Test Bank For Goulds Pathophysiology for the Health
Professions 7th Edition VanMeter and Hubert Chapter 1-28 /
9780323792882 / All Chapters with Answers and Rationals
The potential unwanted, usually damaging outcomes of a primary condition or disease, such as
paralysis following recovery from a stroke, are referred to as: - ANSWER: Sequelae
The maintaining of a relatively stable internal environment by the body is called: - ANSWER:
Homeostasis
An area of dead cells resulting from a lack of oxygen, where the function of the tissue or organ may be
lost, is called a(n): - ANSWER: Infarction
The study of the physiologic (functional) changes as a result of a disease process is: - ANSWER:
Pathophysiology
The number of new cases of a disease in a given population noted within a stated time period
indicates the __________________ of a disease. - ANSWER: incidence
The term used to refer to undifferentiated cells that have variable nuclei and cell structures and is the
basis for grading a tumor is: - ANSWER: Anaplasia
A factor that can trigger an acute episode of a condition or disease is referred to as a(n): - ANSWER:
Precipitating factor
Neoplasm means "new growth" and is commonly called a: - ANSWER: Tumor
_______________________ indicate(s) a high risk for the development of a certain disease or
condition but not the certain development of the disease. - ANSWER: Predisposing factors
Prevention of a disease is linked to both the _______________________________ for a specific
disease. - ANSWER: etiology and predisposing factors
Renal failure or the excessive loss of bicarbonate through severe diarrhea can result in the body pH
imbalance referred to as: - ANSWER: Metabolic acidosis
Hypokalemia can cause an irregular, abnormal cardiac rhythm referred to as: - ANSWER:
Dysrhythmias
Typical causes of dehydration include vomiting, excessive sweating, use of concentrated supplements,
and: - ANSWER: Diabetic ketoacidosis
Two thirds of the water in humans is contained in this fluid compartment: - ANSWER: Intracellular
Decrease in bone density, especially in weight-bearing areas, and depression of neuromuscular
activity are typical symptoms of the electrolyte imbalance referred to as: - ANSWER: Hypercalcemia
Drugs that cause increased excretion of water through the kidneys and urine production are classified
as: - ANSWER: Diuretics
Hypoparathyroidism and malabsorption with effects such as tetany are characteristic of the
electrolyte imbalance referred to as: - ANSWER: Hypocalcemia
, Hyperventilation as a result of high anxiety or high fever may result in a pH imbalance referred to as: -
ANSWER: Respiratory alkalosis
The condition of high serum potassium levels as a result of renal failure is referred to as: - ANSWER:
Hyperkalemia
Low sodium levels that may be caused by excessive sweating, vomiting, or diarrhea is a condition
referred to as: - ANSWER: Hyponatremia
Pain that lasts several months, often doesn't respond to pain therapy, and often has an unknown
cause is referred to as: - ANSWER: Chronic pain
Unmyelinated fibers that are involved in the transmission of chronic pain and thus transmit pain
impulses slowly are: - ANSWER: C fibers
Pain that originates in the skin, bone, or muscles and is conducted by sensory fibers is called: -
ANSWER: Somatic pain
Nociceptors are: - ANSWER: Free sensory nerve endings
The level of stimulation required to perceive pain is called the pain: - ANSWER: Threshold
A type of general anesthesia where the patient can respond to commands but is unaware of the
procedure and does not experience any discomfort is called: - ANSWER: neuroleptanesia
Myelinated nerve fibers that rapidly transmit acute pain information from the sensory fibers to the
central nervous system are: - ANSWER: A Delta fibers
The tract in the spinothalamic bundle that carries slower impulses for chronic or dull pain is the: -
ANSWER: Paleospinothalamic tract
The system that informs the brain of incoming pain stimuli is the: - ANSWER: Reticular activating
system
Pain that originates in the organs and is conducted by sympathetic fibers is called: - ANSWER: Visceral
pain
First-aid directives for injury-related inflammation often recommends this four-step approach: -
ANSWER: Rest, ice, compression, elevation
When scar tissue restricts the range of movement in a joint, which may eventually result in fixation or
a deformity of the joint, this is referred to as: - ANSWER: A contracture
The growth of children is often affected during the acute phase of burn recovery due to - ANSWER:
Compromised metabolic needs
A small nodular area of cells and/or debris that forms in injured tissue that becomes chronically
inflamed is called: - ANSWER: A granuloma
When leukocytes move in the direction of a chemical stimulus to the inflammation site, this process is
called: - ANSWER: Chemotaxis
This group of drugs consists of natural or synthetic steroids (such as hydrocortisone) that are
extensively used in the treatment of various inflammatory disorders but that also have significant
undesirable side effects such as promoting osteoporosis. - ANSWER: Glucocorticoids
