WGU PATHO 370 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM 2025 ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
The nurse is swabbing a patient's throat to test for streptococcal pharyngitis. The nurse must
understand that tests such as this differ in the probability that they will be positive for a condition
when applied to a person with the condition; this probability is termed sensitivity. - (answers)true
Tissues are able to autoregulate their rate of blood flow by controlling
Group of answer choices - (answers)vascular resistance
A loud pansystolic murmur that radiates to the axilla is most likely a result of
Group of answer choices - (answers)mitral regurgitation.
心的坚强决定了我们的命运。当
我们面对挫折时，是一颗不屈的
Which is not normally secreted in心让我们勇敢前行
response to stress? - (answers)Insulin
In general, a cancer cell that is more tissue-specific differentiated is more likely to be aggressive.
- (answers)false
A patient is diagnosed with heart failure with normal ejection fraction. This patient is most likely
characterized by a(n) - (answers)elderly woman without a previous history of MI.
An erroneously low blood pressure measurement may be caused by - (answers)positioning the
arm above the heart level.
Hypertension is closely linked to - (answers)obstructive sleep apnea.
Pneumocystitis is a term that refers to a - (answers)fungal pneumonia secondary to HIV.
,Early manifestations of a developing metabolic acidosis include
Group of answer choices - (answers)headache
Which vessel normally demonstrates the most rapid blood flow? - (answers)vena cava
Respiratory acidosis is associated with - (answers)increased carbonic acid.
A laboratory test that should be routinely monitored in patients receiving digitalis therapy is -
(answers)serum potassium
A 58-year-old woman is seen in the clinic for reports of severe back pain. Her chest x-ray
demonstrates generalized bone demineralization and compression fracture. Blood studies
心的坚强决定了我们的命运。当
demonstrate elevated calcium levels. The most likely diagnosis is
我们面对挫折时，是一颗不屈的
Group of answer choices - (answers)myeloma
心让我们勇敢前行
When a parent of a toddler recently diagnosed with pneumococcal pneumonia asks why their
child is so much sicker than a classmate was when they were diagnosed with pneumonia, the
nurse replies - (answers)"It sounds like your child has a case of bacterial pneumonia, while the
classmate had viral pneumonia."
The prevalence of high blood pressure is higher in - (answers)non-Hispanic black adults
The anemia resulting from a deficiency of either vitamin B12 (cobalamin) or folate is caused by
a disruption in DNA synthesis of the blast cells in the bone marrow that produces very large
abnormal bone marrow cells called megaloblasts. - (answers)true
Velocity of blood flow is measured in - (answers)centimeters per second
, Many of the responses to stress are attributed to activation of the sympathetic nervous system
and are mediated by - (answers)norepinephrine
Transfusion reactions involve RBC destruction caused by
Group of answer choices - (answers)recipient antibodies
What is the most likely explanation for a diagnosis of hypernatremia in an elderly patient
receiving tube feeding? - (answers)Inadequate water intake
A cause of thrombocytopenia includes - (answers)chemotherapy
Metaplasia is - (answers)the replacement of one differentiated cell type with another
心的坚强决定了我们的命运。当
The arterial oxygen content (CaO2) for a patient with PaO2 100 mm Hg, SaO2 95%, and
hemoglobin 15 g/dL is _____ mL 我们面对挫折时，是一颗不屈的
oxygen/dL. - (answers)19.4
心让我们勇敢前行
rheumatic heart disease is most often a consequence of
Group of answer choices - (answers)β-hemolytic streptococcal infection.
The hypermetabolic state leading to cachexia in terminal cancer is thought to be because of -
(answers)tumor necrosis factor
Manifestations from sodium imbalances occur primarily as a result of - (answers)cellular fluid
shifts
A patient who reports an intestinal fistula also reports feeling "weak and dizzy" when she stands.
While taking her blood pressure she becomes temporarily unresponsive but quickly regains
consciousness when put into a supine position. What nursing interventions will the nurse
implement before calling the physician?
