Pathophysiology Midterm Exam with Questions and Answers (2026 – Updated) –
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A couple has two offspring's one child has an autosomal recessive disease trait and one is
normal what most likely conclusion can the nurse make about the parents? - ✔✔✔-both
parents could be Carriers
A nurse documents tattooing and stippling in a trauma patient which type of injury does the
patient have? - ✔✔✔-Gunshot wounds tattooing and stapling are caused by gunpowder and
occur on the skin surrounding the entrance wound.
A nurse is describing a process in which a piece of 1 chromosome is moved to another
chromosome. What term should the nurse use to describe this process?
A. Translocation
B. Point mutation
C. Gene amplification
D. Silencing - ✔✔✔-A. Translocation
A nurse is describing primary immune deficiency. Which primary deficiencies should the nurse
include? - ✔✔✔-B lymphocytes and complement.
Primary immune deficiencies are classified into five groups based on which principle component
of the immune or inflammatory system is defective defects of B lymphocytes, T lymphocytes,
both B&T lymphocytes combined, phagocytes or compliment.
A nurse is describing the pathophysiology of a herniated disk which information should the
nurse include - ✔✔✔-The nucleus pulposus extrudes and compresses the nerve root
A nurse is describing the pathophysiology of a subarachnoid hemorrhage which information
should the nurse include? - ✔✔✔-Impaired reabsorption of cerebral spinal fluid occurs
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A nurse is describing the process of metastasis which is necessary in order for metastasis to
occur?
A. Decrease cellular motility
B. decrease cell adhesion's
C. Temporary cessation of cell division
D. proximity to body cavities - ✔✔✔-B. decrease cell adheasions
A nurse recalls that adaptive cellular mechanisms function too - ✔✔✔-protect cells from injury
adaptive cellular mechanisms actually help cells adjust to environmental changes thereby
protecting them from injury and death
A patient asks a nurse what leukotrienes do - ✔✔✔-Cause increased vascular permeability.
Leukotrienes cause vascular permeability.
A patient developed a subdermal hematoma within 12 hours of the injury which diagnosis will
the nurse observe documented on the chart? - ✔✔✔-Acute subdermal hematoma
A patient has a brief episode of neurological defects that resolves within 12 hours with a return
to normal functioning which diagnosis will the nurse observe documented on the chart - ✔✔✔-
transient ischemic attack
A patient has a complement deficiency of C5 and C7. The nurse should monitor this patient
infections caused by: - ✔✔✔-Neisseria
A patient has a recent spinal cord injury which term should the nurse use to describe the loss of
reflex function below the level of injury/lesion - ✔✔✔-spinal shock
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A couple has two offspring's one child has an autosomal recessive disease trait and one is
normal what most likely conclusion can the nurse make about the parents? - ✔✔✔-both
parents could be Carriers
A nurse documents tattooing and stippling in a trauma patient which type of injury does the
patient have? - ✔✔✔-Gunshot wounds tattooing and stapling are caused by gunpowder and
occur on the skin surrounding the entrance wound.
A nurse is describing a process in which a piece of 1 chromosome is moved to another
chromosome. What term should the nurse use to describe this process?
A. Translocation
B. Point mutation
C. Gene amplification
D. Silencing - ✔✔✔-A. Translocation
A nurse is describing primary immune deficiency. Which primary deficiencies should the nurse
include? - ✔✔✔-B lymphocytes and complement.
Primary immune deficiencies are classified into five groups based on which principle component
of the immune or inflammatory system is defective defects of B lymphocytes, T lymphocytes,
both B&T lymphocytes combined, phagocytes or compliment.
A nurse is describing the pathophysiology of a herniated disk which information should the
nurse include - ✔✔✔-The nucleus pulposus extrudes and compresses the nerve root
A nurse is describing the pathophysiology of a subarachnoid hemorrhage which information
should the nurse include? - ✔✔✔-Impaired reabsorption of cerebral spinal fluid occurs
, Pathophysiology Midterm Exam with Questions and Answers (2026 – Updated) –
100% Solved
A nurse is describing the process of metastasis which is necessary in order for metastasis to
occur?
A. Decrease cellular motility
B. decrease cell adhesion's
C. Temporary cessation of cell division
D. proximity to body cavities - ✔✔✔-B. decrease cell adheasions
A nurse recalls that adaptive cellular mechanisms function too - ✔✔✔-protect cells from injury
adaptive cellular mechanisms actually help cells adjust to environmental changes thereby
protecting them from injury and death
A patient asks a nurse what leukotrienes do - ✔✔✔-Cause increased vascular permeability.
Leukotrienes cause vascular permeability.
A patient developed a subdermal hematoma within 12 hours of the injury which diagnosis will
the nurse observe documented on the chart? - ✔✔✔-Acute subdermal hematoma
A patient has a brief episode of neurological defects that resolves within 12 hours with a return
to normal functioning which diagnosis will the nurse observe documented on the chart - ✔✔✔-
transient ischemic attack
A patient has a complement deficiency of C5 and C7. The nurse should monitor this patient
infections caused by: - ✔✔✔-Neisseria
A patient has a recent spinal cord injury which term should the nurse use to describe the loss of
reflex function below the level of injury/lesion - ✔✔✔-spinal shock
