NURS 6501 Midterm Exam / NURS 6501N
Midterm Exam / NURS6501 Midterm Exam /
NURS6501N Midterm Exam: Walden
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Pathophysiology Midterm 6501 Walden
University
A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which of the
following will facilitate his continued muscle performance? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----Answer: Anaerobic glycolysis
, What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential that initiates an
action potential? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Answer: Sodium gates open, and
sodium rushes into the cell, changing the membrane potential from negative to
positive.
A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. His karyotype would
reveal which of the following? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Answer: XXY
A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a proband, what is the
nurse looking for? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Answer: The person who is first
diagnosed with a genetic disease
An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis will show varying
degrees of the disease. Which genetic principle should the nurse explain to the
aide? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Answer: Expressivity
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the nurse include
regarding cholesterol? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Answer: Cholesterol
decreases the membrane fluidity of the erythrocyte, which reduces its ability to
carry oxygen.
When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse respond?
Cystic fibrosis is caused by an _____ gene - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Answer:
Autosomal recessive
Midterm Exam / NURS6501 Midterm Exam /
NURS6501N Midterm Exam: Walden
University | 100% Correct Q & A / Advanced
Pathophysiology Midterm 6501 Walden
University
A runner has depleted all the oxygen available for muscle energy. Which of the
following will facilitate his continued muscle performance? - ---
✔✔✔ANSWER----Answer: Anaerobic glycolysis
, What causes the rapid change in the resting membrane potential that initiates an
action potential? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Answer: Sodium gates open, and
sodium rushes into the cell, changing the membrane potential from negative to
positive.
A 12-year-old male is diagnosed with Klinefelter syndrome. His karyotype would
reveal which of the following? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Answer: XXY
A nurse is reviewing the pedigree chart. When checking for a proband, what is the
nurse looking for? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Answer: The person who is first
diagnosed with a genetic disease
An aide asks the nurse why people who have neurofibromatosis will show varying
degrees of the disease. Which genetic principle should the nurse explain to the
aide? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Answer: Expressivity
In teaching a patient with cirrhosis, which information should the nurse include
regarding cholesterol? - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Answer: Cholesterol
decreases the membrane fluidity of the erythrocyte, which reduces its ability to
carry oxygen.
When a patient asks what causes cystic fibrosis, how should the nurse respond?
Cystic fibrosis is caused by an _____ gene - ---✔✔✔ANSWER----Answer:
Autosomal recessive
