WCU Patho 370 CHYU: Week 3 questions and verified
answers (detailed & elaborated) ACTUAL EXAM 2025
TESTS!!
A patient has a history of falls, syncope, dizziness, and blurred vision. The patient's symptomology is
most likely related to
º hypertension.
º hypotension.
º deep vein thrombosis.
º angina
Ans: Hypotension
Quiz An example of an acyanotic heart defect is
º tetralogy of Fallot.
º transposition of the great arteries.
º ventricular septal defect.
º all right-to-left shunt defects.
Ans: Ventricular septal defect
,º In this condition, blood from the left ventricle leaks into the right ventricle because of a defect in the
ventricular wall. This leakage causes extra pressure in the right ventricle resulting in pulmonary
hypertension.
Quiz Cor pulmonale refers to
º bi-ventricular failure.
º left ventricular hypertrophy secondary to lung disease.
º right ventricular hypertrophy secondary to pulmonary hypertension.
º right ventricular failure secondary to right ventricular infarction.
Ans: rRight ventricular hypertrophy secondary to pulmonary hypertension
Quiz Low cardiac output to the kidneys stimulates the release of _____ from juxtaglomerular cells.
º aldosterone
º norepinephrine
º angiotensinogen
º renin
Ans: Renin
Quiz Which blood pressure reading is considered to be indicative of prehypertension according to the
JNC-7 criteria?
º 118/78
º 128/82
, º 140/88
º 138/94
Ans: 128/82
Quiz In which dysrhythmias should treatment be instituted immediately?
º Asymptomatic sinus bradycardia at a heart rate of 50 beats/minute
º Fever-induced tachycardia at 122 beats/minute
º Premature atrial complexes occurring every 20 seconds
º Atrial fibrillation with a ventricular rate of 220 beats/minute
Ans: Atrial fibrillation with a ventricular rate of 220 beats/minute
ºIt allows blood to become stagnant in the atria and may lead to formation of thrombi. This condition
requires resuscitation because of the reduction in cardiac output
Quiz Which finding is indicative of orthostatic hypotension in a person with a supine blood pressure (BP)
of 110/70 and a heart rate(HR) of 100?
º Sitting BP 88/60, HR 118
º Sitting BP 108/68, HR 102
º Sitting BP 110/78, HR 98
º Sitting BP 120/80, HR 100
Ans: Sitting BP 88/60, HR 118
answers (detailed & elaborated) ACTUAL EXAM 2025
TESTS!!
A patient has a history of falls, syncope, dizziness, and blurred vision. The patient's symptomology is
most likely related to
º hypertension.
º hypotension.
º deep vein thrombosis.
º angina
Ans: Hypotension
Quiz An example of an acyanotic heart defect is
º tetralogy of Fallot.
º transposition of the great arteries.
º ventricular septal defect.
º all right-to-left shunt defects.
Ans: Ventricular septal defect
,º In this condition, blood from the left ventricle leaks into the right ventricle because of a defect in the
ventricular wall. This leakage causes extra pressure in the right ventricle resulting in pulmonary
hypertension.
Quiz Cor pulmonale refers to
º bi-ventricular failure.
º left ventricular hypertrophy secondary to lung disease.
º right ventricular hypertrophy secondary to pulmonary hypertension.
º right ventricular failure secondary to right ventricular infarction.
Ans: rRight ventricular hypertrophy secondary to pulmonary hypertension
Quiz Low cardiac output to the kidneys stimulates the release of _____ from juxtaglomerular cells.
º aldosterone
º norepinephrine
º angiotensinogen
º renin
Ans: Renin
Quiz Which blood pressure reading is considered to be indicative of prehypertension according to the
JNC-7 criteria?
º 118/78
º 128/82
, º 140/88
º 138/94
Ans: 128/82
Quiz In which dysrhythmias should treatment be instituted immediately?
º Asymptomatic sinus bradycardia at a heart rate of 50 beats/minute
º Fever-induced tachycardia at 122 beats/minute
º Premature atrial complexes occurring every 20 seconds
º Atrial fibrillation with a ventricular rate of 220 beats/minute
Ans: Atrial fibrillation with a ventricular rate of 220 beats/minute
ºIt allows blood to become stagnant in the atria and may lead to formation of thrombi. This condition
requires resuscitation because of the reduction in cardiac output
Quiz Which finding is indicative of orthostatic hypotension in a person with a supine blood pressure (BP)
of 110/70 and a heart rate(HR) of 100?
º Sitting BP 88/60, HR 118
º Sitting BP 108/68, HR 102
º Sitting BP 110/78, HR 98
º Sitting BP 120/80, HR 100
Ans: Sitting BP 88/60, HR 118