EXAM COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) ALREADY GRADED A+
The nurse is swabbing a patient's throat to test for streptococcal pharyngitis. The nurse must
understand that tests such as this differ in the probability that they will be positive for a condition
when applied to a person with the condition; this probability is termed sensitivity. - (answers)true
Tissues are able to autoregulate their rate of blood flow by controlling
Group of answer choices - (answers)vascular resistance
A loud pansystolic murmur that radiates to the axilla is most likely a result of
Group of answer choices - (answers)mitral regurgitation.
心的坚强决定了我们的命运。当
我们面对挫折时，是一颗不屈的
Which is not normally secreted in心让我们勇敢前行
response to stress? - (answers)Insulin
In general, a cancer cell that is more tissue-specific differentiated is more likely to be aggressive.
- (answers)false
A patient is diagnosed with heart failure with normal ejection fraction. This patient is most likely
characterized by a(n) - (answers)elderly woman without a previous history of MI.
An erroneously low blood pressure measurement may be caused by - (answers)positioning the
arm above the heart level.
Hypertension is closely linked to - (answers)obstructive sleep apnea.
Pneumocystitis is a term that refers to a - (answers)fungal pneumonia secondary to HIV.
,Early manifestations of a developing metabolic acidosis include
Group of answer choices - (answers)headache
Which vessel normally demonstrates the most rapid blood flow? - (answers)vena cava
Respiratory acidosis is associated with - (answers)increased carbonic acid.
A laboratory test that should be routinely monitored in patients receiving digitalis therapy is -
(answers)serum potassium
A 58-year-old woman is seen in the clinic for reports of severe back pain. Her chest x-ray
demonstrates generalized bone demineralization and compression fracture. Blood studies
心的坚强决定了我们的命运。当
demonstrate elevated calcium levels. The most likely diagnosis is
我们面对挫折时，是一颗不屈的
Group of answer choices - (answers)myeloma
心让我们勇敢前行
When a parent of a toddler recently diagnosed with pneumococcal pneumonia asks why their
child is so much sicker than a classmate was when they were diagnosed with pneumonia, the
nurse replies - (answers)"It sounds like your child has a case of bacterial pneumonia, while the
classmate had viral pneumonia."
The prevalence of high blood pressure is higher in - (answers)non-Hispanic black adults
The anemia resulting from a deficiency of either vitamin B12 (cobalamin) or folate is caused by
a disruption in DNA synthesis of the blast cells in the bone marrow that produces very large
abnormal bone marrow cells called megaloblasts. - (answers)true
Velocity of blood flow is measured in - (answers)centimeters per second
, Many of the responses to stress are attributed to activation of the sympathetic nervous system
and are mediated by - (answers)norepinephrine
Transfusion reactions involve RBC destruction caused by
Group of answer choices - (answers)recipient antibodies
What is the most likely explanation for a diagnosis of hypernatremia in an elderly patient
receiving tube feeding? - (answers)Inadequate water intake
A cause of thrombocytopenia includes - (answers)chemotherapy
Metaplasia is - (answers)the replacement of one differentiated cell type with another
心的坚强决定了我们的命运。当
The arterial oxygen content (CaO2) for a patient with PaO2 100 mm Hg, SaO2 95%, and
hemoglobin 15 g/dL is _____ mL 我们面对挫折时，是一颗不屈的
oxygen/dL. - (answers)19.4
心让我们勇敢前行
rheumatic heart disease is most often a consequence of
Group of answer choices - (answers)β-hemolytic streptococcal infection.
The hypermetabolic state leading to cachexia in terminal cancer is thought to be because of -
(answers)tumor necrosis factor
Manifestations from sodium imbalances occur primarily as a result of - (answers)cellular fluid
shifts
A patient who reports an intestinal fistula also reports feeling "weak and dizzy" when she stands.
While taking her blood pressure she becomes temporarily unresponsive but quickly regains
consciousness when put into a supine position. What nursing interventions will the nurse
implement before calling the physician?
