Pathophysiology Midterm Exam Nightingale
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cystic fibrosis The nurse is caring for a patient with a genetic
disease that is transmitted through autosomal
recessive inheritance. Which is the most likely
diagnoses for this patient?
protect cells from injury Adaptive cellular mechanisms function to:
brain If a patient has liquefactive necrosis, which organ
should the nurse asses first?
Huntington's disease The nurse in the genetics clinic is describing a
genetic disease that leads to progressive
dementia in the middle to later adulthood. To
which disease is the nurse most likely referring?
Codon The triplet of base pairs necessary to code for a
specific amino acid is called a:
Phenotype The outward manifestation of a disease, often
influenced by both genes and the environment, is
called the disease:
, A "monosomy" The condition that occurs when a zygote is
missing in each cell is referred to as:
Transcription The process by which RNA is formed from DNA
for protein synthesis as:
An euploid cell The somatic cell that contains a multiple of 23
chromosomes is called:
Protein synthesis Which is the chief function of ribosomes?
Tay-Sachs disease A disease results in accumulation of lipids in the
nerve cells of the brain:
A decrease in cell size Cell atrophy is:
Apoptosis The process by which cells program themselves
to die:
Cell injury from noxious stimuli Which causes meta plasma in humans?
Algor Mortis The postmortem decrease in a patient's body
temperature will be documented as:
cell secretions Dysplasia is characterized by abnormal changes
in:
chromosomal breakage Clastogens are agents that cause
Liver Which organ is most frequently affected by
chronic alcohol (ethanol) injury?
Gunshot wounds The nurse documents "tattooing and stippling" in
a trauma patient. Which type of injury does the
patient have?
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cystic fibrosis The nurse is caring for a patient with a genetic
disease that is transmitted through autosomal
recessive inheritance. Which is the most likely
diagnoses for this patient?
protect cells from injury Adaptive cellular mechanisms function to:
brain If a patient has liquefactive necrosis, which organ
should the nurse asses first?
Huntington's disease The nurse in the genetics clinic is describing a
genetic disease that leads to progressive
dementia in the middle to later adulthood. To
which disease is the nurse most likely referring?
Codon The triplet of base pairs necessary to code for a
specific amino acid is called a:
Phenotype The outward manifestation of a disease, often
influenced by both genes and the environment, is
called the disease:
, A "monosomy" The condition that occurs when a zygote is
missing in each cell is referred to as:
Transcription The process by which RNA is formed from DNA
for protein synthesis as:
An euploid cell The somatic cell that contains a multiple of 23
chromosomes is called:
Protein synthesis Which is the chief function of ribosomes?
Tay-Sachs disease A disease results in accumulation of lipids in the
nerve cells of the brain:
A decrease in cell size Cell atrophy is:
Apoptosis The process by which cells program themselves
to die:
Cell injury from noxious stimuli Which causes meta plasma in humans?
Algor Mortis The postmortem decrease in a patient's body
temperature will be documented as:
cell secretions Dysplasia is characterized by abnormal changes
in:
chromosomal breakage Clastogens are agents that cause
Liver Which organ is most frequently affected by
chronic alcohol (ethanol) injury?
Gunshot wounds The nurse documents "tattooing and stippling" in
a trauma patient. Which type of injury does the
patient have?
