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This document contains the complete questions and verified answers for the MEAS 242 Final Exam. It covers topics including melanoma risk factors, preventive health screenings, congenital disorders, triage principles, enteral nutrition, acute illnesses, hematologic cancers, neoplasm classification, and cachexia. Each question is accompanied by a detailed explanation to support learning and exam preparation. Organized in clear question-and-answer format, this material is ideal for medical assisting students, healthcare trainees, and allied health professionals preparing for final exams or competency assessments.

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MEAS 242 Final Exam Questions and
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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.




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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


An example of a congenital disease or disorder is:

Ans: both cerebral palsy and Down syndrome


Cachexia describes:

Ans: an ill, thin individual.




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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

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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


Nosocomial

Ans: Disease acquired from hospital environment

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