Pathophysiology Final SLCC Exam
Questions and Answers
Cellular injury caused by lack of oxygen that interupts oxidative metabolism along with
generation of ATP? - Answer-Hypoxia
Caused by excess of collagen and hypertropic scaring during the reconstructive phase
of healing? - Answer-Keloid
An auto immune disease is caused by which of the following? - Answer-Attack on your
own body because it cannot tell if it is foreign
Which stage of infection is pathogen replication at greatest and maximum
symptamatology? - Answer-Acute
Patient c/o HA, tired and not feeling right, what stage of infection are they at? - Answer-
Prodromal
Small protienous infection particle and is the smallest pathogen that must have a host to
replicate? - Answer-Prion
Which pathogen has a protein coat surrounding a nucleic acid core that must have a
host cell to itself and uses a cells metabolic machinery to make more of itself? - Answer-
Virus
Which defines Bioterrorism? - Answer-a biological agent used to incite terror
Location of a pathogen until it is transmitted to a host is identified as? - Answer-
Reservoir
What is a common cell surface change of a malignant cell? - Answer-Decreased contact
inhibition
Which of the following is the best description of a tumor marker? - Answer-Antigen
expressed on the surface of a tumor cell
Although anyone could develop cancer, who would be at greatest risk to develop cancer
based on the immune surveillance hypothesis? - Answer-Someone who is immune
compromised
Although both grading and staging are methods of classifying cancer and selecting a
treatment plan, staging is used to select which of the following? - Answer-Metastasized
, Patient is diagnosed with cancer and given 4 months to live, what is the treatment plan?
- Answer-Pallative care
Trisomy of chromosome 21 results in which of the following disorder? - Answer-Down
Syndrome
A Pedigree chart can be used for which of the following reasons? - Answer-ALL of the
above
predicts disease, predicts family history etc
Which statement characterizes Autosomal Dominate Disorder? - Answer-Gene will be
expressed and Dominate
Which genetic abnormality results in the most severe defect? - Answer-Deletion
What prenatal tests evaluates the fetus for genetic defects? - Answer-Amniocentesis
and Chorionic Bilus Sample
Which statement best defines multifactorial inheritance? - Answer-Both multiple genes
and environment could affect one trait
What is the term used to describe the condition when food intake is not enough to meet
basic needs? - Answer-Starvation
Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa have what in common? - Answer-Body image
disturbance
Obesity produces hypertrophy of fat cells, what other cellular adaption can be found in
pediatric obesity? - Answer-Hyperplasia
Which of the following conditions is connected to metabolic system? - Answer-Apple
shape, HIGH Triglycerides, LOW HDL-cholesterol, insulin resistance and HTN
What is the ideology of pernicious anemia? - Answer-Decreased VIT B12
Anemia can manifest as s/s of hypoxia, which of the following s/s are resulting from
hypoxia? - Answer-HTN, Cyanotic, tired, low o2 increased HR, increased RR
(tachypnea)
which conditions indicate deficiency of WBC's? - Answer-Leukopenia and Neutropenia
Hodgkins Lymphoma would typically have what findings? - Answer-Reed Steinberg
Cells
Health Care Practitioner would identify which of the following symptoms of
thrombocytopenia? - Answer-Petechiae and Purpura
Questions and Answers
Cellular injury caused by lack of oxygen that interupts oxidative metabolism along with
generation of ATP? - Answer-Hypoxia
Caused by excess of collagen and hypertropic scaring during the reconstructive phase
of healing? - Answer-Keloid
An auto immune disease is caused by which of the following? - Answer-Attack on your
own body because it cannot tell if it is foreign
Which stage of infection is pathogen replication at greatest and maximum
symptamatology? - Answer-Acute
Patient c/o HA, tired and not feeling right, what stage of infection are they at? - Answer-
Prodromal
Small protienous infection particle and is the smallest pathogen that must have a host to
replicate? - Answer-Prion
Which pathogen has a protein coat surrounding a nucleic acid core that must have a
host cell to itself and uses a cells metabolic machinery to make more of itself? - Answer-
Virus
Which defines Bioterrorism? - Answer-a biological agent used to incite terror
Location of a pathogen until it is transmitted to a host is identified as? - Answer-
Reservoir
What is a common cell surface change of a malignant cell? - Answer-Decreased contact
inhibition
Which of the following is the best description of a tumor marker? - Answer-Antigen
expressed on the surface of a tumor cell
Although anyone could develop cancer, who would be at greatest risk to develop cancer
based on the immune surveillance hypothesis? - Answer-Someone who is immune
compromised
Although both grading and staging are methods of classifying cancer and selecting a
treatment plan, staging is used to select which of the following? - Answer-Metastasized
, Patient is diagnosed with cancer and given 4 months to live, what is the treatment plan?
- Answer-Pallative care
Trisomy of chromosome 21 results in which of the following disorder? - Answer-Down
Syndrome
A Pedigree chart can be used for which of the following reasons? - Answer-ALL of the
above
predicts disease, predicts family history etc
Which statement characterizes Autosomal Dominate Disorder? - Answer-Gene will be
expressed and Dominate
Which genetic abnormality results in the most severe defect? - Answer-Deletion
What prenatal tests evaluates the fetus for genetic defects? - Answer-Amniocentesis
and Chorionic Bilus Sample
Which statement best defines multifactorial inheritance? - Answer-Both multiple genes
and environment could affect one trait
What is the term used to describe the condition when food intake is not enough to meet
basic needs? - Answer-Starvation
Anorexia and Bulimia Nervosa have what in common? - Answer-Body image
disturbance
Obesity produces hypertrophy of fat cells, what other cellular adaption can be found in
pediatric obesity? - Answer-Hyperplasia
Which of the following conditions is connected to metabolic system? - Answer-Apple
shape, HIGH Triglycerides, LOW HDL-cholesterol, insulin resistance and HTN
What is the ideology of pernicious anemia? - Answer-Decreased VIT B12
Anemia can manifest as s/s of hypoxia, which of the following s/s are resulting from
hypoxia? - Answer-HTN, Cyanotic, tired, low o2 increased HR, increased RR
(tachypnea)
which conditions indicate deficiency of WBC's? - Answer-Leukopenia and Neutropenia
Hodgkins Lymphoma would typically have what findings? - Answer-Reed Steinberg
Cells
Health Care Practitioner would identify which of the following symptoms of
thrombocytopenia? - Answer-Petechiae and Purpura
