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WCU PATHOPHYSIOLOGY (MIDTERM) EXAM
2025 WITH 100% VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
EXPERT SOLUTIONS| GUARANTEED VALUE
AND SUCCESS.
1. Most carbon dioxide is transported in the bloodstream as - correct
answer - Bicarbonate ions
2. The increased anterior posterior chest diameter associated with
obstructive lung disease is cuased by - correct answer - Increased
residual lung volume
3. Which assessment would support a diagnosis of type A COPD rather
than type B COPD - correct answer - Normal PaCO2 scant sputum
accessory muscle use barrel chest
4. A patient who was involved in a fall from a tree becomes short of breath.
The lung sounds are absent on one side. The patient is experiencing
___shock? - correct answer - Obstructive
5. Hypotension, distended neck veins, and muffled heart sounds are
classic manifestation of - correct answer - Carbonic tamponade
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6. When the cause is unknown, a condition is said to be idiopathic? -
correct answer - True
7. An elderly patient's blood pressure is measured at 160/98. How would
the patient's left ventricular function be affected by this level of blood
pressure? - correct answer - Left ventricular workload is increased with
high afterload
8. Extreme cold injuries cells by all the following except - correct answer -
Decrease blood viscosity
9. A restrictive respiratory disorder is characterized by - correct answer -
Decreased residual volume
10. Asthma is categorized as an - correct answer - Obstructive
pulmonary disorder
11. A deficiency of von Willebrand factor impairs - correct answer -
Platelet adhesion to injured tissue
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12. The nurse provides teaching regarding dietary intake of potassium to
avoid an electrolyte imbalance when a patient? - correct answer - Has
chronic heart failure that is treated with diuretics
13. Indicators that an individual is experiencing high stress include all the
following except? - correct answer - Pupil restriction
14. Clinical manifestation of hyponatremia include - correct answer -
Confusion, lethargy, coma, and seizures
15. After suffering a heart attack, a middle aged man is counseled to take
cholesterol lowering medication. This is an example of - correct answer -
Teritary prevention
16. What age group has a larger volume of extracellular fluid than
intracellular fluid? - correct answer - Infants
17. A common characteristic of viral pneumonia is - correct answer - Dry
cough
18. Which disorder is considered a primary immunodeficiency disease? -
correct answer - HIV/AIDS
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19. Renal insufficiency is a common complication of which disease? -
correct answer - Myeloma
20. A common cause of heart failure is which of the following? (Select all
that apply. - correct answer - -Coronary artery disease
-Cardiomyopathy
-Hypertension
21. When the cause of a disease is due to unintended or unwanted
medical treatment, the term to describe this is - correct answer -
latrogenic
22. COPD type A is referred to as: - correct answer - Emphysema
23. A heart that has to pump harder in order to effectively circulate blood
is likely to undergo which type of cellular adaptation? - correct answer -
Hypertrophy
24. Which pathogenetic change is associated with acute bronchitis?
(Select all that apply.) - correct answer - -Swelling from exudation of fluid
-Loss of ciliary function
-Inflamed airways
WCU PATHOPHYSIOLOGY (MIDTERM) EXAM
2025 WITH 100% VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND
EXPERT SOLUTIONS| GUARANTEED VALUE
AND SUCCESS.
1. Most carbon dioxide is transported in the bloodstream as - correct
answer - Bicarbonate ions
2. The increased anterior posterior chest diameter associated with
obstructive lung disease is cuased by - correct answer - Increased
residual lung volume
3. Which assessment would support a diagnosis of type A COPD rather
than type B COPD - correct answer - Normal PaCO2 scant sputum
accessory muscle use barrel chest
4. A patient who was involved in a fall from a tree becomes short of breath.
The lung sounds are absent on one side. The patient is experiencing
___shock? - correct answer - Obstructive
5. Hypotension, distended neck veins, and muffled heart sounds are
classic manifestation of - correct answer - Carbonic tamponade
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6. When the cause is unknown, a condition is said to be idiopathic? -
correct answer - True
7. An elderly patient's blood pressure is measured at 160/98. How would
the patient's left ventricular function be affected by this level of blood
pressure? - correct answer - Left ventricular workload is increased with
high afterload
8. Extreme cold injuries cells by all the following except - correct answer -
Decrease blood viscosity
9. A restrictive respiratory disorder is characterized by - correct answer -
Decreased residual volume
10. Asthma is categorized as an - correct answer - Obstructive
pulmonary disorder
11. A deficiency of von Willebrand factor impairs - correct answer -
Platelet adhesion to injured tissue
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12. The nurse provides teaching regarding dietary intake of potassium to
avoid an electrolyte imbalance when a patient? - correct answer - Has
chronic heart failure that is treated with diuretics
13. Indicators that an individual is experiencing high stress include all the
following except? - correct answer - Pupil restriction
14. Clinical manifestation of hyponatremia include - correct answer -
Confusion, lethargy, coma, and seizures
15. After suffering a heart attack, a middle aged man is counseled to take
cholesterol lowering medication. This is an example of - correct answer -
Teritary prevention
16. What age group has a larger volume of extracellular fluid than
intracellular fluid? - correct answer - Infants
17. A common characteristic of viral pneumonia is - correct answer - Dry
cough
18. Which disorder is considered a primary immunodeficiency disease? -
correct answer - HIV/AIDS
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19. Renal insufficiency is a common complication of which disease? -
correct answer - Myeloma
20. A common cause of heart failure is which of the following? (Select all
that apply. - correct answer - -Coronary artery disease
-Cardiomyopathy
-Hypertension
21. When the cause of a disease is due to unintended or unwanted
medical treatment, the term to describe this is - correct answer -
latrogenic
22. COPD type A is referred to as: - correct answer - Emphysema
23. A heart that has to pump harder in order to effectively circulate blood
is likely to undergo which type of cellular adaptation? - correct answer -
Hypertrophy
24. Which pathogenetic change is associated with acute bronchitis?
(Select all that apply.) - correct answer - -Swelling from exudation of fluid
-Loss of ciliary function
-Inflamed airways
