-year-old woman is seen in the clinic for reports of severe back pain. Her chest x-ray
demonstrates generalized bone demineralization and compression fracture. Blood studies
demonstrate elevated calcium levels. The most likely diagnosis is:
a. Leukemia
b. Myeloma
c. Hodgkin disease
d. Back trauma
16. The priniciple iG mediator of type I hypersensitivity reactions is:
a. IgA
and Answers Latest Updated (Graded A+)-WCU
1. A child with a history of strep throat infection develops glomerulonephritis. This is most
likely a type _ hypersensitivity reaction.
a. I
b. II
c. III
d. IV
2. The relationship of blood flow (Q), resistance (R), and pressure (P) in a vessel can be
expressed by which equation?
a. Q = P/R
b. Q = R/P
c. R = PQ
d. P = Q/R
3. Which group of clinical findings describes the typical presentation of ALL (acute
lymphoid leukemia)?
a. Pain in long bones, infection, fever, bruising
b. Vertebral fracture, hypercalcemia, bone pain
c. Elevated WBC count found on routine examination, asymptomatic
d. Painless enlarged cervical lymph node, fever, weight loss
4. Patients with immunodeficiency disorders are usually first identified because they:
a. Run high fevers
b. Have unusually high WBC counts
c. Develop brain infections
d. Develop recurrent infections
5. Myasthenia gravis is a type II hypersensitivity disorder that involves:
a. Impaired muscle function
b. Symptoms of hyperthyroidism
c. Symptoms of arthritis or polyarthralgia
d. Symptoms of glomerular disease
6. Seasonal allergic rhinitis is most involved in type II hypersensitivity reactions.
a. True
b. False
7. Tissues are unable to autoregulate their rate of blood flow by controlling:
a. Perfusion pressure
b. Arterial blood pressure
c. Vascular resistance
d. Venous return to the heart
8. What is the effect on resistance if the radius of a vessel is halved?
, a. Resistance doubles
b. Resistance decreases by a factor of 16
c. Resistance decreases by half
d. Resistance increases by a factor of 16
9. When a patient is struck in the eye by a baseball, the result is redness and swelling. This
increase in blood flow to a localized area is called:
a. Autoregulation
b. Edema
c. Hyperemia
d. Hypoxia
10. Burkitt lymphoma is most closely associated with:
a. Epstein-Barr virus
b. Radiation exposure
c. Immunodeficiency syndromes
d. History of cigarette smoking
11. Velocity of blood flow is measured in:
a. Centimeters per second
b. Millimeters per minute
c. Yards per hour
d. Kilometers per minute
12. A diagnostic laboratory finding in myeloma is:
a. Bence Jones proteins in the urine
b. Decreased platelet count
c. Increased IgM antibody titer
d. Elevated blood glucose levels
13. Autologous stem cell transplantation is a procedure in which:
a. There is a high rejection rate
b. Stem cells are transferred to the patient from an HLA-matched donor
c. Stem cells are transferred to the patient from an identical twin
d. Stem cells are harvested from the patient and then returned to the same
patient
14. RhoGAM (an Rh antibody) would be appropriate in an Rh- woman with an
Rh- antibody titer carrying an Rh- fetus.
a. Negative; positive; positive
b. Positive; negative; negative
c. Negative; negative; positive
d. Negative; negative; negative
15. A 58-year-old woman is seen in the clinic for reports of severe back pain. Her chest x-ray
demonstrates generalized bone demineralization and compression fracture. Blood studies
demonstrate elevated calcium levels. The most likely diagnosis is:
a. Leukemia
b. Myeloma
c. Hodgkin disease
d. Back trauma
16. The priniciple iG mediator of type I hypersensitivity reactions is:
a. IgA
