1. Medications, education, and nutritional modifications are all examples of which of the following?

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• Medications, education, and nutritional modifications are all examples of which of the following?
• diagnoses
• complications
• prognoses
• treatment interventions

ANSWER: d

FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. A diagnosis is the identification of a disease or condition, not a way to deal with it.

• Incorrect. A complication is the onset of a second disease or disorder, not a

way to deal with it.

• Incorrect. A prognosis is the expected outcome of the disease or condition, not

a way to deal with it.

• Correct. Medications, nutritional modifications, and education are all treatment

interventions.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.1 - Define basic terminology used in the study of human diseases.

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• Which of the following is a preventive treatment?
• physical therapy
• surgery
• medication
• mammograms

ANSWER: d

FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. Preventive treatments are done before a problem develops. Physical therapy is prescribed after a problem is defined.

• Incorrect. Preventive treatments are done before a problem develops. Surgery

is performed after a problem is defined.

• Incorrect. Preventive treatments are done before a problem develops.

Medication is prescribed after a problem is defined.

• Correct. Mammograms are for early detection of tumors to prevent the

advancement of disease.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.3 - Describe the standard precaution guidelines for disease prevention.

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• The holistic medicine concept considers which of the following aspects of being?
• psychological
• spiritual

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• Cognitive
• psychological, spiritual, and cognitive

ANSWER: d

FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. Holistic medicine includes the psychological aspect of being, but others are listed.

• Incorrect. Holistic medicine includes the spiritual aspect of being, but others are

listed.

• Incorrect. Holistic medicine includes the cognitive aspect of being, but others

are listed.

• Correct. Holistic medicine considers the psychological, spiritual, and cognitive

aspects of being.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.1 - Define basic terminology used in the study of human diseases.

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4. An example of an acute illness is:

• asthma.
• arthritis.
• a sore throat.
• diabetes mellitus.

ANSWER: c

FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. Asthma is a chronic illness.

• Incorrect. Arthritis is a chronic illness.
• Correct. A sore throat is an example of an acute illness.
• Incorrect. Diabetes mellitus is a chronic illness.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.2 - Discuss the pathogenesis of a disease.

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5. An example of an acute disease is:

• heart disease.
• a middle ear infection.
• low back pain.
• hypertension.

ANSWER: b

FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. Heart disease is a chronic disease.

• Correct. A middle-ear infection is an acute disease. 2 / 4

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• Incorrect. Low back pain is a chronic disease.
• Incorrect. Hypertension is a chronic disease.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.2 - Discuss the pathogenesis of a disease.

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• A derangement or abnormality of function, such as a vitamin deficiency, is called a what?
• syndrome
• disease
• disorder
• pathogen

ANSWER: c

FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. Syndrome refers to a group of symptoms, which might be caused by a specific disease but might also be caused by several interrelated problems.

• Incorrect. Disease may be called a change in structure or function that is

considered to be abnormal within the body, or it may be defined as any change from normal.

• Correct. Disorder is defined as a derangement or abnormality of function.
• Incorrect. Microorganisms or agents that cause disease are called pathogens.

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• The alteration of homeostasis, the state of sameness, is the underlying concept of what term?
• disease
• disorder
• syndrome
• pathogenesis

ANSWER: a

FEEDBACK: a. Correct. Disease may be called a change in structure or function that is considered to be abnormal within the body, or it may be defined as any change from normal.

• Incorrect. Disorder is defined as a derangement or abnormality of function.
• Incorrect. Syndrome refers to a group of symptoms, which might be caused by

a specific disease but might also be caused by several interrelated problems.

• Incorrect. The pathogenesis is a description of how a particular disease

progress.

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• What type of pathologist studies biopsies?
• academic
• anatomic
• clinical
• surgical

ANSWER: d

FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. An academic pathologist focuses on teaching.

• Incorrect. An anatomic pathologist focuses on clinical examinations.
• Incorrect. A clinical pathologist focuses on laboratory examinations.
• Correct. A surgical pathologist studies biopsies.

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• What is the role or subject of focus for a pathologist in the field of hematology?
• antibodies
• blood
• microorganisms
• postmortem

ANSWER: b

FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. An immunologist studies antigen and antibodies.

• Correct. A hematologist studies blood.
• Incorrect. A microbiologist studies microbiology.
• Incorrect. An autopsy pathologist performs postmortems.

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• A cold progresses through the stages of inoculation, incubation, full-blown illness, and recovery. This process is

known as the cold’s:

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