Midterm Exam
3. A patient is having a spirometry measurement done and asks the healthcare
professional to explain this test. What response by the professional is best?
To measure the volume and flow rate during forced expiration
6. What is the second most commonly recognized genetic cause of intellectual disability?
Fragile X syndrome is the second most common genetic cause of intellectual
disability? (after Down syndrome).
10. Under anaerobic conditions, what process provides energy for the cell? Glycolysis
16. A student asks the healthcare professional to explain the pathophysiologic process of
alcoholic cirrhosis. What statement by the professional would not be consistent with
complete knowledge about this process?
Inflammation and damage leading to cirrhosis begin in the bile canaliculi.
17. The pathophysiologic process of edema is related to which mechanism?
Lymphatic obstruction
18 How does progressive nephron injury affect angiotensin II activity?
Angiotensin II activity is elevated
19. A student asks the professor to explain what effect natriuretic peptides have during
heart failure when the heart dilates. Which response by the professor is best?
Inhibits renin and aldosterone
20. When renin is released, it is capable of which action? formation of angiotensin
21. What is the initiating event that leads to the development of atherosclerosis?
Injury to the endothelial cells that line the artery walls
23. What mechanisms occur in the liver cells as a result of lipid accumulation?
Increased synthesis of triglycerides from fatty acids and decreased synthesis of
apoproteins
26. A patient has a serum sodium level of 165 mEq/L. The healthcare professional
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, explains that the clinical manifestations of confusion, convulsions, cerebral hemorrhage,
and coma are caused by what mechanism?
High Na in the vessel pulls water from the cell >cell shrinks
33. A pregnant woman has Graves’ disease. What test/s does the healthcare
professional advise the woman about? Blood test for hyperthyroidism
34. A healthcare professional is caring for a patient who has a delay in electrical activity
reaching the ventricle as seen on ECG. What ECG finding would the healthcare
professional associate with this problem? PR interval measuring 0.28 sec
36. A patient has diabetes mellitus. A recent urinalysis showed increased amounts of
protein. What therapy does the healthcare provider educate the patient that is specific to
this disorder?
Treat with ACE
40. A patient has a peptic ulcer related to h. pylori bacteria. What treatment does the
healthcare professional educate the patient on? Antibiotic therapy
41. A patient in the hospital has hypernatremia. What condition should the healthcare
professional assess for? Hypersecretion of aldosterone
45. Which statement made by a student indicates the healthcare professional needs to
describe the pericardium again?
The pericardium protects the heart against infection and inflammation
47. A healthcare professional is caring for four patients. Which patient does the
professional assess for pulmonary emboli (PE) as the priority? Deep venous thrombosis
50. What is the cause of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH)?
Reduction in the number of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptors on cell
surfaces
54. What is the cause of functional dysphagia? Neural or muscular disorders
65. A healthcare professional wants to determine the adequacy of a person's alveolar
ventilation. What assessment finding is most important for the professional to consider?
Arterial blood gas shows a PaCO 2 of 44 mmHg.
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3. A patient is having a spirometry measurement done and asks the healthcare
professional to explain this test. What response by the professional is best?
To measure the volume and flow rate during forced expiration
6. What is the second most commonly recognized genetic cause of intellectual disability?
Fragile X syndrome is the second most common genetic cause of intellectual
disability? (after Down syndrome).
10. Under anaerobic conditions, what process provides energy for the cell? Glycolysis
16. A student asks the healthcare professional to explain the pathophysiologic process of
alcoholic cirrhosis. What statement by the professional would not be consistent with
complete knowledge about this process?
Inflammation and damage leading to cirrhosis begin in the bile canaliculi.
17. The pathophysiologic process of edema is related to which mechanism?
Lymphatic obstruction
18 How does progressive nephron injury affect angiotensin II activity?
Angiotensin II activity is elevated
19. A student asks the professor to explain what effect natriuretic peptides have during
heart failure when the heart dilates. Which response by the professor is best?
Inhibits renin and aldosterone
20. When renin is released, it is capable of which action? formation of angiotensin
21. What is the initiating event that leads to the development of atherosclerosis?
Injury to the endothelial cells that line the artery walls
23. What mechanisms occur in the liver cells as a result of lipid accumulation?
Increased synthesis of triglycerides from fatty acids and decreased synthesis of
apoproteins
26. A patient has a serum sodium level of 165 mEq/L. The healthcare professional
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, explains that the clinical manifestations of confusion, convulsions, cerebral hemorrhage,
and coma are caused by what mechanism?
High Na in the vessel pulls water from the cell >cell shrinks
33. A pregnant woman has Graves’ disease. What test/s does the healthcare
professional advise the woman about? Blood test for hyperthyroidism
34. A healthcare professional is caring for a patient who has a delay in electrical activity
reaching the ventricle as seen on ECG. What ECG finding would the healthcare
professional associate with this problem? PR interval measuring 0.28 sec
36. A patient has diabetes mellitus. A recent urinalysis showed increased amounts of
protein. What therapy does the healthcare provider educate the patient that is specific to
this disorder?
Treat with ACE
40. A patient has a peptic ulcer related to h. pylori bacteria. What treatment does the
healthcare professional educate the patient on? Antibiotic therapy
41. A patient in the hospital has hypernatremia. What condition should the healthcare
professional assess for? Hypersecretion of aldosterone
45. Which statement made by a student indicates the healthcare professional needs to
describe the pericardium again?
The pericardium protects the heart against infection and inflammation
47. A healthcare professional is caring for four patients. Which patient does the
professional assess for pulmonary emboli (PE) as the priority? Deep venous thrombosis
50. What is the cause of familial hypercholesterolemia (FH)?
Reduction in the number of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptors on cell
surfaces
54. What is the cause of functional dysphagia? Neural or muscular disorders
65. A healthcare professional wants to determine the adequacy of a person's alveolar
ventilation. What assessment finding is most important for the professional to consider?
Arterial blood gas shows a PaCO 2 of 44 mmHg.
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