D236 Patho PA Q&A
1. What are two components that are evaluated as part of the arterial blood gas (ABG)
analysis?
Renin and Angiotensin
Atrial natriuretic peptides (ANP) and plasma osmolality
Blood pH and partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PCO2)
Hydrostatic and oncotic pressure
2. A patient presented with acute inflammation on both arms after camping.
Which type of organism is indicated as a contributor to this reaction?
Insect
Fungus
Parasite
Bacteria
3. What are two signs of patients who experience a near drowning?
Choose 2 answers
Headache
Hypoxemia
Hypoventilation
Asphyxiation
4. Which process does the body use to protect itself from disease?
Syncope
Phagocytosis
Hypoxemia
Tachycardia
5. A patient was diagnosed with stage 2 Lyme disease. Which two responses can the body
have in response to this disease?
Choose 2 answers
Kidney failure
Checkmark
Meningitis
Nerve damage
Blindness
6. A patient presents with anemia, jaundice, fever, and malaise due to destruction of red
blood cells.
Which infectious disease does this describe?
H1N1 flu
Lyme disease
West Nile virus
Malaria
7. Which infection invades and replicates in T4 lymphocyte cells, leaving the body open to
opportunistic infections?
Influenza
Sepsis
MRSA
HIV
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, 8. What are helper cells?
Special T cells that bind to infected body cells
B cells or T cells prior to being exposed to an antigen
Special T cells that produce small proteins called cytokines
B cells or T cells that have become specialized to bind to certain antigens
9. What are two things that antibodies do as part of the immune system? Choose 2 answers.
Antibodies change memory cells into B cells.
Antibodies destroy phagocytic cells.
Antibodies enhance the action of the phagocytic cells.
Antibodies recruit the complement system.
Antibodies increase blood flow to the immune system.
Antibodies create naïve T cells.
10.What are the possible child outcomes for hemophilia, an X-linked genetic disorder, if one
parent is XhX and the other is XY?
XhXh, XhX, XhY, XY
XhX, XhY
XX, XY, XhX, XhY
XX, XY
11.What is one assessment finding of Neurobehavioral Disorder Associated with Prenatal
Alcohol Exposure (ND-PAE)?
Epicanthic eye fold
Agenesis of the corpus callosum
Red blood cells shaped like crescent moons
Slanted eyes
12.What is one variation of Down syndrome?
Turner's syndrome
Mosaicism
Missing chromosome 21 altogether
Neurobehavioral disorder associated with prenatal alcohol exposure (ND-PAE)
13.A patient presented with swelling of the femur. MRI results indicated enlargement and
thickening of the bone. The urinalysis showed hydroxyproline. The patient was
prescribed NSAIDs and physical therapy, and surgery was recommended.
Which disease does this describe?
Degenerative joint disease
Neuromuscular disease
Idiopathic disease
Paget disease
14.A radiologist report shows a patient’s standing AP and lateral views of the entire spine
demonstrate an arcuate thoracolumbar with a rightward convexity.
Based on these findings, which condition is indicated?
Scoliosis
Osteoporosis
Kyphosis
Lordosis
15.A patient’s condition is characterized by a thick, hard patch on the heel of the foot. The
patch is painful when the patient walks. Upon examination of the area, the physician
determines removal via cryosurgery would be appropriate.
Which condition is described in this scenario?
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1. What are two components that are evaluated as part of the arterial blood gas (ABG)
analysis?
Renin and Angiotensin
Atrial natriuretic peptides (ANP) and plasma osmolality
Blood pH and partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PCO2)
Hydrostatic and oncotic pressure
2. A patient presented with acute inflammation on both arms after camping.
Which type of organism is indicated as a contributor to this reaction?
Insect
Fungus
Parasite
Bacteria
3. What are two signs of patients who experience a near drowning?
Choose 2 answers
Headache
Hypoxemia
Hypoventilation
Asphyxiation
4. Which process does the body use to protect itself from disease?
Syncope
Phagocytosis
Hypoxemia
Tachycardia
5. A patient was diagnosed with stage 2 Lyme disease. Which two responses can the body
have in response to this disease?
Choose 2 answers
Kidney failure
Checkmark
Meningitis
Nerve damage
Blindness
6. A patient presents with anemia, jaundice, fever, and malaise due to destruction of red
blood cells.
Which infectious disease does this describe?
H1N1 flu
Lyme disease
West Nile virus
Malaria
7. Which infection invades and replicates in T4 lymphocyte cells, leaving the body open to
opportunistic infections?
Influenza
Sepsis
MRSA
HIV
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, 8. What are helper cells?
Special T cells that bind to infected body cells
B cells or T cells prior to being exposed to an antigen
Special T cells that produce small proteins called cytokines
B cells or T cells that have become specialized to bind to certain antigens
9. What are two things that antibodies do as part of the immune system? Choose 2 answers.
Antibodies change memory cells into B cells.
Antibodies destroy phagocytic cells.
Antibodies enhance the action of the phagocytic cells.
Antibodies recruit the complement system.
Antibodies increase blood flow to the immune system.
Antibodies create naïve T cells.
10.What are the possible child outcomes for hemophilia, an X-linked genetic disorder, if one
parent is XhX and the other is XY?
XhXh, XhX, XhY, XY
XhX, XhY
XX, XY, XhX, XhY
XX, XY
11.What is one assessment finding of Neurobehavioral Disorder Associated with Prenatal
Alcohol Exposure (ND-PAE)?
Epicanthic eye fold
Agenesis of the corpus callosum
Red blood cells shaped like crescent moons
Slanted eyes
12.What is one variation of Down syndrome?
Turner's syndrome
Mosaicism
Missing chromosome 21 altogether
Neurobehavioral disorder associated with prenatal alcohol exposure (ND-PAE)
13.A patient presented with swelling of the femur. MRI results indicated enlargement and
thickening of the bone. The urinalysis showed hydroxyproline. The patient was
prescribed NSAIDs and physical therapy, and surgery was recommended.
Which disease does this describe?
Degenerative joint disease
Neuromuscular disease
Idiopathic disease
Paget disease
14.A radiologist report shows a patient’s standing AP and lateral views of the entire spine
demonstrate an arcuate thoracolumbar with a rightward convexity.
Based on these findings, which condition is indicated?
Scoliosis
Osteoporosis
Kyphosis
Lordosis
15.A patient’s condition is characterized by a thick, hard patch on the heel of the foot. The
patch is painful when the patient walks. Upon examination of the area, the physician
determines removal via cryosurgery would be appropriate.
Which condition is described in this scenario?
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