Chapter 1: Variation and disease

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Chapter 1: Variation and disease

• Which group of the following physiological changes are all associated with raised

glucocorticoid secretion in the long-lasting stress response?

• raised amino acid levels in blood, immunosuppression, reduced fatty acid levels
• raised white cells, increased ketone levels, increased calcium excretion
• raised plasma glucose, negative nitrogen balance, decreased white cell count
• fall in blood glucose levels, increased nitrogen excretion in urine, increased extracellular

fluid

Ans: C

• Which of the following clinical changes are not all associated with ageing?
• reduced vulnerability to antigens, drug metabolism maintained at normal level,

osteoporosis

• enhanced oxygen saturation, impaired balance and risk of falls, increased risk of infection
• drug metabolism maintained at normal level, reduced exercise tolerance, increased risk of

infection

• osteoporosis, fluid balance impaired, loss of high-tone hearing

Ans: D

• Achieving a diagnosis is important in PCP. Which of the following is the least relevant

processes in medical diagnosis

• psychological testing for patient support
• history taking – importance of information about the individual and the family to help to

identify the disease and its presentation

• physical examination – to identify the changes in physiological functioning
• tests to clarify specific anatomical, physiological, biochemical changes which help to

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Ans: B

• Which one of the following groups of factors includes something not known to cause

physiological dysfunction?

• abnormal immune response, excessive cold, infection by a pathogenic bacterium, reduced

oxygen supply

• abnormal immune response, excessive cold, infection by a pathogenic bacterium, vitamin

B12 deficiency

• abnormal immune response, excessive cold, infection by a pathogenic bacterium, alcohol

excess

• abnormal immune response, excessive cold, infection by a pathogenic bacterium, vitamin

D supplementation in older people

Ans: A 2 / 4

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Chapter 2: Health and disease in society

• Which of the following include the three key areas of public health practice?
• health improvement, service improvement, health disorders
• health protection, health disorders, service improvement
• health protection, health improvement, service improvement
• health disorders, health protection, health improvement

Ans: C

• What are the three key areas identified by WHO for promoting worldwide health?
• inequalities, challenges, health actions
• health actions, challenges, health disorders,
• health actions, health disorders, inequalities,
• inequalities, challenges, health disorders

Ans: D

• Which of the following is not one of the key elements for health promotion specified by

WHO?

• exercise
• health literacy
• healthy cities
• good governance for health

Ans: A

• Which of the following is not one of the three main patterns of distribution of infectious

diseases?

• epidemic
• pandemic 3 / 4

• subdemic
• endemic

Ans: C

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