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PATHO EXAM 1
MASTERY PREP U
QUIZZES LATEST 2025
Chapter 1: introduction to pathophysiology
Question 1 a child is admitted to the hospital for an appendicitis. While admitted, the child contracts a staph
infection. Which term best describes the disease type of the staph infection, based on the manner in which it
was contracted?
Correct response: nosocomial
Question 2 what is the best definition of epidemiology?
Correct response: the study of disease within a population
Question 3 a pediatric nurse practitioner is performing a comprehensive assessment of a 9-year-old child.
What assessment finding most warrants further assessment and follow-up?
Correct response: the child has gained 7 kg over the past 6 months.
Question 4 in 2014, an outbreak of ebola virus disease began in west africa in which there was a sharp
increase in the number of people being diagnosed with this disease. At the same time, a very high proportion
of those who were diagnosed died from the disease. The epidemiologic characteristics of this disease include:
Correct response: increased incidence and high mortality.
Question 5 the nurse is performing an assessment on a newly admitted client with asthma and hears
wheezes in the upper lobes of the lungs. When the nurse documents this finding, the nurse recognize this to
be:
Correct response: a sign.
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Question 6 a client has been admitted to the intensive care unit with a myocardial infarction. After the client
recovers from the acute course of the event and ready for discharge, the nurse provides information about the
beta adrenergic blocker, atenolol, that the client will take to prevent complications after the mi. What type of
prevention is the nurse providing?
Correct response: tertiary preventionsharp
Question 7 a multidisciplinary health care team operates a program aimed at the prevention, identification, and
treatment of diabetes in a rural community. Which aspect of the program would be most likely to be classified
as secondary prevention?
Correct response: staffing a booth where community residents who are attending a baseball tournament can
have their blood glucose levels checked.
Question 8 the health care team is attempting to determine the cause of a client's disease. What does the
nurse recognize that this will be documented as?
Correct response: etiology
Question 9 a nurse is reviewing some population health for the united states. For the past 10 years, the
number of cardiovascular diseases and cancer rates have been predictable and stable. Which term describes
these rates?
Correct response: endemic
Question 10 there has been a sharp increase in the incidence of a specific influenza in both europe and in
the united states. Which term best describes this incidence?
Correct response: pandemic
Question 11 a nurse is reviewing data from the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention (cdc). The
nurse notes that the influenza rates are predicable and stable. Which is this classified as? Correct response:
endemic
Question 12 the nurse is caring for clients with chronic illnesses. Which characteristic of chronic illness will
the nurse apply when developing plans of care?
Correct response: chronic illnesses may have periods of stability and acute exacerbations.
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Question 13 a multidisciplinary health care team operates a program aimed at the prevention, identification,
and treatment of diabetes in the community. Which aspect of the program would most likely be classified as
secondary prevention?
Correct response: staffing a booth where community residents who are attending a baseball tournament can
have their blood glucose levels checked
Question 14 which manifestation represents a sign associated with diabetes? Correct
response: increased blood sugar
Question 15 a premature infant who is receiving care on a neonatal intensive care unit has just been
identified as having necrotizing enterocolitis (nec). During the differential diagnosis, what possible contributing
factor would their care providers be most likely to rule out first?
Correct response: bowel obstruction following the introduction of enteral feeding.
Question 16 a nurse is reviewing epidemiology for measles. The u.s. centers for disease control and
prevention (cdc) reported an unexpected increase in measles. Which term describes this rate? Correct
response: epidemic
Question 17 a nurse is caring for a client who was hospitalized for an infection. The client has developed a
yeast infection as a result of the antibiotic. What type of infection is this considered? Correct response:
iatrogenic
Question 18 a nurse is caring for a client newly diagnosed with hypertension. The health care team was
recently discussing treatment modalities with the client. The client asks the nurse what the term "pathogenesis"
means. Which statement is used in teaching the client?
Correct response: "it is a term used to describe the beginning of a disease."
Question 19 there are three fundamental types of prevention used in health care: primary, secondary, and
tertiary. Which statement accurately describes secondary prevention?
Correct response: secondary prevention detects disease early, and most is done in clinical settings.
Question 20 the nurse is assessing a 5-year-old child who has presented with bruising to their face and arms
as well as signs of a concussion. They are accompanied by their birth parent and stepfather who state that
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they fell off a trampoline in the same way that they did 8 weeks ago. The child remains silent during the
assessment and is reluctant to make eye contact with the nurse. What is the nurse's most appropriate action?
Correct response: assess for indications of child abuse.
Chapter 1 more attempts - different questions
1. The nurse is caring for a child who has varicella. Which manifestation does the nurse recognize
as systemic?
Correct response: fever
2. A young adult client schedules an annual papanicolaou (pap) test and physical examination.
This is an example of which type of disease prevention? Correct response: secondary prevention
3. Pathogenesis is the term used to describe the sequence of cellular and tissue events that occur
from the time of first contact with an etiologic agent until the disease becomes evident. What is
another way of defining pathogenesis?
Correct response: how the disease process evolves
4. A client has been taking a corticosteroid for the treatment of asthma for several months. The
client has now developed manifestations of cortisol excess. The client has been informed that
with the gradual weaning of the steroid, the signs and symptoms will abate. Which medical
term best describes this process related to a specific disease state like asthma? Correct
response: a syndrome
5. A client with a chronic knee injury occasionally has a flare-up that requires ice and the use of a
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (nsaid). The nurse will document the current flare-up using
which terminology?
