PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM RASMUSSEN
UNIVERSITY 3 VERSIONS)/ 800+ QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH DIFFERENT
VERSIONS)ALREADY GRADEDA+
Physiological response to fight or flight, assessment findings? - ANSWER--
Increased blood pressure, heart rate and dilated pupils.
What is homeostasis? - ANSWER--A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant
internal state; the regulation of any body chemistry.
Function of ribosomes? - ANSWER--Site of protein synthesis
What is the difference between a sign and a symptom? - ANSWER--Sign- objective
Symptom- subjective
What electrolytes are found more in intracellular space, and extracellular space? -
ANSWER--Potassium, Magnesium and Phosphorous are in the intracellular.
Sodium, bicarb and chloride is in the extracellular.
Possible lethal effect of HYPOnatremia - ANSWER--Cerebral Edema. More water
than sodium in the body so the brain cells swell.
What is an electrolyte pool? - ANSWER--For the bones it serves as a reservoir of
calcium, magnesium, phosphate ions.
Cause of edema- regarding protein? - ANSWER--Increased interstitial fluid osmotic
pressure, loss of plasma proteins.
,PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM RASMUSSEN
UNIVERSITY 3 VERSIONS)/ 800+ QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH DIFFERENT
VERSIONS)ALREADY GRADEDA+
What is anaphylaxis? S/S? - ANSWER--Excessive immune response. Narrows the
bronchial, Increased capillary permeability, increased vasodilation, blood vessel
cells shrink)
S/S- feeling lightheadedness or faint, difficulty breathing, wheezing, fast
heartbeat.
What is passive immunity? - ANSWER--Immunity that you get from mother to
baby through breastmilk or blood in the placenta.
What are the characteristics of metastatic cells? - ANSWER--Spread of cancer cells
beyond their original site in the body. They also invade their neighbor cells and
take over them.
What is sepsis? Goal of treatment. - ANSWER--Fungal, bacterial, viral in the
bloodsteam that causes a severe inflammatory response. Treat the cause is the
goal of treatment
Best way to prevent spread of diseases? - ANSWER--Hand-washing
Complication of compartment syndrome? - ANSWER--Tissue damage and pain.
Cause of Rheumatoid Arthritis? - ANSWER--Excessive autoimmune response by
attack your joints and organs.
,PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM RASMUSSEN
UNIVERSITY 3 VERSIONS)/ 800+ QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH DIFFERENT
VERSIONS)ALREADY GRADEDA+
Cause of contact dermatitis? - ANSWER--Contact with irritants (chemicals or
substances)
Identify Kyphosis, Lordosis, Scoliosis. - ANSWER--(hunchback upper curvature),
(inward lower curvature), and (s-shaped curvature)
What is osteoporosis? - ANSWER--Body's bones become weak and break easily.
Imbalance between osteoclasts (break down bone) and osteoblasts (build up
bone).
What is intussusception? - ANSWER--When the bowel collapse into one another.
Causes a mechanical bowel obstruction.
H. Pylori- What is it and what does it cause. - ANSWER--You get it from Fecal-oral
route. This causes peptic ulcer disease.
Signs/Symptoms of appendicitis - ANSWER--RLQ abdominal pain, nausea,
diarrhea, rebound tenderness. Inflammation of the peritoneum. (rebound
tenderness)
S/S of Liver Disease - ANSWER--Jaundice in eyes and skin, distented abdomen,
confusion from ammonia buildup.
, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM RASMUSSEN
UNIVERSITY 3 VERSIONS)/ 800+ QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH DIFFERENT
VERSIONS)ALREADY GRADEDA+
Cause of hepatic encephalopathy - ANSWER--too much ammonia buildup in the
blood due to liver disease.
What causes esophageal varices? - ANSWER--dilated blood vessels within
esophagus due to liver failure and portal hypertension, cirrhosis of the liver, liver
dysfunction.
What causes jaundice? - ANSWER--Buildup of bilirubin when you have liver
disease.
HPV puts the patient at risk for what? - ANSWER--cervical cancer
What puts patients at risk for esophageal cancer? What are the S/S - ANSWER--
GERD. S/S-difficulty swallowing, cough, weight loss, chest pain and blood in the
emesis.
What hormone do the kidney secrete that influence blood production? -
ANSWER--erythropoietin
What is cystitis?
Which bacteria cause most cases of cystitis?
