MN 551 Patho unit 2 Latest Exam
Questions with Correct and Verified
Answers (2025-2026) Update.
Which of the following phenomena would be least likely to result in activation of the
complement system? - Answer Recognition of an antibody bound to the surface of a microbe
The binding of mannose residues on microbial glycoproteins
*******Activation of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) on complement proteins
Direct recognition of microbial proteins
A tourist presented to a primary care health clinic complaining of malaise, fever, and headache.
She has subsequently been diagnosed with Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a pathology caused
by Rickettsiaceae. Which of the followed statements best captures a characteristic trait of
Rickettsiaceae? - Answer They are eukaryotic.
********They have both RNA and DNA.
They have a distinct spiral-shaped morphology.
They are neither gram-negative nor gram-positive.
A 23-year-old man has received a recent diagnosis of appendicitis following 24 hours of acute
abdominal pain. The nurse practitioner providing care for the man is explaining that while it is
unpleasant, the inflammation of his appendix is playing a role in his body's fight against the
underlying infectious process. Which of the following teaching points should the nurse
practitioner eliminate from his teaching for the patient? - Answer "Inflammation can help to
remove the body tissue cells that have been damaged by infection."
"Inflammation will start your body on the path to growing new, healthy tissue at the site of
infection.
, Which of the following patients is most likely to benefit from transplantation of thymic tissue or
major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-compatible bone marrow? - Answer A 12-year-old
girl with a history of epilepsy and low IgG levels secondary to phenytoin use
*********A 7-year-old boy whose blood work indicates decreased IgA and IgG with increased
IgM
A 6-year-old boy whose pre-B cells are incapable of translation to normal B cells
A 9-year-old girl who has a diagnosis of IgA deficiency
A nurse practitioner student is familiarizing herself with the overnight admissions to an acute
medical unit of a university hospital. Which of the following patients would the student
recognize as being least likely to have a diagnosis of antiphospholipid syndrome in his or her
medical history? - Answer A 66-year-old obese male with left-sided hemiplegia secondary to a
cerebrovascular accident
A 90-year-old female resident of a long-term care facility who has been experiencing transient
ischemic attacks
A 30-year-old female with a diagnosis of left leg DVT and a pulmonary embolism
*********A 21-year-old male with a diagnosis of cellulitis and suspected endocarditis
secondary to intravenous drug use
A 60-year-old male patient with an acute viral infection is receiving interferon therapy. The
nurse practitioner is teaching the family of the patient about the diverse actions of the
treatment and the ways that it differs from other anti-infective therapies. Which of the
following teaching points should the nurse practitioner exclude? - Answer "Interferon can help
your father's unaffected cells adjacent to his infected cells produce antiviral proteins that limit
the spread of the infection."
"Interferon can help limit the replication of the virus that's affecting your father."
"Interferon helps your father's body recognize infected cells more effectively."
Questions with Correct and Verified
Answers (2025-2026) Update.
Which of the following phenomena would be least likely to result in activation of the
complement system? - Answer Recognition of an antibody bound to the surface of a microbe
The binding of mannose residues on microbial glycoproteins
*******Activation of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) on complement proteins
Direct recognition of microbial proteins
A tourist presented to a primary care health clinic complaining of malaise, fever, and headache.
She has subsequently been diagnosed with Rocky Mountain spotted fever, a pathology caused
by Rickettsiaceae. Which of the followed statements best captures a characteristic trait of
Rickettsiaceae? - Answer They are eukaryotic.
********They have both RNA and DNA.
They have a distinct spiral-shaped morphology.
They are neither gram-negative nor gram-positive.
A 23-year-old man has received a recent diagnosis of appendicitis following 24 hours of acute
abdominal pain. The nurse practitioner providing care for the man is explaining that while it is
unpleasant, the inflammation of his appendix is playing a role in his body's fight against the
underlying infectious process. Which of the following teaching points should the nurse
practitioner eliminate from his teaching for the patient? - Answer "Inflammation can help to
remove the body tissue cells that have been damaged by infection."
"Inflammation will start your body on the path to growing new, healthy tissue at the site of
infection.
, Which of the following patients is most likely to benefit from transplantation of thymic tissue or
major histocompatibility complex (MHC)-compatible bone marrow? - Answer A 12-year-old
girl with a history of epilepsy and low IgG levels secondary to phenytoin use
*********A 7-year-old boy whose blood work indicates decreased IgA and IgG with increased
IgM
A 6-year-old boy whose pre-B cells are incapable of translation to normal B cells
A 9-year-old girl who has a diagnosis of IgA deficiency
A nurse practitioner student is familiarizing herself with the overnight admissions to an acute
medical unit of a university hospital. Which of the following patients would the student
recognize as being least likely to have a diagnosis of antiphospholipid syndrome in his or her
medical history? - Answer A 66-year-old obese male with left-sided hemiplegia secondary to a
cerebrovascular accident
A 90-year-old female resident of a long-term care facility who has been experiencing transient
ischemic attacks
A 30-year-old female with a diagnosis of left leg DVT and a pulmonary embolism
*********A 21-year-old male with a diagnosis of cellulitis and suspected endocarditis
secondary to intravenous drug use
A 60-year-old male patient with an acute viral infection is receiving interferon therapy. The
nurse practitioner is teaching the family of the patient about the diverse actions of the
treatment and the ways that it differs from other anti-infective therapies. Which of the
following teaching points should the nurse practitioner exclude? - Answer "Interferon can help
your father's unaffected cells adjacent to his infected cells produce antiviral proteins that limit
the spread of the infection."
"Interferon can help limit the replication of the virus that's affecting your father."
"Interferon helps your father's body recognize infected cells more effectively."
