NIGHTINGALE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM PATHOPHYSIOLOGY COURSE
2025/2026 | QUESTION BANK | VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ | ADVANCED DISEASE MECHANISMS & CLINICAL CONCEPTS
STUDY GUIDE | GUARANTEED SUCCESS
The geneticist is teaching a class that includes information about DNA.
Which information should be included? DNA contains: - CORRECT
ANSWER -the genetic code for all parts of the body.
What is the roll of plasmid in the inflammatory response cycle? -
CORRECT ANSWER -It controls clotting by breaking down fibrin.
A patient has a complement deficiency of C5 and C7. The nurse should
monitor this patient for infections caused by: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Neisseria
What term does the nurse use to describe the exudate that is characterized by
the movement of watery fluid, containing few cells and little protein? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Serous
,While discussing the complement system, which information should the
nurse include? The alternative pathway of the complement system is
activated by: - CORRECT ANSWER -Bacteria
A nurse wants to teach about the most common primary immune deficiency
condition. Which of the following should the nurse describe? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Common variable immune deficiency
A patient asks a nurse what leukotrienes do. Which of the following is the
best answer? - CORRECT ANSWER -Cause increased vascular
permeability
A patient with cancer sustains an excessive amount of tumor necrosis factor
alpha. For which condition should the nurse be particularly alert? -
CORRECT ANSWER -cachexia
fatigue - CORRECT ANSWER -Most commonly reported symptom
associated with cancer is:
tumor suppressor genes - CORRECT ANSWER -The retinoblastoma gene
is what type of gene?
, Translocation - CORRECT ANSWER -A process in which a piece of one
chromosome is moved to another chromosome:
Metastasis - CORRECT ANSWER -What term is used to describe cancer
that extends to organs of tissue distant from the site of origin?
Cancer - CORRECT ANSWER -What is the leading cause of death in
developed countries?
increased cell division - CORRECT ANSWER -What would you expect to
occur when a patients cancer is caused by mutations of a proto-oncogene
Infection - CORRECT ANSWER -A patient is experiencing leukopenia
from cancer and chemotherapy treatment. Which condition should you asses
for the patient?
Malignant tumors have a tendency to: - CORRECT ANSWER -invade
surrounding tissues; they also grow rapidly and have a tendency to
metastasize
For metastasis to occur, tumor cells must be capable of: - CORRECT
ANSWER -surviving in the bloodstream
2025/2026 | QUESTION BANK | VERIFIED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ | ADVANCED DISEASE MECHANISMS & CLINICAL CONCEPTS
STUDY GUIDE | GUARANTEED SUCCESS
The geneticist is teaching a class that includes information about DNA.
Which information should be included? DNA contains: - CORRECT
ANSWER -the genetic code for all parts of the body.
What is the roll of plasmid in the inflammatory response cycle? -
CORRECT ANSWER -It controls clotting by breaking down fibrin.
A patient has a complement deficiency of C5 and C7. The nurse should
monitor this patient for infections caused by: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Neisseria
What term does the nurse use to describe the exudate that is characterized by
the movement of watery fluid, containing few cells and little protein? -
CORRECT ANSWER -Serous
,While discussing the complement system, which information should the
nurse include? The alternative pathway of the complement system is
activated by: - CORRECT ANSWER -Bacteria
A nurse wants to teach about the most common primary immune deficiency
condition. Which of the following should the nurse describe? - CORRECT
ANSWER -Common variable immune deficiency
A patient asks a nurse what leukotrienes do. Which of the following is the
best answer? - CORRECT ANSWER -Cause increased vascular
permeability
A patient with cancer sustains an excessive amount of tumor necrosis factor
alpha. For which condition should the nurse be particularly alert? -
CORRECT ANSWER -cachexia
fatigue - CORRECT ANSWER -Most commonly reported symptom
associated with cancer is:
tumor suppressor genes - CORRECT ANSWER -The retinoblastoma gene
is what type of gene?
, Translocation - CORRECT ANSWER -A process in which a piece of one
chromosome is moved to another chromosome:
Metastasis - CORRECT ANSWER -What term is used to describe cancer
that extends to organs of tissue distant from the site of origin?
Cancer - CORRECT ANSWER -What is the leading cause of death in
developed countries?
increased cell division - CORRECT ANSWER -What would you expect to
occur when a patients cancer is caused by mutations of a proto-oncogene
Infection - CORRECT ANSWER -A patient is experiencing leukopenia
from cancer and chemotherapy treatment. Which condition should you asses
for the patient?
Malignant tumors have a tendency to: - CORRECT ANSWER -invade
surrounding tissues; they also grow rapidly and have a tendency to
metastasize
For metastasis to occur, tumor cells must be capable of: - CORRECT
ANSWER -surviving in the bloodstream