What is pyelonephritis? - ANSWER--inflammation of the bladder (UTI)
E.Coli
UNIVERSITY 3 VERSIONS)/ 800+ QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH DIFFERENT
VERSIONS)ALREADY GRADEDA+
Physiological response to fight or flight, assessment findings? - ANSWER--
Increased blood pressure, heart rate and dilated pupils.
What is homeostasis? - ANSWER--A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant
internal state; the regulation of any body chemistry.
Function of ribosomes? - ANSWER--Site of protein synthesis
What is the difference between a sign and a symptom? - ANSWER--Sign- objective
Symptom- subjective
What electrolytes are found more in intracellular space, and extracellular space? -
ANSWER--Potassium, Magnesium and Phosphorous are in the intracellular.
Sodium, bicarb and chloride is in the extracellular.
Possible lethal effect of HYPOnatremia - ANSWER--Cerebral Edema. More water
than sodium in the body so the brain cells swell.
What is an electrolyte pool? - ANSWER--For the bones it serves as a reservoir of
calcium, magnesium, phosphate ions.
Cause of edema- regarding protein? - ANSWER--Increased interstitial fluid osmotic
pressure, loss of plasma proteins.
,PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM RASMUSSEN
UNIVERSITY 3 VERSIONS)/ 800+ QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH DIFFERENT
VERSIONS)ALREADY GRADEDA+
What is anaphylaxis? S/S? - ANSWER--Excessive immune response. Narrows the
bronchial, Increased capillary permeability, increased vasodilation, blood vessel
cells shrink)
S/S- feeling lightheadedness or faint, difficulty breathing, wheezing, fast
heartbeat.
What is passive immunity? - ANSWER--Immunity that you get from mother to
baby through breastmilk or blood in the placenta.
What are the characteristics of metastatic cells? - ANSWER--Spread of cancer cells
beyond their original site in the body. They also invade their neighbor cells and
take over them.
What is sepsis? Goal of treatment. - ANSWER--Fungal, bacterial, viral in the
bloodsteam that causes a severe inflammatory response. Treat the cause is the
goal of treatment
Best way to prevent spread of diseases? - ANSWER--Hand-washing
Complication of compartment syndrome? - ANSWER--Tissue damage and pain.
Cause of Rheumatoid Arthritis? - ANSWER--Excessive autoimmune response by
attack your joints and organs.
,PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM RASMUSSEN
UNIVERSITY 3 VERSIONS)/ 800+ QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH DIFFERENT
VERSIONS)ALREADY GRADEDA+
Cause of contact dermatitis? - ANSWER--Contact with irritants (chemicals or
substances)
Identify Kyphosis, Lordosis, Scoliosis. - ANSWER--(hunchback upper curvature),
(inward lower curvature), and (s-shaped curvature)
What is osteoporosis? - ANSWER--Body's bones become weak and break easily.
Imbalance between osteoclasts (break down bone) and osteoblasts (build up
bone).
What is intussusception? - ANSWER--When the bowel collapse into one another.
Causes a mechanical bowel obstruction.
H. Pylori- What is it and what does it cause. - ANSWER--You get it from Fecal-oral
route. This causes peptic ulcer disease.
Signs/Symptoms of appendicitis - ANSWER--RLQ abdominal pain, nausea,
diarrhea, rebound tenderness. Inflammation of the peritoneum. (rebound
tenderness)
S/S of Liver Disease - ANSWER--Jaundice in eyes and skin, distented abdomen,
confusion from ammonia buildup.
, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM RASMUSSEN
UNIVERSITY 3 VERSIONS)/ 800+ QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS WITH DIFFERENT
VERSIONS)ALREADY GRADEDA+
Cause of hepatic encephalopathy - ANSWER--too much ammonia buildup in the
blood due to liver disease.
What causes esophageal varices? - ANSWER--dilated blood vessels within
esophagus due to liver failure and portal hypertension, cirrhosis of the liver, liver
dysfunction.
What causes jaundice? - ANSWER--Buildup of bilirubin when you have liver
disease.
HPV puts the patient at risk for what? - ANSWER--cervical cancer
What puts patients at risk for esophageal cancer? What are the S/S - ANSWER--
GERD. S/S-difficulty swallowing, cough, weight loss, chest pain and blood in the
emesis.
What hormone do the kidney secrete that influence blood production? -
ANSWER--erythropoietin
What is cystitis?
Which bacteria cause most cases of cystitis?
What is pyelonephritis? - ANSWER--inflammation of the bladder (UTI)
E.Coli