Correct response: exacerbation
6. A nurse is caring for a client who was hospitalized for hypertension. Which area in the client's
history is a modifiable risk factor for this disease? Correct response: obesity
7. Treatment of disease is dependent upon which factors?
Correct response: etiology and clinical manifestations
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PATHO EXAM 1
MASTERY PREP U
QUIZZES LATEST 2025
Chapter 1: introduction to pathophysiology
Question 1 a child is admitted to the hospital for an appendicitis. While admitted, the child contracts a staph
infection. Which term best describes the disease type of the staph infection, based on the manner in which it
was contracted?
Correct response: nosocomial
Question 2 what is the best definition of epidemiology?
Correct response: the study of disease within a population
Question 3 a pediatric nurse practitioner is performing a comprehensive assessment of a 9-year-old child.
What assessment finding most warrants further assessment and follow-up?
Correct response: the child has gained 7 kg over the past 6 months.
Question 4 in 2014, an outbreak of ebola virus disease began in west africa in which there was a sharp
increase in the number of people being diagnosed with this disease. At the same time, a very high proportion
of those who were diagnosed died from the disease. The epidemiologic characteristics of this disease include:
Correct response: increased incidence and high mortality.
Question 5 the nurse is performing an assessment on a newly admitted client with asthma and hears
wheezes in the upper lobes of the lungs. When the nurse documents this finding, the nurse recognize this to
be:
Correct response: a sign.
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Question 6 a client has been admitted to the intensive care unit with a myocardial infarction. After the client
recovers from the acute course of the event and ready for discharge, the nurse provides information about the
beta adrenergic blocker, atenolol, that the client will take to prevent complications after the mi. What type of
prevention is the nurse providing?
Correct response: tertiary preventionsharp
Question 7 a multidisciplinary health care team operates a program aimed at the prevention, identification, and
treatment of diabetes in a rural community. Which aspect of the program would be most likely to be classified
as secondary prevention?
Correct response: staffing a booth where community residents who are attending a baseball tournament can
have their blood glucose levels checked.
Question 8 the health care team is attempting to determine the cause of a client's disease. What does the
nurse recognize that this will be documented as?
Correct response: etiology
Question 9 a nurse is reviewing some population health for the united states. For the past 10 years, the
number of cardiovascular diseases and cancer rates have been predictable and stable. Which term describes
these rates?
Correct response: endemic
Question 10 there has been a sharp increase in the incidence of a specific influenza in both europe and in
the united states. Which term best describes this incidence?
Correct response: pandemic
Question 11 a nurse is reviewing data from the u.s. centers for disease control and prevention (cdc). The
nurse notes that the influenza rates are predicable and stable. Which is this classified as? Correct response:
endemic
Question 12 the nurse is caring for clients with chronic illnesses. Which characteristic of chronic illness will
the nurse apply when developing plans of care?
Correct response: chronic illnesses may have periods of stability and acute exacerbations.
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Question 13 a multidisciplinary health care team operates a program aimed at the prevention, identification,
and treatment of diabetes in the community. Which aspect of the program would most likely be classified as
secondary prevention?
Correct response: staffing a booth where community residents who are attending a baseball tournament can
have their blood glucose levels checked
Question 14 which manifestation represents a sign associated with diabetes? Correct
response: increased blood sugar
Question 15 a premature infant who is receiving care on a neonatal intensive care unit has just been
identified as having necrotizing enterocolitis (nec). During the differential diagnosis, what possible contributing
factor would their care providers be most likely to rule out first?
Correct response: bowel obstruction following the introduction of enteral feeding.
Question 16 a nurse is reviewing epidemiology for measles. The u.s. centers for disease control and
prevention (cdc) reported an unexpected increase in measles. Which term describes this rate? Correct
response: epidemic
Question 17 a nurse is caring for a client who was hospitalized for an infection. The client has developed a
yeast infection as a result of the antibiotic. What type of infection is this considered? Correct response:
iatrogenic
Question 18 a nurse is caring for a client newly diagnosed with hypertension. The health care team was
recently discussing treatment modalities with the client. The client asks the nurse what the term "pathogenesis"
means. Which statement is used in teaching the client?
Correct response: "it is a term used to describe the beginning of a disease."
Question 19 there are three fundamental types of prevention used in health care: primary, secondary, and
tertiary. Which statement accurately describes secondary prevention?
Correct response: secondary prevention detects disease early, and most is done in clinical settings.
Question 20 the nurse is assessing a 5-year-old child who has presented with bruising to their face and arms
as well as signs of a concussion. They are accompanied by their birth parent and stepfather who state that
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they fell off a trampoline in the same way that they did 8 weeks ago. The child remains silent during the
assessment and is reluctant to make eye contact with the nurse. What is the nurse's most appropriate action?
Correct response: assess for indications of child abuse.
Chapter 1 more attempts - different questions
1. The nurse is caring for a child who has varicella. Which manifestation does the nurse recognize
as systemic?
Correct response: fever
2. A young adult client schedules an annual papanicolaou (pap) test and physical examination.
This is an example of which type of disease prevention? Correct response: secondary prevention
3. Pathogenesis is the term used to describe the sequence of cellular and tissue events that occur
from the time of first contact with an etiologic agent until the disease becomes evident. What is
another way of defining pathogenesis?
Correct response: how the disease process evolves
4. A client has been taking a corticosteroid for the treatment of asthma for several months. The
client has now developed manifestations of cortisol excess. The client has been informed that
with the gradual weaning of the steroid, the signs and symptoms will abate. Which medical
term best describes this process related to a specific disease state like asthma? Correct
response: a syndrome
5. A client with a chronic knee injury occasionally has a flare-up that requires ice and the use of a
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (nsaid). The nurse will document the current flare-up using
which terminology?
Correct response: exacerbation
6. A nurse is caring for a client who was hospitalized for hypertension. Which area in the client's
history is a modifiable risk factor for this disease? Correct response: obesity
7. Treatment of disease is dependent upon which factors?
Correct response: etiology and clinical manifestations
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