Applied Pathophysiology Chapter 5 Practice
Exam | Infection, Immunity & Inflammation |
Verified Q&A Complete and A+ Graded
5-1. You are looking to break the chain of infection by washing your hands frequently as you
provide care for patients. Which of the following links in the chain will be broken by this
activity?
a. Reservoir
b. Host
c. Portal of entry
d. Mode of transmission
d. Mode of transmission
5-2. Which of the following may make a person more susceptible to getting an infection?
a. Age between 6 and 46 years
b. Experiencing a surgery that is healing by primary intention
c. Final exams week
d. A functioning immune system
c. Final exams week
5-3. The feeling that “something is not quite right” is considered which stage in infection?
a. Point of infection with pathogen
b. Incubation
c. Prodrome
d. Acute symptoms
c. Prodrome
5-4. Which of the following clinical manifestations is not typically found with inflammation but is
more characteristic of a bacterial infection?
a. Purulent exudate
b. Redness and swelling at the site
c. Lymphadenopathy
d. Fever
, a. Purulent exudate
5-5. A white blood cell differential shows an increase in the number of monocytes and
macrophages in the blood. This typically means that:
a. This is a new infection
b. This is a chronic infection
c. This is a viral infection
d. The differential provides no useful information
b. This is a chronic infection
5-6. Given the mode of transmission for influenza, how would you break the chain of infection
and prevent spread?
a. Administer antibiotics as directed
b. Wash hands after toileting
c. Disinfect table surfaces in the room
d. Wear a mask
d. Wear a mask
5-7. Which of the following diagnostic tests would give information to the presence of a carrier-
state asymptomatic hepatitis B infection?
a. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)
b. Hepatitis B core antigen (HBcAg)
c. Prothrombin time (PTT)
d. There is no way to distinguish the different forms of hepatitis B
a. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)
5-8. What is the most likely complication of an untreated UTI?
a. Glomerulonephritis
b. Pyelonephritis
c. Fulminant UTI
d. Urethritis
Exam | Infection, Immunity & Inflammation |
Verified Q&A Complete and A+ Graded
5-1. You are looking to break the chain of infection by washing your hands frequently as you
provide care for patients. Which of the following links in the chain will be broken by this
activity?
a. Reservoir
b. Host
c. Portal of entry
d. Mode of transmission
d. Mode of transmission
5-2. Which of the following may make a person more susceptible to getting an infection?
a. Age between 6 and 46 years
b. Experiencing a surgery that is healing by primary intention
c. Final exams week
d. A functioning immune system
c. Final exams week
5-3. The feeling that “something is not quite right” is considered which stage in infection?
a. Point of infection with pathogen
b. Incubation
c. Prodrome
d. Acute symptoms
c. Prodrome
5-4. Which of the following clinical manifestations is not typically found with inflammation but is
more characteristic of a bacterial infection?
a. Purulent exudate
b. Redness and swelling at the site
c. Lymphadenopathy
d. Fever
, a. Purulent exudate
5-5. A white blood cell differential shows an increase in the number of monocytes and
macrophages in the blood. This typically means that:
a. This is a new infection
b. This is a chronic infection
c. This is a viral infection
d. The differential provides no useful information
b. This is a chronic infection
5-6. Given the mode of transmission for influenza, how would you break the chain of infection
and prevent spread?
a. Administer antibiotics as directed
b. Wash hands after toileting
c. Disinfect table surfaces in the room
d. Wear a mask
d. Wear a mask
5-7. Which of the following diagnostic tests would give information to the presence of a carrier-
state asymptomatic hepatitis B infection?
a. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)
b. Hepatitis B core antigen (HBcAg)
c. Prothrombin time (PTT)
d. There is no way to distinguish the different forms of hepatitis B
a. Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg)
5-8. What is the most likely complication of an untreated UTI?
a. Glomerulonephritis
b. Pyelonephritis
c. Fulminant UTI
d. Urethritis
