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WGU PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM EXAM LATEST VERSION -
2025/2026- 100+ Q AND ANS ALL THE BEST
Which finding is indicative of orthostatic hypotension in a person with a supine
blood pressure (BP) of 110/70 and a heart rate (HR) of 100?
Sitting BP 88/60, HR 118
A patient is diagnosed with cardiogenic shock. The patient is hyperventilating and
is therefore at risk for the respiratory complication of respiratory acidosis.
False
Which blood pressure reading is considered to be indicative of prehypertension
according to the JNC-7 criteria?
128/82
Increased preload of the cardiac chambers may lead to which patient symptom?
Edema
Beta-blockers are advocated in the management of heart failure because they
reduce cardiac output.
Hypotension associated with neurogenic and anaphylactic shock is because of
peripheral pooling of blood.
While hospitalized, an elderly patient with a history of myocardial infarction was
noted to have high levels of low-density lipoproteins (LDLs). What is the
significance of this finding?
Increased LDL levels are associated with increased risk of coronary artery disease.
Hypertension is closely linked to
, 2
obstructive sleep apnea.
In which stage of shock is a patient who has lost 1200 mL of blood, who has
normal blood pressure when supine, but who experiences orthostatic
hypotension upon standing?
Class II, Compensated Stage
Administration of which therapy is most appropriate for hypovolemic shock?
Crystalloids
A patient diagnosed with cardiogenic shock who is hyperventilating is at risk for
respiratory alkalosis.
Rheumatic heart disease is most often a consequence of
β-hemolytic streptococcal infection.
Left-sided heart failure is characterized by
pulmonary congestion.
Atherosclerotic plaques with large lipid cores are prone to
rupture.
A patient who reports dizziness and who has absent P waves, wide QRS
complexes, and a heart rate of 38 beats/minute on an ECG is most likely in which
rhythm?
Ventricular escape rhythm
Patients with structural evidence of heart failure who exhibit no signs or
symptoms are classified into which New York Heart Association heart failure class?
Class I
Chronic elevation of myocardial wall tension results in atrophy.
False
Chronic elevation of myocardial wall tension results in hypertrophy.
WGU PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM EXAM LATEST VERSION -
2025/2026- 100+ Q AND ANS ALL THE BEST
Which finding is indicative of orthostatic hypotension in a person with a supine
blood pressure (BP) of 110/70 and a heart rate (HR) of 100?
Sitting BP 88/60, HR 118
A patient is diagnosed with cardiogenic shock. The patient is hyperventilating and
is therefore at risk for the respiratory complication of respiratory acidosis.
False
Which blood pressure reading is considered to be indicative of prehypertension
according to the JNC-7 criteria?
128/82
Increased preload of the cardiac chambers may lead to which patient symptom?
Edema
Beta-blockers are advocated in the management of heart failure because they
reduce cardiac output.
Hypotension associated with neurogenic and anaphylactic shock is because of
peripheral pooling of blood.
While hospitalized, an elderly patient with a history of myocardial infarction was
noted to have high levels of low-density lipoproteins (LDLs). What is the
significance of this finding?
Increased LDL levels are associated with increased risk of coronary artery disease.
Hypertension is closely linked to
, 2
obstructive sleep apnea.
In which stage of shock is a patient who has lost 1200 mL of blood, who has
normal blood pressure when supine, but who experiences orthostatic
hypotension upon standing?
Class II, Compensated Stage
Administration of which therapy is most appropriate for hypovolemic shock?
Crystalloids
A patient diagnosed with cardiogenic shock who is hyperventilating is at risk for
respiratory alkalosis.
Rheumatic heart disease is most often a consequence of
β-hemolytic streptococcal infection.
Left-sided heart failure is characterized by
pulmonary congestion.
Atherosclerotic plaques with large lipid cores are prone to
rupture.
A patient who reports dizziness and who has absent P waves, wide QRS
complexes, and a heart rate of 38 beats/minute on an ECG is most likely in which
rhythm?
Ventricular escape rhythm
Patients with structural evidence of heart failure who exhibit no signs or
symptoms are classified into which New York Heart Association heart failure class?
Class I
Chronic elevation of myocardial wall tension results in atrophy.
False
Chronic elevation of myocardial wall tension results in hypertrophy.
