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Advanced Pathophysiology NURS 6501 Final Exam Prep
Questions and Correct Answers/ Nurs 6501 Final Exam
Week 11
Rheumatoid arthritis - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Autoimmune
disorder causing chronic joint inflammation.
CBC - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Complete blood count; measures
blood components.
Hgb - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Hemoglobin; oxygen-carrying
protein in red blood cells.
Hct - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Hematocrit; percentage of blood
volume from red cells.
MCV - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Mean corpuscular volume;
average red blood cell size.
Platelet count - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Number of platelets per
microliter of blood.
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WBC count - ...ANSWER...✓✓ White blood cell count;
immune response indicator.
Serum haptoglobin - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Protein that binds
free hemoglobin in blood.
Serum iron concentration - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Amount of
iron in serum, measured in micrograms.
Total iron binding capacity - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Maximum
iron that can bind to transferrin.
Percent saturation - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Percentage of
transferrin saturated with iron.
Serum ferritin concentration - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Indicator
of stored iron in the body.
Reticulocyte concentration - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Percentage
of immature red blood cells in blood.
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Anemia of chronic disease - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Anemia due
to chronic inflammation or illness.
Acute blood loss anemia - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Anemia
resulting from sudden blood loss.
Iron deficiency anemia - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Anemia caused
by insufficient iron for hemoglobin.
Overwhelming bacterial infection - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Severe infection leading to systemic inflammatory
response.
Aplastic anemia - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Failure of bone
marrow to produce blood cells.
Sickle cells - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Abnormally shaped red
blood cells in sickle cell disease.
Left ventricular hypertrophy - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Thickening
of heart's left ventricle due to pressure.
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Aortic stenosis - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Narrowing of the aortic
valve affecting blood flow.
Aortic dissection - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Tear in the aorta's
inner layer causing pain.
Defibrillation - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Electrical shock to
restore normal heart rhythm.
Tachycardia - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Heart rate exceeding 100
beats per minute.
AV Dissociation - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Lack of coordination
between atrial and ventricular contractions.
Wide Complex Tachycardia - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Tachycardia
with QRS duration over 120 ms.
Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Heart muscle disease with unknown cause, leading to
dilation.
Advanced Pathophysiology NURS 6501 Final Exam Prep
Questions and Correct Answers/ Nurs 6501 Final Exam
Week 11
Rheumatoid arthritis - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Autoimmune
disorder causing chronic joint inflammation.
CBC - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Complete blood count; measures
blood components.
Hgb - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Hemoglobin; oxygen-carrying
protein in red blood cells.
Hct - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Hematocrit; percentage of blood
volume from red cells.
MCV - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Mean corpuscular volume;
average red blood cell size.
Platelet count - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Number of platelets per
microliter of blood.
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WBC count - ...ANSWER...✓✓ White blood cell count;
immune response indicator.
Serum haptoglobin - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Protein that binds
free hemoglobin in blood.
Serum iron concentration - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Amount of
iron in serum, measured in micrograms.
Total iron binding capacity - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Maximum
iron that can bind to transferrin.
Percent saturation - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Percentage of
transferrin saturated with iron.
Serum ferritin concentration - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Indicator
of stored iron in the body.
Reticulocyte concentration - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Percentage
of immature red blood cells in blood.
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Anemia of chronic disease - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Anemia due
to chronic inflammation or illness.
Acute blood loss anemia - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Anemia
resulting from sudden blood loss.
Iron deficiency anemia - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Anemia caused
by insufficient iron for hemoglobin.
Overwhelming bacterial infection - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Severe infection leading to systemic inflammatory
response.
Aplastic anemia - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Failure of bone
marrow to produce blood cells.
Sickle cells - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Abnormally shaped red
blood cells in sickle cell disease.
Left ventricular hypertrophy - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Thickening
of heart's left ventricle due to pressure.
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Aortic stenosis - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Narrowing of the aortic
valve affecting blood flow.
Aortic dissection - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Tear in the aorta's
inner layer causing pain.
Defibrillation - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Electrical shock to
restore normal heart rhythm.
Tachycardia - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Heart rate exceeding 100
beats per minute.
AV Dissociation - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Lack of coordination
between atrial and ventricular contractions.
Wide Complex Tachycardia - ...ANSWER...✓✓ Tachycardia
with QRS duration over 120 ms.
Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy - ...ANSWER...✓✓
Heart muscle disease with unknown cause, leading to
dilation.
