MCCANCE & HUETHER’S PATHOPHYSIOLOGY COMPREHENSIVE SCRIPT 2026 FULL QUESTIONS CORRECT ANSWERS

MCCANCE & HUETHER’S PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
COMPREHENSIVE SCRIPT 2026 FULL
QUESTIONS CORRECT ANSWERS

◉ Decreased platelets. Answer: Always low in alcoholics.
Always low in viral diseases.
Low with aspirin use.


◉ Increased PTT. Answer: End stage liver disease
Alcohol abuse
Bacterial infection


◉ Increased PT. Answer: End stage liver disease
alcohol abuse
Bacterial infection


◉ What CBC results do we expect to see in alcoholics?. Answer:
Pancytopenia
Decreased WBC
Decreased RBC
Decreased H/H

, Decreased platelets
Increased PT
Increased PTT
Increased INR
Increased MCV (macrocytosis > 100)
Decreased Thiamine
Decreased B12
Increased ammonia levels


◉ What is the number one thing to look for with increased ammonia
levels?. Answer: Change in LOC


◉ INR. Answer: < 1
(check with Coumadin)


◉ What do you suspect with increased PT, PTT, and INR and no use
of anticoagulant medications?. Answer: End stage liver disease
Serious bacterial infection (sepsis, meningococcus)
High mortality


◉ Reticulocyte count. Answer: 0.5-1.85% of erythrocytes
Tells you if the bone marrow is functioning normally