MEAS 242 FINAL EXAM 2025/2026
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS.
People who have had blistering sunburns at a young age are at greatest risk to develop: -
ANS melanoma
Examples of preventive treatments include all of the following EXCEPT: - ANS physical therapy
(they include the hem occult stool test, blood pressure screening, and breast mammograms)
Congenital means: - ANS born with
An example of triage, in general, is giving priority care to a patient who: - ANS complains of
crushing, radiating chest pain.
Nutrition administered through the enteral route includes which of the following methods? -
ANS gastrostomy
An example of an acute illness is: - ANS a sore throat
Leukemias and lymphomas are cancers of the: - ANS lymphatic tissue and blood-forming
organs.
All of the following neoplasms are malignant except: - ANS lipoma
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,An example of a congenital disease or disorder is: - ANS both cerebral palsy and Down
syndrome
Cachexia describes: - ANS an ill, thin individual.
What two types of cancer have a higher incidence in some families? - ANS colon and breast
The herpes simplex virus has been closely connected to cancer of the: - ANS cervix
The most definitive test used to diagnose a tumor is a: - ANS biopsy
Estrogen is used to treat: - ANS prostate cancer
All leukemias and lymphomas are malignant. - ANS true
Neoplasm is defined as: - ANS new growth
homeostasis - ANS state of sameness that the body strives to maintain
etiology - ANS cause
idiopathic - ANS unknown cause
predisposing - ANS risk factors
prognosis - ANS outcome
pathogen - ANS bacteria
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, Nosocomial - ANS Disease acquired from hospital environment
iatrogenic - ANS problem that arose is related to the prescribed treatment
prevalent - ANS occurs more frequently
Once the heart quits functioning, the person is considered brain dead. - ANS false
Tissue can be inflamed but not infected. - ANS true
Obesity has no effect on an individual's life span. - ANS false
Immunodeficiency is the immune response of the body being unable to defend itself due to a
decrease or absence of leukocytes, primarily lymphocytes. - ANS true
Pathologic fractures occur if the tumor has invaded the - ANS bone
Chromosomal and genetic abnormalities are always incompatible with life. - ANS false
The aging process is progressive and reversible. - ANS false
Ultraviolet light rays of the sun or tanning lights have an increased risk of causing the
development of basal cell cancer. - ANS true
Symptoms of inflammation include redness, pain, swelling, and warm to the touch. -
ANS true
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% PASS.
People who have had blistering sunburns at a young age are at greatest risk to develop: -
ANS melanoma
Examples of preventive treatments include all of the following EXCEPT: - ANS physical therapy
(they include the hem occult stool test, blood pressure screening, and breast mammograms)
Congenital means: - ANS born with
An example of triage, in general, is giving priority care to a patient who: - ANS complains of
crushing, radiating chest pain.
Nutrition administered through the enteral route includes which of the following methods? -
ANS gastrostomy
An example of an acute illness is: - ANS a sore throat
Leukemias and lymphomas are cancers of the: - ANS lymphatic tissue and blood-forming
organs.
All of the following neoplasms are malignant except: - ANS lipoma
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,An example of a congenital disease or disorder is: - ANS both cerebral palsy and Down
syndrome
Cachexia describes: - ANS an ill, thin individual.
What two types of cancer have a higher incidence in some families? - ANS colon and breast
The herpes simplex virus has been closely connected to cancer of the: - ANS cervix
The most definitive test used to diagnose a tumor is a: - ANS biopsy
Estrogen is used to treat: - ANS prostate cancer
All leukemias and lymphomas are malignant. - ANS true
Neoplasm is defined as: - ANS new growth
homeostasis - ANS state of sameness that the body strives to maintain
etiology - ANS cause
idiopathic - ANS unknown cause
predisposing - ANS risk factors
prognosis - ANS outcome
pathogen - ANS bacteria
2 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, Nosocomial - ANS Disease acquired from hospital environment
iatrogenic - ANS problem that arose is related to the prescribed treatment
prevalent - ANS occurs more frequently
Once the heart quits functioning, the person is considered brain dead. - ANS false
Tissue can be inflamed but not infected. - ANS true
Obesity has no effect on an individual's life span. - ANS false
Immunodeficiency is the immune response of the body being unable to defend itself due to a
decrease or absence of leukocytes, primarily lymphocytes. - ANS true
Pathologic fractures occur if the tumor has invaded the - ANS bone
Chromosomal and genetic abnormalities are always incompatible with life. - ANS false
The aging process is progressive and reversible. - ANS false
Ultraviolet light rays of the sun or tanning lights have an increased risk of causing the
development of basal cell cancer. - ANS true
Symptoms of inflammation include redness, pain, swelling, and warm to the touch. -
ANS true
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