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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which of the following would be the most likely cause of an iatrogenic disease?
a. An inherited disorder
b. A combination of specific etiological factors
c. An unwanted effect of a prescribed drug
d. Prolonged exposure to toxic chemicals in the environment
ANS: C REF: 6
2. The manifestations of a disease are best defined as the:
a. subjective feelings of discomfort during a chronic illness.
b. signs and symptoms of a disease.
c. factors that precipitate an acute episode of a chronic illness.
d. early indicators of the prodromal stage of infection.
ANS: B REF: 6
3. The best definition of the term prognosis is the:
a. precipitating factors causing an acute episode.
b. number of remissions to be expected during the course of a chronic illness.
c. predicted outcome or likelihood of recovery from a specific disease.
d. exacerbations occurring during chronic illness.
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ANS: C REF: 7
4. Which of the following is considered a systemic sign of disease?
a. Swelling of the knee
b. Fever
c. Pain in the neck
d. Red rash on the face
ANS: B REF: 6
5. Etiology is defined as the study of the:
a. causes of a disease.
b. course of a disease.
c. expected complications of a disease.
d. manifestations of a disease.
ANS: A REF: 5
6. A rtype rof rcellular radaptation rin rwhich rthere ris ra rdecrease rin rcell rsize ris rreferred rto ras:
a. hypertrophy.
b. metaplasia.
c. anaplasia.
d. atrophy.
ANS: r D REF: r 8
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7. A rchange rin ra rtissue rmarked rby rcells rthat rvary rin rsize rand rshape rand rshow rincreased
rmitotic rfigures rwould rbe rcalled:
a. metaplasia.
b. atrophy.
c. dysplasia.
d. hypertrophy.
ANS: r C REF: r 8
8. A rdeficit rof roxygen rin rthe rcells rusually rdue rto rrespiratory ror rcirculatory rproblems ris rcalled:
a. apoptosis.
b. ischemia.
c. hypertrophy.
d. necrosis.
ANS: r B REF: r 9
9. When ra rgroup rof rcells rin rthe rbody rdies, rthe rchange ris rcalled:
a. ischemia.
b. gangrene.
c. hypoxia.
d. necrosis.
ANS: r D REF: r 10
10. Rigorous rweight rlifting/body rbuilding rregimens rmay rresult rin rthe rskeletal rmuscle rcells
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a. hypertrophy.
b. dysplasia.
c. atrophy.
d. regeneration.
ANS: r A REF:
r 8
11. The rterm rcancer rrefers rto:
a. dysplasia.
b. hyperplasia.
c. metaplasia.
d. malignant rneoplasm.
ANS: r D REF:
r 9
12. To rwhich rof rthe rfollowing rdoes rthe rterm rapoptosis rrefer?
a. Increased rrate rof rmitosis rby rcertain rcells
b. Ischemic rdamage rto rcells
c. Liquefaction rof rnecrotic rtissue
d. Preprogrammed rcell rself-destruction
ANS: r D REF: r 9
13. Which rof rthe rfollowing rstatements ris rTRUE?
a. Alteration rof rDNA rdoes rnot rchange rcell rfunction.
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b. Damaged rcells rmay rbe rable rto rrepair rthemselves.
c. All rtypes rof rcells rdie rat rthe rsame rrate.
d. Mild rischemia rcauses rimmediate rcell rdeath.
ANS: r B REF: r 10
14. Caseation rnecrosis rrefers rto ran rarea rwhere:
a. cell rproteins rhave rbeen rdenatured.
b. cell rare rliquefied rby renzymes.
c. dead rcells rform ra rthick rcheesy rsubstance.
d. bacterial rinvasion rhas roccurred.
ANS: r C REF: r 10
15. Routine rapplication rof rsun rblock rto rskin rwould rbe ran rexample rof:
a. an riatrogenic rcause rof rcancer.
b. a rpreventive rmeasure.
c. a rprecipitating rfactor.
d. a rpredisposing rcondition.
ANS: r B REF: r 6
16. A rcircumstance rthat rcauses ra rsudden racute repisode rof ra rchronic rdisease rto roccur ris rtermed:
a. latent rstage.
b. predisposing rfactor.
c. incidence.
d. precipitating rfactor.
ANS: r D REF: r 7 NURSINGTB.COM
17. The rterm rhomeostasis rrefers
rto:
a. the rcausative rfactors rin ra rparticular rdisease.
b. maintenance rof ra rstable rinternal renvironment.
c. a rcondition rthat rtriggers ran racute repisode.
d. a rcollection rof rsigns rand rsymptoms.
ANS: r B REF: r 2
18. Which rterm ris rused rto rdescribe ra rnew rand rsecondary ror radditional rproblem rthat rarises
rafter rthe roriginal rdisease rhas rbeen restablished?
a. Symptoms
b. Occurrence
c. Manifestations
d. Complication
ANS: r D REF: r 7
19. Pathophysiology rinvolves rthe rstudy rof:
a. the rstructure rof rthe rhuman rbody.
b. the rfunctions rof rvarious rorgans rin rthe rbody.
c. functional ror rstructural rchanges rresulting rfrom rdisease rprocesses.
d. various rcell rstructures rand rrelated rfunctions.