ADVANCED PATHOPYSIOLOGY EXAM 1 LATEST EXAM
2025-2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS VERIFIED BY EXPERTS ALREADY GRADED A+
A certain disease is currently found in 1 of every 10 people in
the country and 1,000 people contract the disease yearly. The
population of the country is 4,500,000. Which of the following
statements is correct?
a. The prevalence of the disease is 10% and the incidence is
.02%.
b. The prevalence of the disease is .02% and the incidence is
10%.
c. Neither is correct.
d. There is insufficient data
ANSWER;A
In relation to disease development, the term "etiology" refers
to which of the following?
a.number of people with the disease
b. cause of the disease
,c. definition of the disease
d. outcome of the disease
ANSWER;B
Which of the following is(are) true about "symptoms"?
a. objective and measurable
b. the same as "signs"
c. both of the above
d. neither of the above
ANSWER;D
In 1992, there were 980 deaths in a Midwestern city with a
population of 1,000,000. At the beginning of that year, 900
cases of AIDS existed in this population. During the year, 250
new cases of AIDS were diagnosed, and 75 people died of the
disease in 1992.
Using the data given above, what was the incidence rate (per
100,000 population) at the end of 1992 for AIDS?
a. 6
b. 25
,c. 88
d. 116
ANSWER;B
What level of prevention is a blood pressure screening program
for high school students who are pregnant?
a. primary
b. secondary
c. tertiary
ANSWER;B
Mr. Forbes complains of "indigestion" and becomes sweaty and
pale. His wife takes him to the Emergency Department at
Northwestern Memorial Hospital. A cardiac catheterization 2
days later shows partial blockage of his right coronary artery
(RCA).
Blockage of the right coronary artery can lead to myocardial cell
injury because it results in which of the following?
a. bilirubin accumulation in myocardial cells
b. alteration in the genetic material of myocardial cells
, c. reduced energy production in myocardial cells
d. activation of the complement system
ANSWER;C
When myocardial cells are injured, the function of the Na-K
membrane pump may be impaired. Which of the following may
then result?
a.intracellular sodium will increase
b. extracellular potassium will decrease
c. cell volume will decrease
d. all of the above
ANSWER;A
Mr. Forbes is being prepared for open heart surgery when he
suffers a myocardial infarction in which a large part of his left
ventricle has suffered lethal cell injury.
Mr. Forbes' CPK-MB and LDH1, enzymes associated with
myocardial cells, are significantly elevated. What is the best
explanation for this?
2025-2026 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS VERIFIED BY EXPERTS ALREADY GRADED A+
A certain disease is currently found in 1 of every 10 people in
the country and 1,000 people contract the disease yearly. The
population of the country is 4,500,000. Which of the following
statements is correct?
a. The prevalence of the disease is 10% and the incidence is
.02%.
b. The prevalence of the disease is .02% and the incidence is
10%.
c. Neither is correct.
d. There is insufficient data
ANSWER;A
In relation to disease development, the term "etiology" refers
to which of the following?
a.number of people with the disease
b. cause of the disease
,c. definition of the disease
d. outcome of the disease
ANSWER;B
Which of the following is(are) true about "symptoms"?
a. objective and measurable
b. the same as "signs"
c. both of the above
d. neither of the above
ANSWER;D
In 1992, there were 980 deaths in a Midwestern city with a
population of 1,000,000. At the beginning of that year, 900
cases of AIDS existed in this population. During the year, 250
new cases of AIDS were diagnosed, and 75 people died of the
disease in 1992.
Using the data given above, what was the incidence rate (per
100,000 population) at the end of 1992 for AIDS?
a. 6
b. 25
,c. 88
d. 116
ANSWER;B
What level of prevention is a blood pressure screening program
for high school students who are pregnant?
a. primary
b. secondary
c. tertiary
ANSWER;B
Mr. Forbes complains of "indigestion" and becomes sweaty and
pale. His wife takes him to the Emergency Department at
Northwestern Memorial Hospital. A cardiac catheterization 2
days later shows partial blockage of his right coronary artery
(RCA).
Blockage of the right coronary artery can lead to myocardial cell
injury because it results in which of the following?
a. bilirubin accumulation in myocardial cells
b. alteration in the genetic material of myocardial cells
, c. reduced energy production in myocardial cells
d. activation of the complement system
ANSWER;C
When myocardial cells are injured, the function of the Na-K
membrane pump may be impaired. Which of the following may
then result?
a.intracellular sodium will increase
b. extracellular potassium will decrease
c. cell volume will decrease
d. all of the above
ANSWER;A
Mr. Forbes is being prepared for open heart surgery when he
suffers a myocardial infarction in which a large part of his left
ventricle has suffered lethal cell injury.
Mr. Forbes' CPK-MB and LDH1, enzymes associated with
myocardial cells, are significantly elevated. What is the best
explanation for this?
