NSG 3850 Patho Exam 4 Review (2026-2027)
UPDATE EXAM 100 QUESTIONS WITH
MULTIPLE CHOICES VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!
acute cholecystitis/cholelithiasis manifestations - CORRECT ANSWER: severe RUQ abdominal
pain, radiates to back, abdominal tenderness, fever (bacterial infection usually involved)
Acute Myeloid Leukemia etiology - CORRECT ANSWER: Acute granulocytic anemia most
common
> 20% BLASTS
-several subtype since stem cell produce different cell type
Acute myeloid leukemia manifestations - CORRECT ANSWER: Abrupt sx, bone pain, anemia,
increased susceptibility to infection- skin, GI, GU, respiratory
Acute myeloid leukemia onset - CORRECT ANSWER: Acute onset, adults avg age 64
Addison's disease (adrenocortical hormone imbalance) - CORRECT ANSWER: Adrenocortical
insufficiency is hyposecretion of adrenocortical hormones leading to inadequate levels of
circulating cortisol
Addison's disease manifestations - CORRECT ANSWER: Weakness, hypotension,
hypoglycemia, hyperpigmentation due to stimulation of melanocytes promoting pigment
development in the skin, seen as a bronzed and suntanned hue, hyperkalemia, weight loss, salt
craving due to sodium deficiency
Addison's disease secondary causes - CORRECT ANSWER: Corticosteroid therapy for chronic
illness
, adrenal insufficiency occurs bc - CORRECT ANSWER: inadequate levels of circulating cortisol
and aldosterone
Alcoholic liver disease diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER: Elevated PT/INR indicated major
liver failure and means the liver cannot produce clotting factors so the patient is at high risk for
bleeding
Alcoholic liver disease manifested by - CORRECT ANSWER: Fatty liver, hepatitis and cirrhosis
Mallory bodies
ALL - CORRECT ANSWER: malignant disorder of lymphoid cells
80% malignant transformation B cell
ALL onset - CORRECT ANSWER: primarily affect children
second leading cause of death in kids
ALL sx - CORRECT ANSWER: abrupt:
bone pain, bruising, fever and infection, loss of appetite, fatigue, and abd pain
AML prognosis - CORRECT ANSWER: responds well to treatment
Angiogenesis - CORRECT ANSWER: growth of new blood vessels
Cholecystitis - CORRECT ANSWER: -inflammation of the gallbladder
-usually caused by gall stones
-associated with thickening of the gallbladder wall, fibrosis
-acute or chronic
UPDATE EXAM 100 QUESTIONS WITH
MULTIPLE CHOICES VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!
acute cholecystitis/cholelithiasis manifestations - CORRECT ANSWER: severe RUQ abdominal
pain, radiates to back, abdominal tenderness, fever (bacterial infection usually involved)
Acute Myeloid Leukemia etiology - CORRECT ANSWER: Acute granulocytic anemia most
common
> 20% BLASTS
-several subtype since stem cell produce different cell type
Acute myeloid leukemia manifestations - CORRECT ANSWER: Abrupt sx, bone pain, anemia,
increased susceptibility to infection- skin, GI, GU, respiratory
Acute myeloid leukemia onset - CORRECT ANSWER: Acute onset, adults avg age 64
Addison's disease (adrenocortical hormone imbalance) - CORRECT ANSWER: Adrenocortical
insufficiency is hyposecretion of adrenocortical hormones leading to inadequate levels of
circulating cortisol
Addison's disease manifestations - CORRECT ANSWER: Weakness, hypotension,
hypoglycemia, hyperpigmentation due to stimulation of melanocytes promoting pigment
development in the skin, seen as a bronzed and suntanned hue, hyperkalemia, weight loss, salt
craving due to sodium deficiency
Addison's disease secondary causes - CORRECT ANSWER: Corticosteroid therapy for chronic
illness
, adrenal insufficiency occurs bc - CORRECT ANSWER: inadequate levels of circulating cortisol
and aldosterone
Alcoholic liver disease diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER: Elevated PT/INR indicated major
liver failure and means the liver cannot produce clotting factors so the patient is at high risk for
bleeding
Alcoholic liver disease manifested by - CORRECT ANSWER: Fatty liver, hepatitis and cirrhosis
Mallory bodies
ALL - CORRECT ANSWER: malignant disorder of lymphoid cells
80% malignant transformation B cell
ALL onset - CORRECT ANSWER: primarily affect children
second leading cause of death in kids
ALL sx - CORRECT ANSWER: abrupt:
bone pain, bruising, fever and infection, loss of appetite, fatigue, and abd pain
AML prognosis - CORRECT ANSWER: responds well to treatment
Angiogenesis - CORRECT ANSWER: growth of new blood vessels
Cholecystitis - CORRECT ANSWER: -inflammation of the gallbladder
-usually caused by gall stones
-associated with thickening of the gallbladder wall, fibrosis
-acute or chronic
