MEAS 242 Final Review (Answered) Verified
Solution
Examples of preventive treatments include all of the following EXCEPT:
physical therapy
An example of an acute illness is:
a sore throat
Congenital means:
born with
An example of a congenital disease or disorder is:
both cerebral palsy and Down syndrome
An example of triage, in general, is giving priority care to a patient who:
complains of crushing, radiating chest pain.
Nutrition administered through the enteral route includes which of the following
methods?
gastrostomy
Cachexia describes:
an ill, thin individual
All of the following neoplasms are malignant except:
lipoma
Estrogen is used to treat:
prostate cancer
People who have had blistering sunburns at a young age are at greatest risk to
develop:
melanoma
The herpes simplex virus has been closely connected to cancer of the:
cervix
What two types of cancer have a higher incidence in some families?
colon and breast
The most definitive test used to diagnose a tumor is a:
biopsy
Pathologic fractures occur if the tumor has invaded the
bone
Neoplasm is defined as:
new growth
Leukemias and lymphomas are cancers of the:
lymphatic tissue and blood-forming organs
What effect do steroids have on the healing process?
inhibits healing
What organ is frequently affected by adhesions?
intestine
The leading cause of death in the world is:
infection
Examples of common fungal infections include all of the following EXCEPT:
malaria
Examples of an abscess include all of the following EXCEPT:
, an ulcer
Which of the following is second only to HIV as a major public health threat?
community acquired MRSA
homeostasis
state of sameness that the body strives to maintain
syndrome
down
etiology
cause
idiopathic
unknown
predisposing
risk factors
prognosis
outcome
pathogen
bacteria
nosocomial
disease acquired from hospital environment
iatrogenic
problem that arose is related to the prescribed treatment
prevalent
occurs more frequently
True/False? Chromosomal and genetic abnormalities are always incompatible
with life.
False
True/False? Tissue can be inflamed but not infected.
True
True/False? Obesity has no effect on an individual's life span.
False
True/False? Immunodeficiency is the immune response of the body being unable
to defend itself due to a decrease or absence of leukocytes, primarily
lymphocytes.
True
True/False? The aging process is progressive and reversible.
False
True/False? Once the heart quits functioning, the person is considered brain
dead.
False
True/False? Symptoms of inflammation include redness, pain, swelling, and warm
to the touch.
True
True/False? An example of a hyperplasia is a skin callus on the foot.
True
True/False? Cancer at the in situ stage cannot be avoided by surgical removal.
False
Solution
Examples of preventive treatments include all of the following EXCEPT:
physical therapy
An example of an acute illness is:
a sore throat
Congenital means:
born with
An example of a congenital disease or disorder is:
both cerebral palsy and Down syndrome
An example of triage, in general, is giving priority care to a patient who:
complains of crushing, radiating chest pain.
Nutrition administered through the enteral route includes which of the following
methods?
gastrostomy
Cachexia describes:
an ill, thin individual
All of the following neoplasms are malignant except:
lipoma
Estrogen is used to treat:
prostate cancer
People who have had blistering sunburns at a young age are at greatest risk to
develop:
melanoma
The herpes simplex virus has been closely connected to cancer of the:
cervix
What two types of cancer have a higher incidence in some families?
colon and breast
The most definitive test used to diagnose a tumor is a:
biopsy
Pathologic fractures occur if the tumor has invaded the
bone
Neoplasm is defined as:
new growth
Leukemias and lymphomas are cancers of the:
lymphatic tissue and blood-forming organs
What effect do steroids have on the healing process?
inhibits healing
What organ is frequently affected by adhesions?
intestine
The leading cause of death in the world is:
infection
Examples of common fungal infections include all of the following EXCEPT:
malaria
Examples of an abscess include all of the following EXCEPT:
, an ulcer
Which of the following is second only to HIV as a major public health threat?
community acquired MRSA
homeostasis
state of sameness that the body strives to maintain
syndrome
down
etiology
cause
idiopathic
unknown
predisposing
risk factors
prognosis
outcome
pathogen
bacteria
nosocomial
disease acquired from hospital environment
iatrogenic
problem that arose is related to the prescribed treatment
prevalent
occurs more frequently
True/False? Chromosomal and genetic abnormalities are always incompatible
with life.
False
True/False? Tissue can be inflamed but not infected.
True
True/False? Obesity has no effect on an individual's life span.
False
True/False? Immunodeficiency is the immune response of the body being unable
to defend itself due to a decrease or absence of leukocytes, primarily
lymphocytes.
True
True/False? The aging process is progressive and reversible.
False
True/False? Once the heart quits functioning, the person is considered brain
dead.
False
True/False? Symptoms of inflammation include redness, pain, swelling, and warm
to the touch.
True
True/False? An example of a hyperplasia is a skin callus on the foot.
True
True/False? Cancer at the in situ stage cannot be avoided by surgical removal.
False
