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ALU 101 BOOK EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
A procedure that uses high frequency sound waves to
image soft tissue - ...ANSWER... ✔
✔Ultrasonography
Procedures used to identify coronary artery disease
include all of the following EXCEPT:
CT
Myocardial perfusion scan
PET
MRA - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Positron emission
tomography PET
Tests used to assist in identifying lung cancer include
which of the following?
Chest Xray
CT scan
Bronchoscopy - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔All of the following
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Which of the following are recorded during a sleep
study?
Body position
Oxygen saturation
EEG - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔All of the following
A low body mass index (BMI) can be a marker for all of
the following EXCEPT:
Cancer
Anorexia
Hypothyroidism
Alcohol abuse - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Hypothyroidism
The maximum pressure achieved during contraction of
the heart is - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Systolic blood
pressure
Which of the following statements regarding HTN are
correct?
HTN can lead to stroke
Mild HTN can shorten life expectancy
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Left ventricular hypertrophy can develop w/
uncontrolled HTN - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔All of the
following
Classes of drugs that can be used to treat HTN include
which of the following:
Sulfonamides
Calcium channel blockers
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors -
...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Calcium Channel Blockers
ACE inhibitors
All of the following are potential complications of
gastrointestinal surgery for obesity EXCEPT:
Dumping syndrome
Anemia
Nutritional deficiencies
Diabetes - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Diabetes
The best test for monitoring blood sugar is -
...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Glycohemoglobin
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All of the following statements regarding ketoacidosis
are correct EXCEPT:
Can result from uncontrolled type 1 DM
Symptoms can include dehydration and nausea
It leads to a hypoglycemic state
It is caused by excessive breakdown of fat molecules -
...ANSWER... ✔ ✔It leads to a hypoglycemic state
The lab tests used to diagnose diabetes include which of
the following:
Oral glucose tolerance test
Fasting serum creatinine test
Fasting blood glucose test - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Oral
glucose tolerance test
Fasting blood glucose test
Complications of diabetes can include which of the
following:
CAD
Retinopathy
Hepatitis - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔CAD
Retinopathy
ALU 101 BOOK EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
A procedure that uses high frequency sound waves to
image soft tissue - ...ANSWER... ✔
✔Ultrasonography
Procedures used to identify coronary artery disease
include all of the following EXCEPT:
CT
Myocardial perfusion scan
PET
MRA - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Positron emission
tomography PET
Tests used to assist in identifying lung cancer include
which of the following?
Chest Xray
CT scan
Bronchoscopy - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔All of the following
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Which of the following are recorded during a sleep
study?
Body position
Oxygen saturation
EEG - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔All of the following
A low body mass index (BMI) can be a marker for all of
the following EXCEPT:
Cancer
Anorexia
Hypothyroidism
Alcohol abuse - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Hypothyroidism
The maximum pressure achieved during contraction of
the heart is - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Systolic blood
pressure
Which of the following statements regarding HTN are
correct?
HTN can lead to stroke
Mild HTN can shorten life expectancy
,3|Page
Left ventricular hypertrophy can develop w/
uncontrolled HTN - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔All of the
following
Classes of drugs that can be used to treat HTN include
which of the following:
Sulfonamides
Calcium channel blockers
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors -
...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Calcium Channel Blockers
ACE inhibitors
All of the following are potential complications of
gastrointestinal surgery for obesity EXCEPT:
Dumping syndrome
Anemia
Nutritional deficiencies
Diabetes - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Diabetes
The best test for monitoring blood sugar is -
...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Glycohemoglobin
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All of the following statements regarding ketoacidosis
are correct EXCEPT:
Can result from uncontrolled type 1 DM
Symptoms can include dehydration and nausea
It leads to a hypoglycemic state
It is caused by excessive breakdown of fat molecules -
...ANSWER... ✔ ✔It leads to a hypoglycemic state
The lab tests used to diagnose diabetes include which of
the following:
Oral glucose tolerance test
Fasting serum creatinine test
Fasting blood glucose test - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔Oral
glucose tolerance test
Fasting blood glucose test
Complications of diabetes can include which of the
following:
CAD
Retinopathy
Hepatitis - ...ANSWER... ✔ ✔CAD
Retinopathy
