PATHO 370 Final Exam 2024
What is a common site for bone metastases to occur?
Vertebral bodies
Midshaft femur
Carpal bones
Radius Answer: Vertebral bodies
A child presents with bone deficiency and a bowlegged appearance. This
assessment data supports a diagnosis of
Rickets
Osteoporosis
Osteomalacia
Paget disease Answer: Rickets
Symptoms such as headache, lethargy, mood alterations, and epigastric sensations
occur during which phase of a seizure?
Prodromal
Postictal
Complex
Status epilepticus Answer: Prodromal
Which of the following is true about ischemic stroke? (Select all that apply)
Has risk factors that include atherosclerosis
Can be a result of a hypercoagulable state
,Often caused by emboli from the basilar arteries
Results from hemorrhage into brain tissue
Is associated with acute hypertension Answer: Has risk factors that include
atherosclerosis
Can be a result of a hypercoagulable state
Which is a pathophysiologic change that is consistent with Alzheimer's disease?
(Select all that apply)
Amyloid plaques
Epileptogenic focus
Focal cerebral infarct
Neurofibrillary tangles
Abnormal serotonin system Answer: Amyloid plaques
Neurofibrillary tangles
Which is associated with early increased intracranial pressure?
Inability to move
Unresponsiveness
Inability to verbalize
Headache Answer: Headache
A 6-year-old boy presents with polyarthritis. His parents report no past medical
history except for a sore throat 6 weeks previously. On physical exam a murmur is
noted. The assessment data supports a diagnosis of
Acute Rheumatic Fever
What is responsible for producing rheumatoid factor antibodies?
T lymphocytes
Macrophages
Tumor necrosis factor-
B cells Answer: B cells
A motor vehicle accident has resulted in a factor where the articular surfaces of
the tibial surface and femoral condyles are no long in contact with one another.
Which term best describes the condition?
Subluxation
Dislocation
Malunion
Nonunion
Dislocation Answer: Dislocation
What are the criteria for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis? (select all that apply)
Simultaneous symmetric swelling of joints
Soft tissue swelling of at least three joints
Subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules
Morning stiffness in joints
, Swelling of at least one wrist joint Answer: Simultaneous symmetric swelling
of joints
Soft tissue swelling of at least three joints
Subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules
Morning stiffness in joints
Lyme disease is caused by
Borrelia burgdorferi
Group A - hemolytic streptococcus
Camplyobacter
Versinia Answer: Borrelia burgdorferi
A patient exposed to herpes simplex virus has been exhibiting symptoms that
suggest inflammation of the brain. This type of infection is referred to as
Encephalitis
Brain abscess
Bacteremia
Meningitis Answer: Encephalitis
A 10-year-old boy has a metastatic lesion in the metaphysical region of the femur
that is referred to as
An osteoid osteoma
A giant cell tumor
An osteosarcoma
A chondroma Answer: An osteosarcoma
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