ALU 201 EXAMS 2 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SET
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✔✔What do peptides produced by the pituitary gland regulate? - ✔✔Refer to page 277.
✔✔Describe how fructosamine and hemoglobin A1c are alike and how they differ. -
✔✔Refer to pages 290-291.
✔✔What are the characteristics of metabolic syndrome? - ✔✔Refer to page 293.
✔✔An inflammatory disorder of the spine that can also involve the peripheral joints is:
1. ankylosing spondylitis
2. reactive arthritis
3. polyarteritis nodosa
4. Raynaud's phenomenon - ✔✔Answer 1: ankylosing spondylitis (page 308)
✔✔All the following are types of vasculitis EXCEPT:
1. polyarteritis nodosa
2. granulomatosis with polyangiitis
3. temporal arteritis
4. granulomatous enteritis - ✔✔Answer 4: granulomatous enteritis (page 316)
✔✔Which of the following statements regarding systemic sclerosis is/are correct?
A. It is an autoimmune disease characterized by skin hardening.
B. It is effectively treated with penicillamine.
C. It can cause scarring and fibrosis in the lungs.
Answer Options:
1. A only is correct.
2. B only is correct.
3. A and C only are correct.
4. A, B, and C are correct. - ✔✔Answer 3: A and C are correct (pages 312-313)
, ✔✔Describe rheumatoid arthritis factors associated with a poor prognosis and the types
of treatment used for this disease. - ✔✔Refer to pages 306-307.
✔✔List the risk factors for primary osteoporosis and the preventative measures that can
be taken throughout one's life. - ✔✔Refer to pages 315-317.
✔✔A risk factor for the development of osteoporosis is:
1. older age
2. late menopause
3. vigorous physical activity
4. overweight - ✔✔Answer 1: older age (pages 316-317)
✔✔A 69-year-old male smoker was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis 17 years ago.
He has metatarsal-phalangeal joint involvement with minimal functional disability. His
serology testing has a high rheumatoid factor (RF) titer. Recent laboratory testing
indicated an abnormal C-reactive protein (CRP), low hemoglobin and hematocrit, and a
normal erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR).
The factor associated with the poorest prognosis for his rheumatoid arthritis is the:
1. abnormal CRP
2. high RF titer
3. diagnosis 17 years ago
4. low hemoglobin and hematocrit - ✔✔Answer 2: high RF titer (page 306)
✔✔What clinical features, genetic marker, and extra-articular manifestations are
commonly associated with ankylosing spondylitis? - ✔✔Refer to page 308.
✔✔Name the common domains used to diagnose systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
- ✔✔Refer to page 311.
✔✔What are typical types of rheumatic disease and spondyloarthropathies? What
criteria are used to diagnose and differentiate between these diseases? What lab tests
are used, and why are lab tests not always valuable in evaluating musculoskeletal
disorders? - ✔✔Refer to page 302 and pages 307-309.
✔✔One of the two most important measures of the severity of aortic stenosis is the:
1. grade of the murmur
2. degree of sclerosis
3. hypertrophy of the left ventricle
4. gradient across the valve - ✔✔Answer 4: gradient across the valve (page 333)
✔✔A transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) is used to assess all of the following
heart diseases EXCEPT:
1. endocarditis
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✔✔What do peptides produced by the pituitary gland regulate? - ✔✔Refer to page 277.
✔✔Describe how fructosamine and hemoglobin A1c are alike and how they differ. -
✔✔Refer to pages 290-291.
✔✔What are the characteristics of metabolic syndrome? - ✔✔Refer to page 293.
✔✔An inflammatory disorder of the spine that can also involve the peripheral joints is:
1. ankylosing spondylitis
2. reactive arthritis
3. polyarteritis nodosa
4. Raynaud's phenomenon - ✔✔Answer 1: ankylosing spondylitis (page 308)
✔✔All the following are types of vasculitis EXCEPT:
1. polyarteritis nodosa
2. granulomatosis with polyangiitis
3. temporal arteritis
4. granulomatous enteritis - ✔✔Answer 4: granulomatous enteritis (page 316)
✔✔Which of the following statements regarding systemic sclerosis is/are correct?
A. It is an autoimmune disease characterized by skin hardening.
B. It is effectively treated with penicillamine.
C. It can cause scarring and fibrosis in the lungs.
Answer Options:
1. A only is correct.
2. B only is correct.
3. A and C only are correct.
4. A, B, and C are correct. - ✔✔Answer 3: A and C are correct (pages 312-313)
, ✔✔Describe rheumatoid arthritis factors associated with a poor prognosis and the types
of treatment used for this disease. - ✔✔Refer to pages 306-307.
✔✔List the risk factors for primary osteoporosis and the preventative measures that can
be taken throughout one's life. - ✔✔Refer to pages 315-317.
✔✔A risk factor for the development of osteoporosis is:
1. older age
2. late menopause
3. vigorous physical activity
4. overweight - ✔✔Answer 1: older age (pages 316-317)
✔✔A 69-year-old male smoker was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis 17 years ago.
He has metatarsal-phalangeal joint involvement with minimal functional disability. His
serology testing has a high rheumatoid factor (RF) titer. Recent laboratory testing
indicated an abnormal C-reactive protein (CRP), low hemoglobin and hematocrit, and a
normal erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR).
The factor associated with the poorest prognosis for his rheumatoid arthritis is the:
1. abnormal CRP
2. high RF titer
3. diagnosis 17 years ago
4. low hemoglobin and hematocrit - ✔✔Answer 2: high RF titer (page 306)
✔✔What clinical features, genetic marker, and extra-articular manifestations are
commonly associated with ankylosing spondylitis? - ✔✔Refer to page 308.
✔✔Name the common domains used to diagnose systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
- ✔✔Refer to page 311.
✔✔What are typical types of rheumatic disease and spondyloarthropathies? What
criteria are used to diagnose and differentiate between these diseases? What lab tests
are used, and why are lab tests not always valuable in evaluating musculoskeletal
disorders? - ✔✔Refer to page 302 and pages 307-309.
✔✔One of the two most important measures of the severity of aortic stenosis is the:
1. grade of the murmur
2. degree of sclerosis
3. hypertrophy of the left ventricle
4. gradient across the valve - ✔✔Answer 4: gradient across the valve (page 333)
✔✔A transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) is used to assess all of the following
heart diseases EXCEPT:
1. endocarditis
