PATHO 370 REVIEW EXAMS UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔A 10-year-old boy has a metastatic lesion in the metaphysical region of the femur
that is referred to as
An osteoid osteoma
A giant cell tumor
An osteosarcoma
A chondroma - ✔✔An osteosarcoma
✔✔A client diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis. Which assessment data support this
diagnosis? (Select all that apply)
Lower back pain
18- year-old men
normal lordosis
pain lessens with rest
daily bouts of indigestion - ✔✔Lower back pain
18- year-old men
✔✔When viewed on x-ray, the bone has a linear fracture that occurs in a straight line
across the bone. Which term best describes this type of fracture?
transverse
spiral
,oblique
longitudinal - ✔✔transverse
✔✔Which is a risk factor for cerebral palsy?
high birth weight
post-term delivery
prenatal infection
genetic defects - ✔✔prenatal infection
✔✔What are the early signs of Parkinson's disease? (select all that apply)
Minimal blinking
Loss of facial expression
Drooling
Small writing
Monotone speech - ✔✔Minimal blinking
Loss of facial expression
✔✔Which forms of muscular dystrophy are X-linked?
Duchenne
Becker
Facioscapulohumeral
A combination of Becker and Duchenne - ✔✔Duchenne
✔✔A 60-year-old client reports pain in the knees. The client denies any previous
infection or pain in the spine. The assessment data support a diagnosis of
Rheumatic fever
Relter syndrome
Lyme Disease
Osteoarthirtis - ✔✔Osteoarthirtis
✔✔What is the most common site of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the bone?
Long bones
Hips
Ankles
Vertebral column - ✔✔Vertebral column
✔✔MACROvascular complications of diabetes mellitus are seen in
Ischemic cerebrovascular accidents
Retinopathy and nephropathy
Capillary basement membrane thickening
Hemorrhagic cerebrovascular accidents - ✔✔Ischemic cerebrovascular accidents
✔✔Microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus are seen in
Retinopathy and nephropathy
, Ischemic cerebrovascular accidents
Hemorrhagic cerebrovascular accidents
Damage to large blood vessels supplying the brain - ✔✔Retinopathy and nephropathy
✔✔Heartburn is most likely the consequence of which of the following? (select all that
apply)
The back flow of gastric contents into the esophagus
Stimulation of the esophageal sensory nerve endings
An esophageal spasm
A defect in the diaphragm
Portal hypertension - ✔✔The back flow of gastric contents into the esophagus
Stimulation of the esophageal sensory nerve endings
An esophageal spasm
✔✔Children who have midline craniocerebral defects, nystagmus, retinal abnormalities,
and other midline or mid facial abnormalities (e.g., cleft lip or palate) should be
evaluated for deficiencies in
T3 and t4 hormone
Parathyroid hormone
Corticosteroid hormones
Growth hormone - ✔✔Growth hormone
✔✔At present, universal vaccination of children is recommended for (select all that
apply)
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis D
Hepatitis E - ✔✔Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
✔✔Which characteristic is found in the condition of cholelithiasis (gallstones)?
The presence of gallstones universally creates colicky symptoms
Gallstones can be treated only through surgery
Gallstones are twice as frequent in women as in men
Asians are at highest risk for gallstones - ✔✔Gallstones are twice as frequent in women
as in men
✔✔Most gallstones among patients in the United State are formed from:
a. Pigment polymers
b. Calcium
c. Cholesterol
d. Sulfur - ✔✔c. Cholesterol
✔✔Regarding both acute and chronic cholecystitis, which statement is true?
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔A 10-year-old boy has a metastatic lesion in the metaphysical region of the femur
that is referred to as
An osteoid osteoma
A giant cell tumor
An osteosarcoma
A chondroma - ✔✔An osteosarcoma
✔✔A client diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis. Which assessment data support this
diagnosis? (Select all that apply)
Lower back pain
18- year-old men
normal lordosis
pain lessens with rest
daily bouts of indigestion - ✔✔Lower back pain
18- year-old men
✔✔When viewed on x-ray, the bone has a linear fracture that occurs in a straight line
across the bone. Which term best describes this type of fracture?
transverse
spiral
,oblique
longitudinal - ✔✔transverse
✔✔Which is a risk factor for cerebral palsy?
high birth weight
post-term delivery
prenatal infection
genetic defects - ✔✔prenatal infection
✔✔What are the early signs of Parkinson's disease? (select all that apply)
Minimal blinking
Loss of facial expression
Drooling
Small writing
Monotone speech - ✔✔Minimal blinking
Loss of facial expression
✔✔Which forms of muscular dystrophy are X-linked?
Duchenne
Becker
Facioscapulohumeral
A combination of Becker and Duchenne - ✔✔Duchenne
✔✔A 60-year-old client reports pain in the knees. The client denies any previous
infection or pain in the spine. The assessment data support a diagnosis of
Rheumatic fever
Relter syndrome
Lyme Disease
Osteoarthirtis - ✔✔Osteoarthirtis
✔✔What is the most common site of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the bone?
Long bones
Hips
Ankles
Vertebral column - ✔✔Vertebral column
✔✔MACROvascular complications of diabetes mellitus are seen in
Ischemic cerebrovascular accidents
Retinopathy and nephropathy
Capillary basement membrane thickening
Hemorrhagic cerebrovascular accidents - ✔✔Ischemic cerebrovascular accidents
✔✔Microvascular complications of diabetes mellitus are seen in
Retinopathy and nephropathy
, Ischemic cerebrovascular accidents
Hemorrhagic cerebrovascular accidents
Damage to large blood vessels supplying the brain - ✔✔Retinopathy and nephropathy
✔✔Heartburn is most likely the consequence of which of the following? (select all that
apply)
The back flow of gastric contents into the esophagus
Stimulation of the esophageal sensory nerve endings
An esophageal spasm
A defect in the diaphragm
Portal hypertension - ✔✔The back flow of gastric contents into the esophagus
Stimulation of the esophageal sensory nerve endings
An esophageal spasm
✔✔Children who have midline craniocerebral defects, nystagmus, retinal abnormalities,
and other midline or mid facial abnormalities (e.g., cleft lip or palate) should be
evaluated for deficiencies in
T3 and t4 hormone
Parathyroid hormone
Corticosteroid hormones
Growth hormone - ✔✔Growth hormone
✔✔At present, universal vaccination of children is recommended for (select all that
apply)
Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
Hepatitis C
Hepatitis D
Hepatitis E - ✔✔Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B
✔✔Which characteristic is found in the condition of cholelithiasis (gallstones)?
The presence of gallstones universally creates colicky symptoms
Gallstones can be treated only through surgery
Gallstones are twice as frequent in women as in men
Asians are at highest risk for gallstones - ✔✔Gallstones are twice as frequent in women
as in men
✔✔Most gallstones among patients in the United State are formed from:
a. Pigment polymers
b. Calcium
c. Cholesterol
d. Sulfur - ✔✔c. Cholesterol
✔✔Regarding both acute and chronic cholecystitis, which statement is true?
