WCU PATHO 370 EXAMINATION SHEET 2025/2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Which statement is true regarding rheumatoid arthritis?
A. It is a localized disease.
B. Its prevalence is affected by climate.
C. It affects men three times more than women.
D. The majority of the patients test positive for rheumatoid factor. - ✔✔D. The majority
of the patients test positive for rheumatoid factor.
✔✔Pulmonary function testing for restrictive diseases reveals which of the following to
be decreased? (Select all that apply.)
a. Vital capacity
b. Respiratory rates
c. Total lung capacity
d. Diffusing capacity
e. Forced expiratory flow - ✔✔Correct! Vital capacity
Correct! Total lung capacity
Correct! Diffusing capacity
✔✔Which is a characteristic finding in renal failure?
a. Increased serum phosphorus
b. Increased serum calcium
c. Crystals in the urine
d. Protein in the urine - ✔✔Increased serum phosphorus
✔✔In adrenocortical insufficiency, such as Addison disease, the most severe
manifestations are the result of
a. An insufficient amount of T 4 and T 3
b. Deficiencies in the renin-angiotensin system
c. An insufficient amount of circulating cortisol
d. Decreased levels of all the adrenocortical hormones - ✔✔An insufficient amount of
circulating cortisol
✔✔Ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease share several similarities. Specific distinctions
or differences that are unique to Crohn disease include which of the following? (Select
all that apply.)
Smoking's increasing the risk
Pain that is severe and localized
Increased risk for colorectal cancer
Primary affecting of the proximal portion of the colon
Increased risk of developing intestinal cancer - ✔✔Smoking's increasing the risk
Pain that is severe and localized
Primary affecting of the proximal portion of the colon
,✔✔Which statement regarding serum magnesium (Mg ++) is true? (Select all that
apply.)
a. Alcohol-related diseases frequently cause low Mg + levels.
b. Vomiting is not generally seen as a major cause of Mg + loss.
c. Mg ++ levels present similarly to calcium (Ca ++) levels in the blood.
d. Mg + deficiencies often result in low serum potassium (K +) levels.
e. Mg + deficiencies must be treated before potassium (K +) deficiencies. - ✔✔a.
Alcohol-related diseases frequently cause low Mg + levels.
c. Mg ++ levels present similarly to calcium (Ca ++) levels in the blood.
d. Mg + deficiencies often result in low serum potassium (K +) levels.
e. Mg + deficiencies must be treated before potassium (K +) deficiencies.
✔✔The pathogenesis of pneumonia includes the inhalation of microbial agents and the
resulting of which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Inflammation
b. Lung consolidation
c. Formation of exudates
d. Alveolar wall thickening
e. Decreased lung compliance - ✔✔Correct! Inflammation
Correct! Lung consolidation
Correct! Formation of exudates
✔✔A patient is admitted to the emergency room complaining of pain located in the
costovertebral angle in the back. This supports the suspicion that the pain is most likely
a result of a(n)
a. Peptic ulcer
b. Herniated disc
c. Renal disorder
d. Arthritis of the spine - ✔✔c. Renal disorder
✔✔Esophageal varices are a complication of liver disease and are a result of
a. Biliary obstruction
b. Systemic hypertension
c. Elevated portal pressure
d. Weakness of esophageal walls - ✔✔c. Elevated portal pressure
✔✔Clinical manifestations of cystitis include which of the following? (Select all that
apply.)
a Dysuria
b. Urinary frequency
c. Hematuria
d. Cloudy urine
e. Pain in the suprapubic area - ✔✔a Dysuria
b. Urinary frequency
, d. Cloudy urine
e. Pain in the suprapubic area
✔✔Which is a pathophysiologic change that is consistent with Alzheimer disease?
a. Amyloid plaques
b. Epileptogenic focus
c. Focal cerebral infarct
d. Neurofibrillary tangles
e. Abnormal serotonin system - ✔✔a. Amyloid plaques
d. Neurofibrillary tangles
✔✔A common cause of heart failure is which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
Coronary artery disease
Valvular heart disease
Cardiomyopathy
Hypertension
Anemia - ✔✔Coronary artery disease
Cardiomyopathy
Hypertension
✔✔A current diagnosis of tuberculosis requires a
Chest x-ray
Positive Mantoux test
Positive sputum culture for acid-fast bacillus
Presentation of typical symptoms including night
sweats - ✔✔Positive sputum culture for acid-fast bacillus
✔✔The strong risk factors for colon cancer include which of the following? (Select all
that apply.)
Aging
Gender
Heredity
Crohn disease
High-fat diet - ✔✔Aging
Heredity
Crohn disease
High-fat diet
✔✔A client is diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis. Which assessment data support
this diagnosis? (Select all that apply.)