Professions 7th Edition VanMeter and Hubert Chapter 1-28 /
9780323792882 / All Chapters with Answers and Rationals
The potential unwanted, usually damaging outcomes of a primary condition or disease, such as
paralysis following recovery from a stroke, are referred to as: - ANSWER: Sequelae
The maintaining of a relatively stable internal environment by the body is called: - ANSWER:
Homeostasis
An area of dead cells resulting from a lack of oxygen, where the function of the tissue or organ may be
lost, is called a(n): - ANSWER: Infarction
The study of the physiologic (functional) changes as a result of a disease process is: - ANSWER:
Pathophysiology
The number of new cases of a disease in a given population noted within a stated time period
indicates the __________________ of a disease. - ANSWER: incidence
The term used to refer to undifferentiated cells that have variable nuclei and cell structures and is the
basis for grading a tumor is: - ANSWER: Anaplasia
A factor that can trigger an acute episode of a condition or disease is referred to as a(n): - ANSWER:
Precipitating factor
Neoplasm means "new growth" and is commonly called a: - ANSWER: Tumor
_______________________ indicate(s) a high risk for the development of a certain disease or
condition but not the certain development of the disease. - ANSWER: Predisposing factors
Prevention of a disease is linked to both the _______________________________ for a specific
disease. - ANSWER: etiology and predisposing factors
Renal failure or the excessive loss of bicarbonate through severe diarrhea can result in the body pH
imbalance referred to as: - ANSWER: Metabolic acidosis
Hypokalemia can cause an irregular, abnormal cardiac rhythm referred to as: - ANSWER:
Dysrhythmias
Typical causes of dehydration include vomiting, excessive sweating, use of concentrated supplements,
and: - ANSWER: Diabetic ketoacidosis
Two thirds of the water in humans is contained in this fluid compartment: - ANSWER: Intracellular
Decrease in bone density, especially in weight-bearing areas, and depression of neuromuscular
activity are typical symptoms of the electrolyte imbalance referred to as: - ANSWER: Hypercalcemia
Drugs that cause increased excretion of water through the kidneys and urine production are classified
as: - ANSWER: Diuretics
Hypoparathyroidism and malabsorption with effects such as tetany are characteristic of the
electrolyte imbalance referred to as: - ANSWER: Hypocalcemia
, Hyperventilation as a result of high anxiety or high fever may result in a pH imbalance referred to as: -
ANSWER: Respiratory alkalosis
The condition of high serum potassium levels as a result of renal failure is referred to as: - ANSWER:
Hyperkalemia
Low sodium levels that may be caused by excessive sweating, vomiting, or diarrhea is a condition
referred to as: - ANSWER: Hyponatremia
Pain that lasts several months, often doesn't respond to pain therapy, and often has an unknown
cause is referred to as: - ANSWER: Chronic pain
Unmyelinated fibers that are involved in the transmission of chronic pain and thus transmit pain
impulses slowly are: - ANSWER: C fibers
Pain that originates in the skin, bone, or muscles and is conducted by sensory fibers is called: -
ANSWER: Somatic pain
Nociceptors are: - ANSWER: Free sensory nerve endings
The level of stimulation required to perceive pain is called the pain: - ANSWER: Threshold
A type of general anesthesia where the patient can respond to commands but is unaware of the
procedure and does not experience any discomfort is called: - ANSWER: neuroleptanesia
Myelinated nerve fibers that rapidly transmit acute pain information from the sensory fibers to the
central nervous system are: - ANSWER: A Delta fibers
The tract in the spinothalamic bundle that carries slower impulses for chronic or dull pain is the: -
ANSWER: Paleospinothalamic tract
The system that informs the brain of incoming pain stimuli is the: - ANSWER: Reticular activating
system
Pain that originates in the organs and is conducted by sympathetic fibers is called: - ANSWER: Visceral
pain
First-aid directives for injury-related inflammation often recommends this four-step approach: -
ANSWER: Rest, ice, compression, elevation
When scar tissue restricts the range of movement in a joint, which may eventually result in fixation or
a deformity of the joint, this is referred to as: - ANSWER: A contracture
The growth of children is often affected during the acute phase of burn recovery due to - ANSWER:
Compromised metabolic needs
A small nodular area of cells and/or debris that forms in injured tissue that becomes chronically
inflamed is called: - ANSWER: A granuloma
When leukocytes move in the direction of a chemical stimulus to the inflammation site, this process is
called: - ANSWER: Chemotaxis
This group of drugs consists of natural or synthetic steroids (such as hydrocortisone) that are
extensively used in the treatment of various inflammatory disorders but that also have significant
undesirable side effects such as promoting osteoporosis. - ANSWER: Glucocorticoids
