Advanced Patho Midterm Exam
Solution 2022
What is the probable cause of cellular swelling in the early stages of cell injury? -
Answer- Na-K pump fails to remove intracellular Na+
The mechanism for liver damage rela
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Advanced Patho Midterm Exam
Solution 2022
What is the probable cause of cellular swelling in the early stages of cell injury? -
Answer- Na-K pump fails to remove intracellular Na+
The mechanism for liver damage related to chronic alcoholism is: - AnswerOxidative stress.
Free radicals cause damage by: - Answer- Giving up on electron, which cause injury
to the chemical bonds of the cell membrane.
The loss of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) during ischemia causes cells to: - AnswerSwell because of the influx of sodium chloride.
During cellular injury, when the membrane becomes damaged, what is the
mechanism of cell injury? - Answer- Loss of permeability.
When a person experiences a myocardial infarction, how long before anaerobic
metabolism ceases? - Answer- 3-4 minutes.
Left calf being smaller than right calf when a cast is removed is an example of: -
Answer- Atrophy.
A young female becomes agitated and apprehensive, and she eventually loses
consciousness. At the hospital ER, the following lab values were obtained:
-Plasma Sodium 137
-Plasma Potassium 5.0
-pH 7.53
-Serum Co2 22
-Plasma Bicarb 24
What is her immediate diagnosis? - Answer- Respiratory alkalosis.
What would not shift blood toward pH alkalosis?
-Hydrogen ion secretion into urine
-Exhalation of carbon dioxide
-All of the above would
-None of the above would - Answer- All of the above.
A 76 y/o man was brought to an urgent care facility when he fell after sitting for
prolonged period of time. He is slow to answer questions, has muscle weakness and
cramping, and constipated. He had diarrhea for three weeks. On exam: neck veins
flat, BP low in supine, HR 110, pulse weak + regular, resps 20 but deep. Labs: Na+
142, K 2.8. .....
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