Walden University Advanced Pathophysiology Final Exam
WALDEN UNIVERSITY ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL
EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
A patient in the hospital has been receiving heparin injections. The platelet count
on admission was 222,000/mm 3 and four days later is 113,000/mm 3. What
action by the healthcare professional is best?
Switch the heparin to lepirudin
A healthcare professional works with recent refugees. A mother brings in her
children who have been diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia. What action by
the professional is most appropriate?
Arrange to test for parasitic infections.
Which patient finding would lead the health care professional to assess the
patient for inflammatory joint disease?
Systemic symptoms of inflammation
A student asks the professor what the most common pathophysiologic process is
that triggers aplastic anemia (AA). What response by the professor is most
accurate?
Autoimmune disease against hematopoiesis by activated cytotoxic T (Tc) cell
A student is learning about pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). What information
does the student clarify with a study partner as being correct?
Such an inflammation may result in permanent changes to the ciliated epithelium
of the fallopian tubes.
A patient in the healthcare clinic reports fatigue, weakness, and dyspnea, as well
as pale conjunctiva of the eyes and brittle, concave nails. What assessment by the
healthcare professional is most appropriate for the suspected anemia?
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, Walden University Advanced Pathophysiology Final Exam
Oral mucus membranes and tongue
A patient is 8 hours postoperative after a long orthopedic procedure. The student
asks why this patient is at particular risk of developing a thromboembolism. What
response by the healthcare professional is best?
Patients tend to have venous stasis from orthopedic
operations
A healthcare professional suspects a patient is brain dead. How would the
professional assess for brain death?
Remove the patient's ventilator to see if spontaneous breathing occurs.
An adult patient has been hospitalized with thrombocytopenia with a platelet
count of 8000/mm 3. What action by the healthcare professional is most
appropriate?
Tell the patient not to get out of bed without assistance
A child with acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis is voiding smoky, brown-
colored urine and asks the healthcare professional to explain what causes it. What
explanation by the professional is best?
Presence of red blood cells
A patient has pernicious anemia and asks the healthcare professional to explain
the disease. Which statement by the professional is most accurate?
Your body cannot absorb vitamin B 12.
In immunoglobulin G (IgG) nephropathies such as glomerulonephritis, IgG is
deposited in which location?
Glomerulus basement membranes
A child has iron deficiency anemia. In addition to iron supplements, what else
does the healthcare professional educate the parents on giving the child?
Vitamin C
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, Walden University Advanced Pathophysiology Final Exam
When are childhood cancers most often diagnosed?
At peak time of physical growth
Without prior exposure to an antigen, which cells are able to destroy some types
of tumor cells and some virus-infected cells?
Natural killer (NK) cells
A patient has hepatomegaly, bronze-colored skin, and cardiac dysrhythmias. What
condition does the healthcare professional prepare to teach the patient about?
Pernicious anemia
How should the healthcare professional reply when parents question why a
computed tomographic (CT) scan of the head was not ordered for their 5-year-old
child after a minor fall?
Research suggests that repeated CT scans can increase the risk of developing brain
cancer
A healthcare professional is trying to lower a patient's body temperature by
convection. What action by the professional will accomplish this?
Obtain a fan and set it to blow over the patient.
A patient has primary immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and is
hospitalized after a bleeding episode. What treatment does the healthcare
provider anticipate being ordered for this patient?
Infusion of IVIG
A student
reads in a chart that a child has been diagnosed with mixed precocious puberty
and asks for an explanation. What explanation by the healthcare professional is
most accurate?
What early puberty has signs of physical and hormonal abnormalities
A woman attempting to conceive tells the healthcare professional that she and
her partner have intercourse when her basal body temperature (BBT) is around
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WALDEN UNIVERSITY ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL
EXAM NEWEST 2025/2026 COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+
A patient in the hospital has been receiving heparin injections. The platelet count
on admission was 222,000/mm 3 and four days later is 113,000/mm 3. What
action by the healthcare professional is best?
Switch the heparin to lepirudin
A healthcare professional works with recent refugees. A mother brings in her
children who have been diagnosed with iron deficiency anemia. What action by
the professional is most appropriate?
Arrange to test for parasitic infections.
Which patient finding would lead the health care professional to assess the
patient for inflammatory joint disease?
Systemic symptoms of inflammation
A student asks the professor what the most common pathophysiologic process is
that triggers aplastic anemia (AA). What response by the professor is most
accurate?
Autoimmune disease against hematopoiesis by activated cytotoxic T (Tc) cell
A student is learning about pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). What information
does the student clarify with a study partner as being correct?
Such an inflammation may result in permanent changes to the ciliated epithelium
of the fallopian tubes.
A patient in the healthcare clinic reports fatigue, weakness, and dyspnea, as well
as pale conjunctiva of the eyes and brittle, concave nails. What assessment by the
healthcare professional is most appropriate for the suspected anemia?
1|Page
, Walden University Advanced Pathophysiology Final Exam
Oral mucus membranes and tongue
A patient is 8 hours postoperative after a long orthopedic procedure. The student
asks why this patient is at particular risk of developing a thromboembolism. What
response by the healthcare professional is best?
Patients tend to have venous stasis from orthopedic
operations
A healthcare professional suspects a patient is brain dead. How would the
professional assess for brain death?
Remove the patient's ventilator to see if spontaneous breathing occurs.
An adult patient has been hospitalized with thrombocytopenia with a platelet
count of 8000/mm 3. What action by the healthcare professional is most
appropriate?
Tell the patient not to get out of bed without assistance
A child with acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis is voiding smoky, brown-
colored urine and asks the healthcare professional to explain what causes it. What
explanation by the professional is best?
Presence of red blood cells
A patient has pernicious anemia and asks the healthcare professional to explain
the disease. Which statement by the professional is most accurate?
Your body cannot absorb vitamin B 12.
In immunoglobulin G (IgG) nephropathies such as glomerulonephritis, IgG is
deposited in which location?
Glomerulus basement membranes
A child has iron deficiency anemia. In addition to iron supplements, what else
does the healthcare professional educate the parents on giving the child?
Vitamin C
2|Page
, Walden University Advanced Pathophysiology Final Exam
When are childhood cancers most often diagnosed?
At peak time of physical growth
Without prior exposure to an antigen, which cells are able to destroy some types
of tumor cells and some virus-infected cells?
Natural killer (NK) cells
A patient has hepatomegaly, bronze-colored skin, and cardiac dysrhythmias. What
condition does the healthcare professional prepare to teach the patient about?
Pernicious anemia
How should the healthcare professional reply when parents question why a
computed tomographic (CT) scan of the head was not ordered for their 5-year-old
child after a minor fall?
Research suggests that repeated CT scans can increase the risk of developing brain
cancer
A healthcare professional is trying to lower a patient's body temperature by
convection. What action by the professional will accomplish this?
Obtain a fan and set it to blow over the patient.
A patient has primary immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) and is
hospitalized after a bleeding episode. What treatment does the healthcare
provider anticipate being ordered for this patient?
Infusion of IVIG
A student
reads in a chart that a child has been diagnosed with mixed precocious puberty
and asks for an explanation. What explanation by the healthcare professional is
most accurate?
What early puberty has signs of physical and hormonal abnormalities
A woman attempting to conceive tells the healthcare professional that she and
her partner have intercourse when her basal body temperature (BBT) is around
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