Low back pain
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
✔✔Which statement is true regarding rheumatoid arthritis?
A. It is a localized disease.
B. Its prevalence is affected by climate.
C. It affects men three times more than women.
D. The majority of the patients test positive for rheumatoid factor. - ✔✔D. The majority
of the patients test positive for rheumatoid factor.
✔✔Pulmonary function testing for restrictive diseases reveals which of the following to
be decreased? (Select all that apply.)
a. Vital capacity
b. Respiratory rates
c. Total lung capacity
d. Diffusing capacity
e. Forced expiratory flow - ✔✔Correct! Vital capacity
Correct! Total lung capacity
Correct! Diffusing capacity
✔✔Which is a characteristic finding in renal failure?
a. Increased serum phosphorus
b. Increased serum calcium
c. Crystals in the urine
d. Protein in the urine - ✔✔Increased serum phosphorus
✔✔In adrenocortical insufficiency, such as Addison disease, the most severe
manifestations are the result of
a. An insufficient amount of T 4 and T 3
b. Deficiencies in the renin-angiotensin system
c. An insufficient amount of circulating cortisol
d. Decreased levels of all the adrenocortical hormones - ✔✔An insufficient amount of
circulating cortisol
✔✔Ulcerative colitis and Crohn disease share several similarities. Specific distinctions
or differences that are unique to Crohn disease include which of the following? (Select
all that apply.)
Smoking's increasing the risk
Pain that is severe and localized
Increased risk for colorectal cancer
Primary affecting of the proximal portion of the colon
Increased risk of developing intestinal cancer - ✔✔Smoking's increasing the risk
Pain that is severe and localized
Primary affecting of the proximal portion of the colon
,✔✔Which statement regarding serum magnesium (Mg ++) is true? (Select all that
apply.)
a. Alcohol-related diseases frequently cause low Mg + levels.
b. Vomiting is not generally seen as a major cause of Mg + loss.
c. Mg ++ levels present similarly to calcium (Ca ++) levels in the blood.
d. Mg + deficiencies often result in low serum potassium (K +) levels.
e. Mg + deficiencies must be treated before potassium (K +) deficiencies. - ✔✔a.
Alcohol-related diseases frequently cause low Mg + levels.
c. Mg ++ levels present similarly to calcium (Ca ++) levels in the blood.
d. Mg + deficiencies often result in low serum potassium (K +) levels.
e. Mg + deficiencies must be treated before potassium (K +) deficiencies.
✔✔The pathogenesis of pneumonia includes the inhalation of microbial agents and the
resulting of which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Inflammation
b. Lung consolidation
c. Formation of exudates
d. Alveolar wall thickening
e. Decreased lung compliance - ✔✔Correct! Inflammation
Correct! Lung consolidation
Correct! Formation of exudates
✔✔A patient is admitted to the emergency room complaining of pain located in the
costovertebral angle in the back. This supports the suspicion that the pain is most likely
a result of a(n)
a. Peptic ulcer
b. Herniated disc
c. Renal disorder
d. Arthritis of the spine - ✔✔c. Renal disorder
✔✔Esophageal varices are a complication of liver disease and are a result of
a. Biliary obstruction
b. Systemic hypertension
c. Elevated portal pressure
d. Weakness of esophageal walls - ✔✔c. Elevated portal pressure
✔✔Clinical manifestations of cystitis include which of the following? (Select all that
apply.)
a Dysuria
b. Urinary frequency
c. Hematuria
d. Cloudy urine
e. Pain in the suprapubic area - ✔✔a Dysuria
b. Urinary frequency
, d. Cloudy urine
e. Pain in the suprapubic area
✔✔Which is a pathophysiologic change that is consistent with Alzheimer disease?
a. Amyloid plaques
b. Epileptogenic focus
c. Focal cerebral infarct
d. Neurofibrillary tangles
e. Abnormal serotonin system - ✔✔a. Amyloid plaques
d. Neurofibrillary tangles
✔✔A common cause of heart failure is which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
Coronary artery disease
Valvular heart disease
Cardiomyopathy
Hypertension
Anemia - ✔✔Coronary artery disease
Cardiomyopathy
Hypertension
✔✔A current diagnosis of tuberculosis requires a
Chest x-ray
Positive Mantoux test
Positive sputum culture for acid-fast bacillus
Presentation of typical symptoms including night
sweats - ✔✔Positive sputum culture for acid-fast bacillus
✔✔The strong risk factors for colon cancer include which of the following? (Select all
that apply.)
Aging
Gender
Heredity
Crohn disease
High-fat diet - ✔✔Aging
Heredity
Crohn disease
High-fat diet
✔✔A client is diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis. Which assessment data support
this diagnosis? (Select all that apply.)
Low back pain
