MIDTERM PATHO 370
1.1 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.: c
2. 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: b
3.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.: b
4.what clinical course would you see SIGNS & SYMPTOMS?: PRODROMAL
5.A disease that is native to a particular region is called
a.epidemic.
b.endemic.
c.pandemic.
d.ethnographic.: b
6.C.Q. was recently exposed to group A hemolytic Streptococcus and sub- sequently 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.: c
7.The stage during which the patient functions normally, although the dis- ease processes are well established, is referred as
a.latent.
b.subclinical.
c.prodromal.
d.convalescence.: b
8.When the cause is unknown, a condition is said to be idiopathic
a.true
b.false: a
9.primary level of prevention: prevention before you ever have a disease; immu- nization
10.Many of the responses to stress are attributed to activation of the sym- pathetic nervous system and are mediated by?
a.norepinephrine.
b.cortisol.
c.glucagon.
d.ACTH.: a
11.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.: d
12.Selye's three phases of the stress response include all the following except?
a.allostasis.
b.resistance.
c.alarm.
d.exhaustion.: a
13.All the following stress-induced hormones increase blood glucose ex- cept?
a.aldosterone.
1.1 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.: c
2. 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: b
3.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.: b
4.what clinical course would you see SIGNS & SYMPTOMS?: PRODROMAL
5.A disease that is native to a particular region is called
a.epidemic.
b.endemic.
c.pandemic.
d.ethnographic.: b
6.C.Q. was recently exposed to group A hemolytic Streptococcus and sub- sequently 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.: c
7.The stage during which the patient functions normally, although the dis- ease processes are well established, is referred as
a.latent.
b.subclinical.
c.prodromal.
d.convalescence.: b
8.When the cause is unknown, a condition is said to be idiopathic
a.true
b.false: a
9.primary level of prevention: prevention before you ever have a disease; immu- nization
10.Many of the responses to stress are attributed to activation of the sym- pathetic nervous system and are mediated by?
a.norepinephrine.
b.cortisol.
c.glucagon.
d.ACTH.: a
11.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.: d
12.Selye's three phases of the stress response include all the following except?
a.allostasis.
b.resistance.
c.alarm.
d.exhaustion.: a
13.All the following stress-induced hormones increase blood glucose ex- cept?
a.aldosterone.
