ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM 6501 WALDEN UNIVERSITY REAL EXAM 2023/2024 LATEST EDITION | 3 DIFFERENT VERSIONS | CORRECTLY ANSWERED | LATEST UPDATE

ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM
6501 WALDEN UNIVERSITY REAL EXAM
2023/2024 LATEST EDITION | 3 DIFFERENT
VERSIONS | CORRECTLY ANSWERED | LATEST
UPDATE
The nurse is teaching staff about the most common cause of
Down syndrome. What is the nurse describing? - Answer:
Maternal nondisjunction
A 50-year-old male was recently diagnosed with Huntington
disease. Transmission of this disease is associated with: -
Answer: Delayed age of onset
A patient wants to know the risk factors for Down syndrome.
What is the nurse's best response? - Answer: Pregnancy in
women over age 35
What is the role of cytokines in cell reproduction? - Answer:
Provide growth factor for tissue growth and development
A newborn male is diagnosed with albinism based on skin, eye,
and hair appearance. Which finding will support this diagnosis? -
Answer: Inability to convert tyrosine to DOPA (3,4
dihydroxyphenylalanine)
Sodium and water accumulation in an injured cell are a direct
result of: - Answer: Decreased ATP production
A nurse is reading a chart and sees the term oncotic pressure.
The nurse recalls that oncotic pressure (colloid osmotic pressure)
is determined by: - Answer: Plasma proteins
The ion transporter that moves Na + and Ca 2+ simultaneously in
the same direction is an example of which of the following types
of transport? - Answer: Symport
A 20-year-old pregnant female gives birth to a stillborn child.
Autopsy reveals that the fetus has 92 chromosomes. What term
may be on the autopsy report to describe this condition? -
Answer: Tetraploidy
Why is potassium able to diffuse easily in and out of cells? -
Answer: Because the resting plasma membrane is more
permeable to potassium
Hypothyroidism - ANSWER A disorder caused by a thyroid gland
that is slower and less productive than normal, does not produce
enough T3 and T4
T3, T4, TSH - ANSWER Diagnosing hypo/hyperthyroidism T3/T4
= thyroid. TSH = Pituitary.
T3/T4 abnormality = problem with THYROID.
T3/T4 normal + TSH abnormal = Secondary thyroid problem
If too much T3/T4, then TSH will be down. Vice Versa.
calcium - ANSWER parathyroid glands responsible for regulating
___ levels.
metabolism, temperature - ANSWER Thyroid produces
hormones T3, T4, and plays big role in __, ___ regulation and
growth and development
iodine - ANSWER Brain cannot make T3 and T4 without ___
slows - ANSWER hypothyroidism everything ___.
stimulates sympathetic nervous system, drowsy, lethargic
constipated, food move slows, weight gain
body temp decreases
Hyperthyroidism - ANSWER excessive activity of the thyroid
gland: increased levels of T3, T4 and TSH
loss - ANSWER Hyperthyroidism:
burning calories at an excessive rate
weight ___
stimulates sym