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ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY QUIZ 1-NURS 6501
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A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy.
Which of the following will facilitate his continued muscle
performance? - correct answer - Answer: Anaerobic glycolysis
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What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential
that initiates an action potential? - correct 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? - correct answer -
Answer: XXY
A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a
proband, what is the nurse looking for? - correct 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? - correct answer - Answer:
Expressivity
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the
nurse include regarding cholesterol? - correct answer - Answer:
Cholesterol decreases the membrane fluidity of the erythrocyte,
which reduces its ability to carry oxygen.
ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY QUIZ 1-NURS 6501
WALDEN UNIVERSITY 2025| BRAND NEW ACTUAL EXAM
WITH 100% VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
SOLUTIONS| GUARANTEED VALUE PACK| ACE YOUR
GRADES.
A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy.
Which of the following will facilitate his continued muscle
performance? - correct answer - Answer: Anaerobic glycolysis
, Page | 2
What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential
that initiates an action potential? - correct 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? - correct answer -
Answer: XXY
A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a
proband, what is the nurse looking for? - correct 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? - correct answer - Answer:
Expressivity
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the
nurse include regarding cholesterol? - correct answer - Answer:
Cholesterol decreases the membrane fluidity of the erythrocyte,
which reduces its ability to carry oxygen.
