APEA PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ACTUAL
EXAM COMPLETE 500 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE
THIS YEAR.pdf
1. Which one of the following produces visible evidence of an
underlying problem with reverse venous flow?
A. cellulitis
B. bruising
C. stasis dermatitis
D. varicose veins
2. Which one of the following is NOT an assessment finding in a
patient who is experiencing shock?
A. low urine output
B. end-organ hyperperfusion
C. poor mentation
D. hypotension
3. A progressive disease of heart muscle that is characterized by
ventricular chamber enlargement and contractile dysfunction is:
A. acute coronary syndrome
B. cardiac tamponade
C. dilated cardiomyopathy
D. thyrotoxicosis
4. Patients with acute coronary syndrome may experience chest
pain secondary to:
, A. arterial vasodilation
B. oxygen demand
C. potassium depletion
D. elevated creatine
5. What is the purpose of activation of the sympathetic nervous
system, the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, and the
antidiuretic system in the presence of impaired cardiac pumping
and/or filling?
A. promotion of venous relaxation
B. production of arterial vasoconstriction
C. decrease in venous pressure
D. decrease in ventricular filling
6. Atherosclerosis in the lower extremities commonly causes:
A. venous insufficiency
B. peripheral artery disease
C. lymphadenopathy
D. diabetic neuropathy
7. Which of the following is not a deficit of tetralogy of Fallot?
A. a hole between the ventricles of the heart
B. a narrowing of the pulmonary valve and artery
C. an enlargement of the tricuspid valves
D. a thickening of the ventricle chambers
8. A common cause of diastolic heart failure is:
A. myocarditis
B. myocardial infarction
C. dilated cardiomyopathy
D. hypertension
9. The most common underlying cause of myocardial infarction is:
A. pericarditis
B. pulmonary embolism
C. coronary artery atherosclerosis
D. mitral stenosis
10. Which cardiac marker rises earliest after myocardial injury?
EXAM COMPLETE 500 QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST UPDATE
THIS YEAR.pdf
1. Which one of the following produces visible evidence of an
underlying problem with reverse venous flow?
A. cellulitis
B. bruising
C. stasis dermatitis
D. varicose veins
2. Which one of the following is NOT an assessment finding in a
patient who is experiencing shock?
A. low urine output
B. end-organ hyperperfusion
C. poor mentation
D. hypotension
3. A progressive disease of heart muscle that is characterized by
ventricular chamber enlargement and contractile dysfunction is:
A. acute coronary syndrome
B. cardiac tamponade
C. dilated cardiomyopathy
D. thyrotoxicosis
4. Patients with acute coronary syndrome may experience chest
pain secondary to:
, A. arterial vasodilation
B. oxygen demand
C. potassium depletion
D. elevated creatine
5. What is the purpose of activation of the sympathetic nervous
system, the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, and the
antidiuretic system in the presence of impaired cardiac pumping
and/or filling?
A. promotion of venous relaxation
B. production of arterial vasoconstriction
C. decrease in venous pressure
D. decrease in ventricular filling
6. Atherosclerosis in the lower extremities commonly causes:
A. venous insufficiency
B. peripheral artery disease
C. lymphadenopathy
D. diabetic neuropathy
7. Which of the following is not a deficit of tetralogy of Fallot?
A. a hole between the ventricles of the heart
B. a narrowing of the pulmonary valve and artery
C. an enlargement of the tricuspid valves
D. a thickening of the ventricle chambers
8. A common cause of diastolic heart failure is:
A. myocarditis
B. myocardial infarction
C. dilated cardiomyopathy
D. hypertension
9. The most common underlying cause of myocardial infarction is:
A. pericarditis
B. pulmonary embolism
C. coronary artery atherosclerosis
D. mitral stenosis
10. Which cardiac marker rises earliest after myocardial injury?
