NURS6501 / NURS 6501: Advanced Pathophysiology
Final Exam Version 1 (Latest ) Walden
University
A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which of the
following will facilitate his continued muscle performance? - Answer-Answer: Anaerobic
glycolysis
/.What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential that initiates an
action potential? - Answer-Answer: 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? - Answer-Answer: XXY
/.A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a proband, what is the
nurse looking for? - Answer-Answer: 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? -
Answer-Answer: Expressivity
/.In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the nurse include
regarding cholesterol? - Answer-Answer: 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: - Answer-Answer: Gene imprinting
/.When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse respond?
Cystic fibrosis is caused by an _____ gene - Answer-Answer: Autosomal recessive
/.How are potassium and sodium transported across plasma membranes? - Answer-
Answer: By adenosine triphosphate enzyme (ATPase)
/.The nurse would be correct in identifying the predominant extracellular cation as: -
Answer-Answer: Sodium
/.The early dilation (swelling) of the cell's endoplasmic reticulum results in: - Answer-
Answer: Reduced protein synthesis
Final Exam Version 1 (Latest ) Walden
University
A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which of the
following will facilitate his continued muscle performance? - Answer-Answer: Anaerobic
glycolysis
/.What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential that initiates an
action potential? - Answer-Answer: 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? - Answer-Answer: XXY
/.A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a proband, what is the
nurse looking for? - Answer-Answer: 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? -
Answer-Answer: Expressivity
/.In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the nurse include
regarding cholesterol? - Answer-Answer: 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: - Answer-Answer: Gene imprinting
/.When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse respond?
Cystic fibrosis is caused by an _____ gene - Answer-Answer: Autosomal recessive
/.How are potassium and sodium transported across plasma membranes? - Answer-
Answer: By adenosine triphosphate enzyme (ATPase)
/.The nurse would be correct in identifying the predominant extracellular cation as: -
Answer-Answer: Sodium
/.The early dilation (swelling) of the cell's endoplasmic reticulum results in: - Answer-
Answer: Reduced protein synthesis
