100 COMPREHENSIVE CASE S
T U D I E S I N P AT H O P H Y
S I O L O G Y TESTBANK
2025/2026
,
, xiv C O NTENTS
100 CASE STUDIES
I N P AT H O P H Y S I O L O
G Y TESTBANK 2025/2026
About the Author v
Preface vii Case Study 17 Acute Pancreatitis 78
Reviewers xi Case Study 18 Cirrhosis 83
Case Study 19 Colorectal Cancer 88
Case Study 20 Constipation 93
PART 1 ■
CARDIOVASCULAR
Case Study 1 Acute Myocardial Infarction 2
Case Study 2 Aneurysm of the Abdominal Aorta 7
Case Study 3 Congestive Heart Failure 10
Case Study 4 Deep Venous Thrombosis 14
Case Study 5 Hypertension 18
Case Study 6 Hypovolemic Shock 23
Case Study 7 Infective Endocarditis 26
Case Study 8 Peripheral Arterial Disease 31
Case Study 9 Pulmonary Thromboembolism 34
Case Study 10 Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic
Heart Disease 39
, Case Study 28 Ulcerative Colitis Case Study 40 Complex Partial Seizure 187 Case Study
128 41 Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure 192 Case Study 42
Case Study 29 Viral Hepatitis Intracranial Neoplasm 197 Case Study 43 Migraine
133 Headache 203 Case Study 44 Multiple Sclerosis 206
Case Study 45 Parkinson Disease 211
PART 4 ■
RENAL DISORDERS 139
Case Study 30 Acute Renal Failure 140
PART 2 ■
RESPIRATORY
Case Study 11 Asbestosis 44 Case Study 12 Asthma
49
Case Study 13 Bacterial Pneumonia 54
Case Study 31 Chronic Renal Failure 145
Case Study 32 Dialysis and Renal 149
Transplantation 154 PART 6 ■
PSYCHIATRIC
159 Case Study 46 Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Case Study 33 Renal Cell Carcinoma Case
162 218
Study 34 Urinary Stone Disease
Case Study 47 Bipolar Disorder 222
Case Study 35 Urinary Tract Infection Case Study 48 Generalized Anxiety Disorder 228
Case Study 49 Major Depressive Disorder 232
PART 5 ■
NEUROLOGICAL Case Study 50 Schizophrenia 237
168
Case Study 36 Acute Pyogenic Meningitis 172
Case Study 37 Acute Viral Encephalitis PART 7 ■
NEUROENDOCRINE
Case Study 14 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
60
Case Study 15 Cystic Fibrosis 65
Case Study 16 Lung Cancer 71
PART 3 ■
GASTROINTESTINAL
CONTENTS
Case Study 38 Alzheimer Disease 177
Case Study 39 Cluster Headache 182
Case Study 21 Crohn Disease 98 Case Study 51 Addison Disease 244
Case Study 22 Diarrhea 102 Case Study 52 Cushing Syndrome 249
Case Study 23 Esophageal Varices 107 Case Study 53 Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 253
Case Study 24 Gastric Cancer 111 Case Study 54 Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 258
Case Study 25 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease 116 Case Study 55 Hyperparathyroid Disease 265
Case Study 26 Nausea and Vomiting 120 Case Study 56 Hyperprolactinemia 269
125 Case Study 57 Hyperthyroid Disease 273
Case Study 27 Peptic Ulcer Disease
T U D I E S I N P AT H O P H Y
S I O L O G Y TESTBANK
2025/2026
,
, xiv C O NTENTS
100 CASE STUDIES
I N P AT H O P H Y S I O L O
G Y TESTBANK 2025/2026
About the Author v
Preface vii Case Study 17 Acute Pancreatitis 78
Reviewers xi Case Study 18 Cirrhosis 83
Case Study 19 Colorectal Cancer 88
Case Study 20 Constipation 93
PART 1 ■
CARDIOVASCULAR
Case Study 1 Acute Myocardial Infarction 2
Case Study 2 Aneurysm of the Abdominal Aorta 7
Case Study 3 Congestive Heart Failure 10
Case Study 4 Deep Venous Thrombosis 14
Case Study 5 Hypertension 18
Case Study 6 Hypovolemic Shock 23
Case Study 7 Infective Endocarditis 26
Case Study 8 Peripheral Arterial Disease 31
Case Study 9 Pulmonary Thromboembolism 34
Case Study 10 Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic
Heart Disease 39
, Case Study 28 Ulcerative Colitis Case Study 40 Complex Partial Seizure 187 Case Study
128 41 Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure 192 Case Study 42
Case Study 29 Viral Hepatitis Intracranial Neoplasm 197 Case Study 43 Migraine
133 Headache 203 Case Study 44 Multiple Sclerosis 206
Case Study 45 Parkinson Disease 211
PART 4 ■
RENAL DISORDERS 139
Case Study 30 Acute Renal Failure 140
PART 2 ■
RESPIRATORY
Case Study 11 Asbestosis 44 Case Study 12 Asthma
49
Case Study 13 Bacterial Pneumonia 54
Case Study 31 Chronic Renal Failure 145
Case Study 32 Dialysis and Renal 149
Transplantation 154 PART 6 ■
PSYCHIATRIC
159 Case Study 46 Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Case Study 33 Renal Cell Carcinoma Case
162 218
Study 34 Urinary Stone Disease
Case Study 47 Bipolar Disorder 222
Case Study 35 Urinary Tract Infection Case Study 48 Generalized Anxiety Disorder 228
Case Study 49 Major Depressive Disorder 232
PART 5 ■
NEUROLOGICAL Case Study 50 Schizophrenia 237
168
Case Study 36 Acute Pyogenic Meningitis 172
Case Study 37 Acute Viral Encephalitis PART 7 ■
NEUROENDOCRINE
Case Study 14 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
60
Case Study 15 Cystic Fibrosis 65
Case Study 16 Lung Cancer 71
PART 3 ■
GASTROINTESTINAL
CONTENTS
Case Study 38 Alzheimer Disease 177
Case Study 39 Cluster Headache 182
Case Study 21 Crohn Disease 98 Case Study 51 Addison Disease 244
Case Study 22 Diarrhea 102 Case Study 52 Cushing Syndrome 249
Case Study 23 Esophageal Varices 107 Case Study 53 Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 253
Case Study 24 Gastric Cancer 111 Case Study 54 Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 258
Case Study 25 Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease 116 Case Study 55 Hyperparathyroid Disease 265
Case Study 26 Nausea and Vomiting 120 Case Study 56 Hyperprolactinemia 269
125 Case Study 57 Hyperthyroid Disease 273
Case Study 27 Peptic Ulcer Disease
