SCI225 / SCI 225: Pathophysiology
Midterm Exam Guide – Nightingale
| Latest Update
Question:
What term is used to describe cancer that extends to organs or tissues
distant from the original site of origin
Answer:
Metastasis
Question:
What is the leading cause of death in developed countries?
Answer:
Cancer
,Question:
What would you expect to occur when a patients cancer is caused by
mutations of a proto-oncogene?
Answer:
increased cell division
Question:
A patient is experiencing leukopenia from cancer and chemotherapy
treatment. Which condition should you assess for in This patient
Answer:
Infection
Question:
Malignant tumors have a tendency to
Answer:
invade surrounding tissues; they also grow rapidly and have a tendency to
metastasize
,Question:
For metastasis to occur, tumor cells must be capable of
Answer:
surviving in the bloodstream
Question:
What is the primary cause of cervical cancer
Answer:
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
Question:
The development of sensory and motor symptoms in multiple sclerosis is
caused by
Answer:
immunologic and inflammatory demyelination of central nervous system
neurons.
Question:
subdural hematomas
Answer:
bleeding between the dura mater and the brain
, Question:
autonomic hyperreflexia is caused by
Answer:
stimulation of sensory/pain receptors below the level of the spinal cord
lesion
Question:
What usually causes encephalitis
Answer:
viral infection
Question:
Most forms of focal brain injury are associated with increased
Answer:
brain swelling
Question:
ALS is caused by
Answer:
degeneration of lower and upper motor neurons
Midterm Exam Guide – Nightingale
| Latest Update
Question:
What term is used to describe cancer that extends to organs or tissues
distant from the original site of origin
Answer:
Metastasis
Question:
What is the leading cause of death in developed countries?
Answer:
Cancer
,Question:
What would you expect to occur when a patients cancer is caused by
mutations of a proto-oncogene?
Answer:
increased cell division
Question:
A patient is experiencing leukopenia from cancer and chemotherapy
treatment. Which condition should you assess for in This patient
Answer:
Infection
Question:
Malignant tumors have a tendency to
Answer:
invade surrounding tissues; they also grow rapidly and have a tendency to
metastasize
,Question:
For metastasis to occur, tumor cells must be capable of
Answer:
surviving in the bloodstream
Question:
What is the primary cause of cervical cancer
Answer:
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV)
Question:
The development of sensory and motor symptoms in multiple sclerosis is
caused by
Answer:
immunologic and inflammatory demyelination of central nervous system
neurons.
Question:
subdural hematomas
Answer:
bleeding between the dura mater and the brain
, Question:
autonomic hyperreflexia is caused by
Answer:
stimulation of sensory/pain receptors below the level of the spinal cord
lesion
Question:
What usually causes encephalitis
Answer:
viral infection
Question:
Most forms of focal brain injury are associated with increased
Answer:
brain swelling
Question:
ALS is caused by
Answer:
degeneration of lower and upper motor neurons
