Practice Questions

A patient experiences an exacerbation of Crohn’s disease. The primary pathological characteristic of Crohn’s disease is:

A. Continuous inflammation limited to the colon.
B. Patchy, transmural inflammation that can affect any part of the GI tract from mouth to anus. ✓
C. Ulceration limited to the mucosal layer of the rectum.
D. Stricture formation only in the esophagus.
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026

A patient develops a deep vein thrombosis (DVT). The key elements contributing to thrombus formation, as described by Virchow’s Triad, include:

A. Hypertension, obesity, and hyperlipidemia.
B. Venous stasis, endothelial injury, and hypercoagulability. ✓
C. Hypovolemia, infection, and low blood pressure.
D. Anemia, fever, and leukopenia.
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026

A patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus primarily experiences:

A. Absolute insulin deficiency due to autoimmune destruction.
B. Insulin resistance and impaired insulin secretion. ✓
C. Excessive glucagon production.
D. Pancreatic enzyme deficiency.
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026

A patient is diagnosed with metastatic cancer. Metastasis refers to the process where cancer cells:

A. Undergo apoptosis.
B. Shrink in size.
C. Spread from the primary site to distant organs. ✓
D. Become well-differentiated.
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026

A patient with a severe bacterial infection develops fever. The release of which substances by immune cells primarily causes fever?

A. Antibodies.
B. Endotoxins.
C. Pyrogens (e.g., IL-1, TNF-alpha). ✓
D. Histamine.
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026

A patient with chronic heart failure experiences edema. The primary pathophysiological cause of heart failure-related edema is:

A. Decreased capillary hydrostatic pressure.
B. Increased plasma oncotic pressure.
C. Increased capillary hydrostatic pressure due to fluid overload and decreased cardiac output. ✓
D. Increased lymphatic drainage.
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026

A patient develops hyperkalemia. Which of the following is a common cause of hyperkalemia?

A. Excessive use of loop diuretics.
B. Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) with potassium shifting out of cells. ✓
C. Prolonged diarrhea.
D. Cushing's syndrome.
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026

A patient with an autoimmune disease, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), experiences damage to multiple organs. SLE is characterized by the production of:

A. Autoantibodies that attack the body's own tissues. ✓
B. Increased complement proteins.
C. Decreased inflammatory mediators.
D. Excessive B-cell suppression.
nmdcat.online BS Nursing
Jun 6, 2026
Page 887 of 1127
Jump to:

🏆 Top Contributors

  • N

    nmdcat.online

    11260 MCQs

  • N

    NMDCAT.ONLINE

    1 MCQ

  • G

    GULABsb

    1 MCQ

Categories

View all →