MIDTERM PATHO 370 Exam with Verified Answers
1. c
2. b
3. b
4. PRODROMAL
5. b
6. c
1 After suffering a heart attack, a middle-aged man is
counseled to take a cholesterol-lowering medication. This
is an example of
a. primary prevention.
b. secondary prevention.
c. tertiary prevention
.d...
1. c 1 After suffering a heart attack, a middle-aged man is
counseled to take a cholesterol-lowering medication. This
is an example of
a. primary prevention.
b. secondary prevention.
c. tertiary prevention
.d. disease treatment.
2. b A patient has been exposed to meningococcal meningitis,
but is not yet demonstrating signs of this disease. This
stage of illness is called the stage.
a. prodromal
b. latent
c. sequela
d. convalescence
3. b A patient with high blood pressure who is otherwise
healthy is counseled to restrict sodium intake. This is an
example of
a. primary prevention.
b. secondary prevention.
c. tertiary prevention.
d. disease treatment.
4. PRODROMAL what clinical course would you see SIGNS & SYMP-
TOMS?
5. b A disease that is native to a particular region is called
a. epidemic.
b. endemic.
c. pandemic.
d. ethnographic.
6. c C.Q. was recently exposed to group A hemolytic Strepto-
coccus and subsequently developed a pharyngeal infec-
tion. His clinic examination reveals an oral temperature of
, MIDTERM PATHO 370 Exam with Verified Answers
102.3°F, skin rash, dysphagia, and reddened throat mu-
cosa with multiple pustules. He complains of sore throat,
malaise, and joint stiffness. A throat culture is positive for
Streptococcus, and antibiotics have been prescribed. The
etiology of C.Q.'s disease is
a. genetic susceptibility.
b. pharyngitis.
c. streptococcal infection.
d. a sore throat.
7. b The stage during which the patient functions normally,
although the disease processes are well established, is
referred as
a. latent.
b. subclinical.
c. prodromal.
d. convalescence.
8. a When the cause is unknown, a condition is said to be
idiopathic
a. true
b. false
9. prevention be- primary level of prevention
fore you ever
have a disease;
immunization
10. a Many of the responses to stress are attributed to activa-
tion of the sympathetic nervous system and are mediated
by?
a. norepinephrine.
b. cortisol.
c. glucagon.
d. ACTH.
11. d
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Allostasis is best defined as
a. steady-state.
b. a state of equilibrium, of balance within the organism.
c. the process by which the body heals following disease.
d. the overall process of adaptive change necessary to
maintain survival andwell-being.
12. a Selye's three phases of the stress response include all
the following except?
a. allostasis.
b. resistance.
c. alarm.
d. exhaustion.
13. a All the following stress-induced hormones increase blood
glucose except?
a. aldosterone.
b. cortisol.
c. norepinephrine.
d. epinephrine.
14. c Your patient eats "lots of fat," leads a "stressful" life,
and has smoked "about two packs a day for the last 40
years." Her chronic morning cough recently worsened,
and she was diagnosed with a lung mass. The most likely
contributing factor for development of lung cancer in this
patient is
a. stressful lifestyle.
b. high-fat diet
.c. cigarette smoking
.d. urban pollutants.
15. true The nurse is swabbing a patient's throat to test for strepto-
coccal pharyngitis. The nurse must understand that tests
such as this differ in the probability that they will be
positive for a condition when applied to a person with the
condition; this probability is termed sensitivity.
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