NSG 3280 Exam 1, NSG-3280 Exam 1
(found) Questions and Answers
What is a clinical sign of a disease
~~~ cough
The development of heart failure from untreated hypertension would be an example of a/an
~~~ Sequela
Evidence based treatments are
~~~ based on the results of sound clinical research
In which of Selye's stages of stress response would a patient be if he or she were experiencing
gastrointestinal bleeding secondary to peptic ulcer disease?
~~~ Exhaustion
1. Several hormones are released during stress and serve to increase blood glucose levels. These
include all of the following except
✓ ~~~ testosterone
1. Indicators that a person who is experiencing stress has achieved resistance include
~~~ heart rate has returned to baseline
What promotes the creation of glucose from amino acids?
~~~ Cortisol
1. The lipid bilayer can form spontaneously in aqueous solution because.
✓ ~~~ a. The lipid bilayer structure allows the water molecules to be less ordered.
1. The Gs-protein-coupled receptor pathway activates ________________ to Increase production
of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP).
✓ ~~~ Adenylyl cyclase
,
1. cyclic nucleotides, including C AMP and cyclic guanosine monophosphate
(cGMP), are degraded by enzymes called
✓ ~~~ Phosphodiesterase
1. Nitric oxide stimulates guanylyl cyclase to produce
✓ ~~~ Cyclic GMP
1. Which of the following tissues has a limited capacity for replacement of damaged cells?
✓ ~~~ Nervous tissue
1. Hydropic swelling is a sign of cellular injury associated with
~~~ Na+ K+ pump dysfunction
Glandular tissue normally responds to increased functional demand?
~~~ hyperplasia
1: Pathology
~~~ the study and diagnosis of disease through examination of organs, tissues, cells,
and bodily fluids.
1: Etiology
~~~ the study of the causes of diseases
1: risk factor
~~~ Something which increases risk or susceptibility.
1: pathogenesis
~~~ the development or evolution of a disease, from initial stimulus to the ultimate
expression of the manifestations
,
1: signs of disease
~~~ manifestations of disease that are observed
1: symptoms
~~~ subjective feelings of an abnormality in the body
1: syndrome
~~~ etiology of a particular set of signs and symptoms has not yet been determined
1: latent period
~~~ interval between exposure of a tissue to an injurious agent and the first appearance of signs
and symptoms
1: prodromal period
~~~ refers to the appearance of the first signs and symptoms indicating the onset of
a disease
1: Stage of manifest illness/acute phase
~~~ disease reaches its full intensity, and signs and symptoms attain their greatest
severity
1: latent/ silent period
~~~ signs and symptoms may become mild or disappear for a time
1: acute condition
~~~ relatively severe manifestations but runs a short coarse measured in hours,
days, or a few weeks
1: chronic condition
~~~ can begin in the acute phase and become prolonged when the body's defenses
are insufficient to overcome the causative agent and can last for months
(found) Questions and Answers
What is a clinical sign of a disease
~~~ cough
The development of heart failure from untreated hypertension would be an example of a/an
~~~ Sequela
Evidence based treatments are
~~~ based on the results of sound clinical research
In which of Selye's stages of stress response would a patient be if he or she were experiencing
gastrointestinal bleeding secondary to peptic ulcer disease?
~~~ Exhaustion
1. Several hormones are released during stress and serve to increase blood glucose levels. These
include all of the following except
✓ ~~~ testosterone
1. Indicators that a person who is experiencing stress has achieved resistance include
~~~ heart rate has returned to baseline
What promotes the creation of glucose from amino acids?
~~~ Cortisol
1. The lipid bilayer can form spontaneously in aqueous solution because.
✓ ~~~ a. The lipid bilayer structure allows the water molecules to be less ordered.
1. The Gs-protein-coupled receptor pathway activates ________________ to Increase production
of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP).
✓ ~~~ Adenylyl cyclase
,
1. cyclic nucleotides, including C AMP and cyclic guanosine monophosphate
(cGMP), are degraded by enzymes called
✓ ~~~ Phosphodiesterase
1. Nitric oxide stimulates guanylyl cyclase to produce
✓ ~~~ Cyclic GMP
1. Which of the following tissues has a limited capacity for replacement of damaged cells?
✓ ~~~ Nervous tissue
1. Hydropic swelling is a sign of cellular injury associated with
~~~ Na+ K+ pump dysfunction
Glandular tissue normally responds to increased functional demand?
~~~ hyperplasia
1: Pathology
~~~ the study and diagnosis of disease through examination of organs, tissues, cells,
and bodily fluids.
1: Etiology
~~~ the study of the causes of diseases
1: risk factor
~~~ Something which increases risk or susceptibility.
1: pathogenesis
~~~ the development or evolution of a disease, from initial stimulus to the ultimate
expression of the manifestations
,
1: signs of disease
~~~ manifestations of disease that are observed
1: symptoms
~~~ subjective feelings of an abnormality in the body
1: syndrome
~~~ etiology of a particular set of signs and symptoms has not yet been determined
1: latent period
~~~ interval between exposure of a tissue to an injurious agent and the first appearance of signs
and symptoms
1: prodromal period
~~~ refers to the appearance of the first signs and symptoms indicating the onset of
a disease
1: Stage of manifest illness/acute phase
~~~ disease reaches its full intensity, and signs and symptoms attain their greatest
severity
1: latent/ silent period
~~~ signs and symptoms may become mild or disappear for a time
1: acute condition
~~~ relatively severe manifestations but runs a short coarse measured in hours,
days, or a few weeks
1: chronic condition
~~~ can begin in the acute phase and become prolonged when the body's defenses
are insufficient to overcome the causative agent and can last for months
