PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM EXAM | ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS | UPDATED 2025-2026 | PASS ON FIRST TRY When a baby has been identified as having featal exposure to alcohol, which assesment parameter should be concidered A. low birth rate B. mental retardation C. facial anomalies D. All of the above - --ANSWER ---D. All of the above A nurse documents tattooing and stippling in a trauma patient which type of injury does the patient have? - --ANSWER ---Gunshot wounds tattooing and stapling are caused by gunpowder and occur on the skin surrounding the entrance wound. The nurse is caring for a new mother who just gave birth to a baby with Down syndrome. The nurse explains that this syndrome is a result of trisomy with which chromosome? - --ANSWER ---Chromsome 21A couple has two offspring's one child has an autosomal recessive disease trait and one is normal what most likely conclusion can the nurse make about the parents? - --ANSWER ---both parents could be Carriers If an Ovum has chromosomal nondisjunction which condition could result in the embryo? - --ANSWER ---Monosomies and trisomies If the patient has liquefactive necrosis which organ should the nurse assess first? - --ANSWER ---Brain