MBLEX – Pathology Exam Questions With Correct Answers

MBLEX – Pathology Exam Questions
With Correct Answers

One function of inflammation in the body is to:
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Heal damaged tissue
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Heal emotional trauma
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Release estrogen |




Release oxytocin - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Heal damaged tissue
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A condition existing before birth, at birth, or during the first month of
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life and characterized by structural deformities that involve
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abnormalities in, or damage to, a developing fetus or baby are called:
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Fetus defective syndrome
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Metabolic diseases |




Congenital defects |




Disability disorders - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Congenital defects
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Any disease resulting from an insufficient supply of vitamins, nutrients,
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calories, proteins, essential amino acids, or other elements necessary
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for health is generally referred to as:
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Deficiency disease |

,Infectious diseases |




Metabolic disease |




Congenital diseases - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Deficiency disease
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One cause of inflammation is:
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Invasion of foreign bodies
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Halitosis
Cardio training
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Overeating - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Invasion of foreign bodies
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A disease that does not have a known cause is called:
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Pandemic
Idiopathic
Etiologic
Pathogenic - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Idiopathic
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A prediction of the probable course and outcome of the disease based
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on the condition of the patient and the doctor's knowledge of the
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disease is referred to as a:
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Pharmacology
Prognosis
Etiology

,Idiopathy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Prognosis
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What are symptoms?
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Objective indicators of disease
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Causative agents of disease | | |




Subjective experiences of disease
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Factors that predispose a person to disease - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
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Subjective experiences of disease
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The general timeframe for acute inflammation is:
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Usually 1 month
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Usually 48-72 hours
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Usually 2 weeks
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Usually 24 hours - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Usually 48-72 hours
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What is another name for risk factors?
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Systemic factors |




Pandemic factors |




Idiopathic factors |




Predisposing factors - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Predisposing factors
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, The general timeframe for subacute inflammation is:
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Initial injury to 24 hours
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Up to eight weeks
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Up to six months
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Initial injury to 72 hours - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Up to eight weeks
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Severe hypoglycemia that is associated with the presence of excessive
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insulin in the system and, if left untreated, may result in convulsions and
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|progressive development of coma is called:
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Insulin shock |




Progressive hypoglycemia |




Glycemic shock |




Convulsive coma - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Insulin shock
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Reduced pain sensitivity is a common effect of:
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Antidiabetic medications |




Antitussive medications |




Over-the-counter analgesic medications | |




Expectorant medications - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-Over-the-counter
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analgesic medications |




Massage is contraindicated for this situation:
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