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This comprehensive test bank is designed to prepare nursing and health science students for the PATHO 370 Pathophysiology final exam, typically administered at West Coast University (WCU). The document contains a complete collection of actual exam-style questions with verified answers and detailed rationales explaining both correct and incorrect responses. Key topics covered include cellular injury, adaptation, and repair; inflammatory and immune processes; cardiovascular, respiratory, renal, and endocrine pathologies; neurological and musculoskeletal disorders; gastrointestinal, hepatic, and pancreatic diseases; and hematologic, oncologic, and genetic conditions. The test bank is structured to replicate the scope, rigor, and format of the actual PATHO 370 final exam, supporting mastery of critical thinking and clinical application skills

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TEST BANK
PATHO
370 Final
Exam
With
Complete
Solutions.

,What is a common site for bone metastases to occur?
Vertebral bodies
Midshaft femur
Carpal bones
Radius - Answer Vertebral bodies

A child presents with bone deficiency and a bowlegged appearance. This
assessment data supports a diagnosis of
Rickets
Osteoporosis
Osteomalacia
Paget disease - Answer Rickets

Symptoms such as headache, lethargy, mood alterations, and epigastric sensations
occur during which phase of a seizure?
Prodromal
Postictal
Complex
Status epilepticus - Answer Prodromal

Which of the following is true about ischemic stroke? (Select all that apply)
Has risk factors that include atherosclerosis
Can be a result of a hypercoagulable state
Often caused by emboli from the basilar arteries
Results from hemorrhage into brain tissue
Is associated with acute hypertension - Answer Has risk factors that include
atherosclerosis
Can be a result of a hypercoagulable state

Which is a pathophysiologic change that is consistent with Alzheimer's disease?
(Select all that apply)
Amyloid plaques
Epileptogenic focus
Focal cerebral infarct
Neurofibrillary tangles
Abnormal serotonin system - Answer Amyloid plaques
Neurofibrillary tangles

Which is associated with early increased intracranial pressure?
Inability to move
Unresponsiveness
Inability to verbalize
Headache - Answer Headache

A 6-year-old boy presents with polyarthritis. His parents report no past medical
history except for a sore throat 6 weeks previously. On physical exam a murmur is
noted. The assessment data supports a diagnosis of
Acute Rheumatic Fever
Rheumatoid arthritis
Lyme disease

, Reiter syndrome - Answer Acute Rheumatic Fever

What is responsible for producing rheumatoid factor antibodies?
T lymphocytes
Macrophages
Tumor necrosis factor-
B cells - Answer B cells

A motor vehicle accident has resulted in a factor where the articular surfaces of the
tibial surface and femoral condyles are no long in contact with one another. Which
term best describes the condition?
Subluxation
Dislocation
Malunion
Nonunion
Dislocation - Answer Dislocation

What are the criteria for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis? (select all that apply)
Simultaneous symmetric swelling of joints
Soft tissue swelling of at least three joints
Subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules
Morning stiffness in joints
Swelling of at least one wrist joint - Answer Simultaneous symmetric swelling of
joints
Soft tissue swelling of at least three joints
Subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules
Morning stiffness in joints

Lyme disease is caused by
Borrelia burgdorferi
Group A - hemolytic streptococcus
Camplyobacter
Versinia - Answer Borrelia burgdorferi

A patient exposed to herpes simplex virus has been exhibiting symptoms that
suggest inflammation of the brain. This type of infection is referred to as
Encephalitis
Brain abscess
Bacteremia
Meningitis - Answer Encephalitis

A 10-year-old boy has a metastatic lesion in the metaphysical region of the femur
that is referred to as
An osteoid osteoma
A giant cell tumor
An osteosarcoma
A chondroma - Answer An osteosarcoma

A client diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis. Which assessment data support this
diagnosis? (Select all that apply)

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