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NWHSU PDX Midterm Exam
Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
The face looks mask-like and the musculature appears hypertonic. What are
you thinking?
✓ Parkinson's Disease
Describe the three different body types?
✓ Endomorph - Heavy set
✓ Mesomorph - Muscular
✓ Ectomorph - Skinny
Define endogenous obesity and what may cause it?
✓ - It is obesity caused by metabolic or endocrine factors
✓ - May be caused by Cushing's Syndrome
Severe weight loss from debilitating disease is called?
✓ Cachexia
Sunken or drooping eyelids, a wasting temporalis muscle are symptoms of?
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✓ Cachexia
Constipation, amenorrhea and a preoccupation with food are all signs of
what disorder?
✓ Anorexia Nervosa
Truncal obesity, Buffalo hump and a moon face are indications of?
✓ Cushing's Disease
Name a disease caused by to much cortisol?
✓ Cushing's Disease
A person exhibiting large hands, a big jaw, and face may be afflicted with?
✓ Acromegaly
The loss of the lateral 1/3 of the eyebrows may indicate?
✓ Hypothyroid
Puffy facies, non-pitting edema, crusty skin, and thinning hair indicate?
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✓ Hypothyroid
Upon oral examination, a kid presents with bilaterally swollen parotid glands.
What's the deal?
✓ The little rascal has the Mumps
An adult has a pituitary tumor that is creating too much GH, what may this
indicate?
✓ Acromegaly
The patient presents with marked swelling around the eyes and they look like
slits and protein is found in the urine. What could be the problem?
✓ Nephrotic Syndrome
Define Halitosis
✓ Really Bad Breath caused by poor hygiene, infection or GERD
Define Fetid Breath
✓ Rotten Breath associated with necrotic lung tissue
Define Fetor Hepaticus
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✓ Sweet musty odor associated with severe liver disease
Define the odor from Ketones
✓ - Sweet smelling breath, Fruity odor (rotten apples) associated with
ketosis
✓ - Indicates possible acidosis or diabetes
Define Ammoniacal Urine
✓ - Urine smells like ammonia
✓ - Associated with Urinary tract infection
What are some reasons (other then incompetence or laziness) that you may
not be able to get a radial pulse?
✓ - Thrombosis involving the subclavian, axillary, or brachial arteries
✓ - A cervical rib
✓ - Scalenus Anticus Syndrome
How will Tachypnea affect a person's temperature reading?
✓ Make it read low
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NWHSU PDX Midterm Exam
Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
The face looks mask-like and the musculature appears hypertonic. What are
you thinking?
✓ Parkinson's Disease
Describe the three different body types?
✓ Endomorph - Heavy set
✓ Mesomorph - Muscular
✓ Ectomorph - Skinny
Define endogenous obesity and what may cause it?
✓ - It is obesity caused by metabolic or endocrine factors
✓ - May be caused by Cushing's Syndrome
Severe weight loss from debilitating disease is called?
✓ Cachexia
Sunken or drooping eyelids, a wasting temporalis muscle are symptoms of?
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✓ Cachexia
Constipation, amenorrhea and a preoccupation with food are all signs of
what disorder?
✓ Anorexia Nervosa
Truncal obesity, Buffalo hump and a moon face are indications of?
✓ Cushing's Disease
Name a disease caused by to much cortisol?
✓ Cushing's Disease
A person exhibiting large hands, a big jaw, and face may be afflicted with?
✓ Acromegaly
The loss of the lateral 1/3 of the eyebrows may indicate?
✓ Hypothyroid
Puffy facies, non-pitting edema, crusty skin, and thinning hair indicate?
Master01 | October, 2024/2025 | Latest update
, 1|Page | © copyright 2024/2025 | Grade A+
✓ Hypothyroid
Upon oral examination, a kid presents with bilaterally swollen parotid glands.
What's the deal?
✓ The little rascal has the Mumps
An adult has a pituitary tumor that is creating too much GH, what may this
indicate?
✓ Acromegaly
The patient presents with marked swelling around the eyes and they look like
slits and protein is found in the urine. What could be the problem?
✓ Nephrotic Syndrome
Define Halitosis
✓ Really Bad Breath caused by poor hygiene, infection or GERD
Define Fetid Breath
✓ Rotten Breath associated with necrotic lung tissue
Define Fetor Hepaticus
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✓ Sweet musty odor associated with severe liver disease
Define the odor from Ketones
✓ - Sweet smelling breath, Fruity odor (rotten apples) associated with
ketosis
✓ - Indicates possible acidosis or diabetes
Define Ammoniacal Urine
✓ - Urine smells like ammonia
✓ - Associated with Urinary tract infection
What are some reasons (other then incompetence or laziness) that you may
not be able to get a radial pulse?
✓ - Thrombosis involving the subclavian, axillary, or brachial arteries
✓ - A cervical rib
✓ - Scalenus Anticus Syndrome
How will Tachypnea affect a person's temperature reading?
✓ Make it read low
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