NR 507 Week 4 Midterm Exam Advanced Pathophysiology

Question : What is the final stage of the infectious process? Student Answer: Colonization Invasion Multiplication Instructor Explanation: Spread From the perspective of the microorganisms that cause disease, the infectious process undergoes four separate stages of progression: (1) colonization, (2) invasion, (3) multiplication, and (4) spread. Question 2 . Question : Where in the respiratory tract do the majority of foreign objects aspirated by children finally lodge? Student Answer: Trachea Left lung Bronchus Instructor Explanation: Bronchioles Approximately 75% of aspirated foreign bodies lodge in a bronchus. The other options are not locations where children aspirate the majority of foreign objects.