PATHO 370 MIDTERM Exam (Chapter1,24,7,10,11,13,14,15,16,18,19,20,22,23,24,25,) : Questions & Answers: Updated A+ Guide Score
PATHO 370 MIDTERM Exam
(Chapter1,24,7,10,11,13,14,15,16,18,19,20
,22,23,24,25,)
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.
(Ans- c
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
(Ans- 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.
(Ans- b
what clinical course would you see SIGNS & SYMPTOMS? (AnsPRODROMAL
A disease that is native to a particular region is called
a. epidemic.
b. endemic.
c. pandemic.
d. ethnographic.
(Ans- b
C.Q. was recently exposed to group A hemolytic Streptococcus and
subsequently developed a pharyngeal infection. His clinic examination
reveals an oral temperature of 102.3°F, skin rash, dysphagia, and
reddened throat mucosa 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.
(Ans- c
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.
(Ans- b
When the cause is unknown, a condition is said to be idiopathic
a. true
b. false
(Ans- a
primary level of prevention
(Ans- prevention before you ever have a disease; immunization
Many of the responses to stress are attributed to activation of the
sympathetic nervous system and are mediated by?
a. norepinephrine.
b. cortisol.
c. glucagon.
d. ACTH.
(Ans- a
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
and well-being.
(Ans- d
Selye’s three phases of the stress response include all the following
except?
a. allostasis.
b. resistance.
c. alarm.
d. exhaustion.
(Ans- a
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