MIDTERM PATHO 370 Test| Questions and
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.d. urban pollutants. - ✔c
The nurse is swabbing a patient's throat to test for streptococcal pharyngitis. The nurse must
understand that tests such as this differ in the probability that they will be positive for a
condition when applied to a person with the condition; this probability is termed sensitivity.
true or false? - ✔true
After surgery to remove a lung tumor, your patient is scheduled for chemotherapy, which will
a. kill rapidly dividing cells.
b. have minimal side effects.
c. selectively kill tumor cells.
d. stimulate immune cells to fight the cancer. - ✔a
The primary adaptive purpose of the substances produced in the alarm stage is
a. energy and repair.
,b. invoke resting state.
c. produce exhaustion.
d. set a new baseline steady-state. - ✔a
Persistence of the alarm stage will ultimately result
in a. stress reduction.
b. permanent damage and death.
c. movement into the resistance stage.
d. exhaustion of the sympathetic nervous system. - ✔b
The effect of stress on the immune system
a. is unknown.
b. has been demonstrated to be non-existent in studies.
c. most often involves enhancement of the immune system.
d. may involve enhancement or impairment the immune system. - ✔d
Aldosterone may increase during stress, leading
to (Select all that apply.)
a. decreased urinary output.
b. increased blood potassium.
c. increased sodium retention.
d. increased blood volume.
e. decreased blood pressure. - ✔a c d
Chronic activation of stress hormones can lead to
(Select all that apply.)
, a. cardiovascular disease.
b. depression.
c. impaired cognitive function.
d. autoimmune disease.
e. overactive immune function. - ✔a b c d
Events which occur during the alarm stage of the stress response include secretion
of (Select all that apply.)
a. catecholamines.
b. ACTH
c. glucocorticoids.
d. immune cytokines.
e. TSH. - ✔a b c d
An increase in organ size and function caused by increased workload is termed
a. atrophy.
b. hypertrophy.
c. metaplasia
d. inflammation. - ✔b
The cellular response indicative of injury because of faulty metabolism is
a. hydropic swelling.
b. lactate production.
c. metaplasia.
d. intracellular accumulations - ✔d
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.d. urban pollutants. - ✔c
The nurse is swabbing a patient's throat to test for streptococcal pharyngitis. The nurse must
understand that tests such as this differ in the probability that they will be positive for a
condition when applied to a person with the condition; this probability is termed sensitivity.
true or false? - ✔true
After surgery to remove a lung tumor, your patient is scheduled for chemotherapy, which will
a. kill rapidly dividing cells.
b. have minimal side effects.
c. selectively kill tumor cells.
d. stimulate immune cells to fight the cancer. - ✔a
The primary adaptive purpose of the substances produced in the alarm stage is
a. energy and repair.
,b. invoke resting state.
c. produce exhaustion.
d. set a new baseline steady-state. - ✔a
Persistence of the alarm stage will ultimately result
in a. stress reduction.
b. permanent damage and death.
c. movement into the resistance stage.
d. exhaustion of the sympathetic nervous system. - ✔b
The effect of stress on the immune system
a. is unknown.
b. has been demonstrated to be non-existent in studies.
c. most often involves enhancement of the immune system.
d. may involve enhancement or impairment the immune system. - ✔d
Aldosterone may increase during stress, leading
to (Select all that apply.)
a. decreased urinary output.
b. increased blood potassium.
c. increased sodium retention.
d. increased blood volume.
e. decreased blood pressure. - ✔a c d
Chronic activation of stress hormones can lead to
(Select all that apply.)
, a. cardiovascular disease.
b. depression.
c. impaired cognitive function.
d. autoimmune disease.
e. overactive immune function. - ✔a b c d
Events which occur during the alarm stage of the stress response include secretion
of (Select all that apply.)
a. catecholamines.
b. ACTH
c. glucocorticoids.
d. immune cytokines.
e. TSH. - ✔a b c d
An increase in organ size and function caused by increased workload is termed
a. atrophy.
b. hypertrophy.
c. metaplasia
d. inflammation. - ✔b
The cellular response indicative of injury because of faulty metabolism is
a. hydropic swelling.
b. lactate production.
c. metaplasia.
d. intracellular accumulations - ✔d
