Exam Questions with Correct
Answers.
Infectious diseases are caused by microscopic organisms, including - Answer Bacteria, Fungi,
Parasites
Pathology is: - Answer study of disease
Etiology of a disease means the: - Answer Study of cause
To prevent the spread of disease: - Answer Keep your hands clean
If a person has a predisposing factor to a condition it means: - Answer a person is more
susceptible to a disease
Which of the following would be included in a medical history? - Answer Interviewing the
patient about his family medical profile, medical symptoms, surgeries, injuries, and treatments
A physical examination would include which of the following? - Answer Auscultation,
palpation, and percussion
A chronic disease usually has which of the following elements? - Answer It persists for a long
period of time, often for the individual's entire lifetime.
Which of the following is an example of a complication of a condition or disease? - Answer A
patient after surgery develops an infection
Types of treatments for diseases or conditions might include: - Answer Surgery
Holistic medicine refers to: - Answer Caring for the whole person
Acute - Answer Sudden onset disease
Chronic - Answer Long-term condition
, Remission - Answer Symptoms diminished or temporarily resolved
Exacerbation - Answer worsening of symptoms
Prognosis - Answer Predicted or expected outcome of the disease
The predicted or expected outcome of a disease is called the - Answer Prognosis
A condition that is short term with a sudden onset is called - Answer acute
A disease that lasts for a long or extended period of time is considered - Answer Chronic
A time when symptoms are diminished or temporarily resolved is called - Answer remission
Statistics that state how many people might die from a disease are called - Answer Mortality
rates
____are defined as the study of standards of conduct and moral judgment. - Answer Medical
Ethics
The concept where the whole person rather than just the physical being is considered is known
as - Answer Holistic medicine
The growth pattern of cancer cells is considered - Answer haphazard
Diseases caused by an abnormality of an individual's genetic makeup can be classified in which
of the following categories? - Answer Hereditary
Poison, as a cause of disease, would fall into which of the following categories? - Answer
Trauma
Adenomas, carcinomas, and sarcomas are examples of: - Answer hyperplasia and neoplasms
Which of the following statements best describes antigens? - Answer Harmful substances
Antibodies are produced by which of the following? - Answer Lymphocytes