Pathophysiology

FNU Pathophysiology Quiz

Question 1

A 70-year-old woman has received a diagnosis of chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML) after a clinical investigation sparked by the presence of leukocytosis in her routine blood work. What clinical course should her care provider tell her to expect?

Answers:

A. “It’s likely that this will give you chronic fatigue and malaise for the rest of your life, but that will probably be the extent of your symptoms.”

B. “Unfortunately, your leukemia will likely enter a crisis mode within a few weeks if we don’t treat it immediately.”

C. “You could remain the chronic stage of CML for several years before it accelerates and culminates in a crisis.”

D. “You can expect your blood results, fatigue, and susceptibility to infection to gradually worsen over a few years.”

Question 2

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Following an injury resulting in a small cut from a knife, the first cells to go to the area of the cut would be the

Answers:

A. erythrocytes.

B. basophils.

C. neutrophils.

D. albumin.

Question 3

Which of the following diagnostic findings is likely to result in the most serious brain insult?

Answers:

A. Moderate decrease in brain tissue volume secondary to a brain tumor removal

B. High intracellular concentration of glutamate

C. Increased ICP accompanied by hyperventilation

D. Mean arterial pressure (MAP) that equals intracranial pressure (ICP)

Question 4

Which of the following patients would be most likely to be experiencing an increase in renal erythropoietin production?