PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 370 MIDTERM Exam Questions and Correct Answers 100%
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The stage during which the patient functions normally, although the disease processes are well
established is referred to as: - Subclinical
True or False: When the Cause is unknown, a condition is said to be idiopathic - True
Cancer grading is based on - Cell Differentiation
A patient has been exposed to meningococcal meningitis but is not yet demonstrating signs of
this disease. This stage of illness is called the ________ - Latent Stage
Breast cancer in women who have the breast cancer gene - occurs at an earlier age
Metaplasia is: - the replacement of one differentiated cell type with another
Which is not normally secreted in response to stress? - Insulin
After suffering a heart attack, a middle-aged man is counseled to take a cholesterol-lowering
medication. This is an example of: - Tertiary Prevention
Extreme cold injures cells by all the following except - decreased blood viscosity
, The effect of excessive cortisol production include - immune supression
A patient with metastatic lung cancer wants to know her chances for surival. Which response is
correct? - Lung cancer has about a 15% survival rate
Necrotic death of brain tissue usually produces _____ necrosis. - Liquefactive
Persistence of the alarm stage will ultimately result in - Permanent damage and death
Of the statements below, the accurate statement regarding nutrition and cellular health is -
Deficient cellular uptake by one cell type may contribute to excess nutrient delivery to
other cell types.
Coagulative necrosis is caused by - interrupted blood supply
The cellular change that is considered preneoplastic is - Dysplasia
The cellular response indicative of injury because of faulty metabolism is: - intracellular
accumulations
Many of the responses to stress are attributed to activation of the sympathetic nervous system
and are mediated by - norepinephrine
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The stage during which the patient functions normally, although the disease processes are well
established is referred to as: - Subclinical
True or False: When the Cause is unknown, a condition is said to be idiopathic - True
Cancer grading is based on - Cell Differentiation
A patient has been exposed to meningococcal meningitis but is not yet demonstrating signs of
this disease. This stage of illness is called the ________ - Latent Stage
Breast cancer in women who have the breast cancer gene - occurs at an earlier age
Metaplasia is: - the replacement of one differentiated cell type with another
Which is not normally secreted in response to stress? - Insulin
After suffering a heart attack, a middle-aged man is counseled to take a cholesterol-lowering
medication. This is an example of: - Tertiary Prevention
Extreme cold injures cells by all the following except - decreased blood viscosity
, The effect of excessive cortisol production include - immune supression
A patient with metastatic lung cancer wants to know her chances for surival. Which response is
correct? - Lung cancer has about a 15% survival rate
Necrotic death of brain tissue usually produces _____ necrosis. - Liquefactive
Persistence of the alarm stage will ultimately result in - Permanent damage and death
Of the statements below, the accurate statement regarding nutrition and cellular health is -
Deficient cellular uptake by one cell type may contribute to excess nutrient delivery to
other cell types.
Coagulative necrosis is caused by - interrupted blood supply
The cellular change that is considered preneoplastic is - Dysplasia
The cellular response indicative of injury because of faulty metabolism is: - intracellular
accumulations
Many of the responses to stress are attributed to activation of the sympathetic nervous system
and are mediated by - norepinephrine
