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sity 2026 A+ GRADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS A
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ND VERIFIED ANSWERS (77F36)
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QUESTION 1 vc
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ANSWER
Definition
QUESTION 2 vc
A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which of the following
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will facilitate his continued muscle performance?
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ANSWER
Answer: Anaerobic glycolysis
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QUESTION 3 vc
What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential that initiates an action
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potential?
ANSWER
Answer: Sodium gates open, and sodium rushes into the cell, changing the membrane potential from ne
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gative to positive.
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QUESTION 4 vc
A 12-year-
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Answer: XXY vc
QUESTION 5 vc
A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a proband, what is the nurse
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ANSWER
Answer: The person who is first diagnosed with a genetic disease
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QUESTION 6 vc
An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis will show varying degre
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es of the disease. Which genetic principle should the nurse explain to the aide?
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ANSWER
Answer: Expressivity vc
QUESTION 7 vc
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the nurse include regardi
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ng cholesterol?
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ANSWER
Answer: Cholesterol decreases the membrane fluidity of the erythrocyte, which reduces its ability to car
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ry oxygen.
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QUESTION 8 vc
A 15-year-old female is diagnosed with Prader-
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Willi syndrome. This condition is an example of:
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ANSWER
Answer: Gene imprinting vc vc
QUESTION 9 vc
When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse respond? Cystic fi
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brosis is caused by an _____ gene
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ANSWER
Answer: Autosomal recessivevc vc
Exam Solution
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Advanced Pathophysiology 1 Nurs 6501 Walden Univer vc vc vc vc vc vc
sity 2026 A+ GRADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS A
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ND VERIFIED ANSWERS (77F36)
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QUESTION 1 vc
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ANSWER
Definition
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A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which of the following
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will facilitate his continued muscle performance?
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ANSWER
Answer: Anaerobic glycolysis
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QUESTION 3 vc
What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential that initiates an action
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potential?
ANSWER
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gative to positive.
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QUESTION 4 vc
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QUESTION 5 vc
A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a proband, what is the nurse
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ANSWER
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QUESTION 6 vc
An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis will show varying degre
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ANSWER
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QUESTION 7 vc
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the nurse include regardi
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ng cholesterol?
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ANSWER
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ry oxygen.
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QUESTION 8 vc
A 15-year-old female is diagnosed with Prader-
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Willi syndrome. This condition is an example of:
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ANSWER
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QUESTION 9 vc
When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse respond? Cystic fi
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brosis is caused by an _____ gene
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ANSWER
Answer: Autosomal recessivevc vc
