NURS 504 - Patho Exam 2 NEWEST 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
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What is the usual source of pulmonary emboli?
a. Deep venous thrombosis
b. Atherosclerosis
c. Left heart failure
d. Valvular disease - (answer)a. Deep venous thrombosis
A healthcare professional has educated a student on folic acid. Which statement by the student
indicates that more teaching is needed?
a. Folic acid is stored in the liver
b. Folic acid is essential for RNA and DNA synthesis within erythrocytes
c. Folic acid absorption is dependent on the enzyme folacin
d. Folic acid is absorbed in the upper intestine - (answer)c. Folic acid absorption is dependent on the
enzyme folacin
After a person has a subtotal gastrectomy for chronic gastritis, which type of anemia will result?
a. Iron deficiency
b. Aplastic
c. Folic acid
d. Pernicious - (answer)d. Pernicious
Which of the following is not a contributing factor to the development of hypertension?
a. Increased sympathetic activity
b. Increased angiotensin II
c. Increased natriuretic peptide
d. Insulin resistance - (answer)c. Increased natriuretic peptide
All of the following contribute to deep venous thrombosis except
a. heart failure
,NURS 504 - Patho Exam 2 NEWEST 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
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b. dehydration
c. high estrogen oral contraceptives
d. anaerobic metabolism - (answer)d. anaerobic metabolism
Hypertension has been associated with altered
a. angiotensin receptors.
b. adrenergic hormone structure.
c. nitric oxide degradation.
d. calcium sequestering organelles. - (answer)a. angiotensin receptors.
A healthcare professional in an urban clinic is seeing a patient who has iron deficiency anemia (IDA).
What question by the professional is most appropriate to assess for the cause of IDA?
a. Have you had any recent viral infections?
b. Have you ever noticed any blood in your stools?
c. How many times a week do you have iron rich foods?
d. Do you like to eat fruit and vegetables? - (answer)b. Have you ever noticed any blood in your stools?
7. Hypertension may result in
a. vascular remodeling
b. retinopathy
c. peripheral artery disease
d. A and B only
e. A, B, and C - (answer)e. A, B, and C
A healthcare professional is reviewing a patient's laboratory results and sees that the patient has a low
reticulocyte count and a high iron level. Which type of anemia does the professional associate these
findings with?
a. Hemolytic anemia
, NURS 504 - Patho Exam 2 NEWEST 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
b. Iron deficiency anemia
c. Anemia of chronic disease:
d. Folate deficiency anemia - (answer)d. Folate deficiency anemia
10. Increased RAAS, obesity, dysfunction of natriuretic peptides, genetics, and increased SNS activity all
contribute to which of the following?
a. increased blood pH
b. baroreceptor stimulation at low c. blood pressure
c. decreased sodium excretion
d. deep vein thrombosis - (answer)c. decreased sodium excretion
Macrocytic-Normochromic Anemias - (answer)Erythrocytes that are usually large in size (marcrocytes)
Hemoglobin content is normal (normochromic)
-Pernicious and Folate deficiency
Pernicious Anemia (clinical manifestations) - (answer)Loss of appetite, abdominal pain, beefy red tongue
(atrophic glossitis), splenic enlargement
Pernicious Anemia (classification and cause) - (answer)Macrocytic-Normochromic;
Absence of intrinsic factor from gastric parietal cells (secondary to gastritis -mucosal atrophy)
Folate Deficiency Anemia (clinical manifestations) - (answer)Dry or ulcerated mucous membranes,
diarrhea, malnourished appearance (neurologic manifestations generally not seen)
Folate Deficiency Anemia (classification and cause) - (answer)Macrocytic-
Normochromic; Absorption of folate occurs in duodenum and is essential within the maturing
erythrocytes
Microcytic-Hypochromic Anemia - (answer)Abnormally small erythrocytes (microcytic)
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What is the usual source of pulmonary emboli?
a. Deep venous thrombosis
b. Atherosclerosis
c. Left heart failure
d. Valvular disease - (answer)a. Deep venous thrombosis
A healthcare professional has educated a student on folic acid. Which statement by the student
indicates that more teaching is needed?
a. Folic acid is stored in the liver
b. Folic acid is essential for RNA and DNA synthesis within erythrocytes
c. Folic acid absorption is dependent on the enzyme folacin
d. Folic acid is absorbed in the upper intestine - (answer)c. Folic acid absorption is dependent on the
enzyme folacin
After a person has a subtotal gastrectomy for chronic gastritis, which type of anemia will result?
a. Iron deficiency
b. Aplastic
c. Folic acid
d. Pernicious - (answer)d. Pernicious
Which of the following is not a contributing factor to the development of hypertension?
a. Increased sympathetic activity
b. Increased angiotensin II
c. Increased natriuretic peptide
d. Insulin resistance - (answer)c. Increased natriuretic peptide
All of the following contribute to deep venous thrombosis except
a. heart failure
,NURS 504 - Patho Exam 2 NEWEST 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
b. dehydration
c. high estrogen oral contraceptives
d. anaerobic metabolism - (answer)d. anaerobic metabolism
Hypertension has been associated with altered
a. angiotensin receptors.
b. adrenergic hormone structure.
c. nitric oxide degradation.
d. calcium sequestering organelles. - (answer)a. angiotensin receptors.
A healthcare professional in an urban clinic is seeing a patient who has iron deficiency anemia (IDA).
What question by the professional is most appropriate to assess for the cause of IDA?
a. Have you had any recent viral infections?
b. Have you ever noticed any blood in your stools?
c. How many times a week do you have iron rich foods?
d. Do you like to eat fruit and vegetables? - (answer)b. Have you ever noticed any blood in your stools?
7. Hypertension may result in
a. vascular remodeling
b. retinopathy
c. peripheral artery disease
d. A and B only
e. A, B, and C - (answer)e. A, B, and C
A healthcare professional is reviewing a patient's laboratory results and sees that the patient has a low
reticulocyte count and a high iron level. Which type of anemia does the professional associate these
findings with?
a. Hemolytic anemia
, NURS 504 - Patho Exam 2 NEWEST 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
b. Iron deficiency anemia
c. Anemia of chronic disease:
d. Folate deficiency anemia - (answer)d. Folate deficiency anemia
10. Increased RAAS, obesity, dysfunction of natriuretic peptides, genetics, and increased SNS activity all
contribute to which of the following?
a. increased blood pH
b. baroreceptor stimulation at low c. blood pressure
c. decreased sodium excretion
d. deep vein thrombosis - (answer)c. decreased sodium excretion
Macrocytic-Normochromic Anemias - (answer)Erythrocytes that are usually large in size (marcrocytes)
Hemoglobin content is normal (normochromic)
-Pernicious and Folate deficiency
Pernicious Anemia (clinical manifestations) - (answer)Loss of appetite, abdominal pain, beefy red tongue
(atrophic glossitis), splenic enlargement
Pernicious Anemia (classification and cause) - (answer)Macrocytic-Normochromic;
Absence of intrinsic factor from gastric parietal cells (secondary to gastritis -mucosal atrophy)
Folate Deficiency Anemia (clinical manifestations) - (answer)Dry or ulcerated mucous membranes,
diarrhea, malnourished appearance (neurologic manifestations generally not seen)
Folate Deficiency Anemia (classification and cause) - (answer)Macrocytic-
Normochromic; Absorption of folate occurs in duodenum and is essential within the maturing
erythrocytes
Microcytic-Hypochromic Anemia - (answer)Abnormally small erythrocytes (microcytic)
