Advanced Pathophysiology Quiz 1-Nurs
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A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which of the
following will facilitate his continued muscle performance? - answerAnswer: Anaerobic
glycolysis
What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential that initiates an action
potential? - answerAnswer: Sodium gates open, and sodium rushes into the cell,
changing the membrane potential from negative to positive.
A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. His karyotype would reveal
which of the following? - answerAnswer: XXY
A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a proband, what is the
nurse looking for? - answerAnswer: The person who is first diagnosed with a genetic
disease
An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis will show varying
degrees of the disease. Which genetic principle should the nurse explain to the aide? -
answerAnswer: Expressivity
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the nurse include
regarding cholesterol? - answerAnswer: Cholesterol decreases the membrane fluidity of
the erythrocyte, which reduces its ability to carry oxygen.
A 15-year-old female is diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome. This condition is an
example of: - answerAnswer: Gene imprinting
When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse respond? Cystic
fibrosis is caused by an _____ gene - answerAnswer: Autosomal recessive
How are potassium and sodium transported across plasma membranes? -
answerAnswer: By adenosine triphosphate enzyme (ATPase)
The nurse would be correct in identifying the predominant extracellular cation as: -
answerAnswer: Sodium
The early dilation (swelling) of the cell's endoplasmic reticulum results in: -
answerAnswer: Reduced protein synthesis
What principle should the nurse remember when trying to distinguish aging from
diseases? - answerAnswer: It is difficult to tell the difference because both processes
are believed to result from cell injury.
What is the diagnosis of a 13-year-old female who has a karyotype that reveals an
absent homologous X chromosome with only a single X chromosome present? Her
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A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which of the
following will facilitate his continued muscle performance? - answerAnswer: Anaerobic
glycolysis
What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential that initiates an action
potential? - answerAnswer: Sodium gates open, and sodium rushes into the cell,
changing the membrane potential from negative to positive.
A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. His karyotype would reveal
which of the following? - answerAnswer: XXY
A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a proband, what is the
nurse looking for? - answerAnswer: The person who is first diagnosed with a genetic
disease
An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis will show varying
degrees of the disease. Which genetic principle should the nurse explain to the aide? -
answerAnswer: Expressivity
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the nurse include
regarding cholesterol? - answerAnswer: Cholesterol decreases the membrane fluidity of
the erythrocyte, which reduces its ability to carry oxygen.
A 15-year-old female is diagnosed with Prader-Willi syndrome. This condition is an
example of: - answerAnswer: Gene imprinting
When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse respond? Cystic
fibrosis is caused by an _____ gene - answerAnswer: Autosomal recessive
How are potassium and sodium transported across plasma membranes? -
answerAnswer: By adenosine triphosphate enzyme (ATPase)
The nurse would be correct in identifying the predominant extracellular cation as: -
answerAnswer: Sodium
The early dilation (swelling) of the cell's endoplasmic reticulum results in: -
answerAnswer: Reduced protein synthesis
What principle should the nurse remember when trying to distinguish aging from
diseases? - answerAnswer: It is difficult to tell the difference because both processes
are believed to result from cell injury.
What is the diagnosis of a 13-year-old female who has a karyotype that reveals an
absent homologous X chromosome with only a single X chromosome present? Her
