Question 1

2 / 2 pts

Tissue damage caused by the deposition of circulating immune complexes containing an antibody against the host DNA is the cause of which disease?

Hemolytic anemia

Pernicious anemia

Systemic lupus erythematosus

Myasthenia gravis

Only the deposition of circulating immune complexes containing an antibody against the host DNA produce tissue damage in individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

Question 2

2 / 2 pts

How does chest wall compliance in an infant differ from that of an adult?

An adult’s chest wall compliance is lower than an infant’s.

An adult’s chest wall compliance is higher than an infant’s.

An adult’s chest wall compliance is the same as an infant’s.

An adult’s chest wall compliance is dissimilar to that of an infant’s.

Chest wall compliance is higher in infants than it is in adults, particularly in premature infants.

Question 3

2 / 2 pts

What term is used to describe a hernial protrusion of a saclike cyst that contains meninges, spinal fluid, and a portion of the spinal cord through a defect in a posterior arch of a vertebra?

Encephalocele

Meningocele

Spina bifida occulta

Myelomeningocele

Myelomeningocele is a hernial protrusion of a saclike cyst containing meninges, spinal fluid, and a portion of the spinal cord with its nerves through a defect in the posterior arch of a vertebra. The remaining options are not appropriate terms to identity the described condition.

Question 4

2 / 2 pts

Continued therapy of pernicious anemia (PA) generally lasts how long?

6 to 8 weeks

8 to 12 months

Until the iron level is normal

The rest of one’s life

Because PA cannot be cured, maintenance therapy is a life-long endeavor.

Question 5

2 / 2 pts

Cytokines are thought to cause fevers by stimulating the synthesis of which chemical mediator?

Leukotriene

Histamine

Prostaglandin

Bradykinin

Cytokines seem to raise the thermoregulatory set point through stimulation of prostaglandin synthesis and turnover in thermoregulatory (brain) and nonthermoregulatory (peripheral) tissues. The other options do not accurately identify the appropriate chemical mediator.

Question 6

2 / 2 pts

The World Health Organization (WHO) defines grade 1 (overweight) as a BMI of:

18.5 to 24.9

25 to 29.9

30 to 39.9

40 to 50.9

A BMI of 25 to 29.9 kg/m² is considered a grade 1 (overweight) classification. A BMI of 18.5 to 24.9 kg/m² is considered normal range, whereas 30 to 39.9 kg/m² is a grade 2 (severe overweight) classification, and a BMI higher than 40 kg/m² is considered grade 3 (morbidly overweight).

IncorrectQuestion 7

0 / 2 pts

When diagnosed with hemolytic disease of the newborn (HDN), why does the newborn develop hyperbilirubinemia after birth but not in utero?

Excretion of unconjugated bilirubin through the placenta into the mother’s circulation is no longer possible.