TEST BANK Human Diseases 6th Edition Neighbors, Marianne
Chapter 01 - Introduction to Human Diseases
1. Medications, education, and nutritional modifications are all examples of which of the following?
a. diagnoses
b. complications
c. prognoses
d. treatment interventions
ANSWER: d
FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. A diagnosis is the identification of a disease or condition, not a way to
deal with it.
b. Incorrect. A complication is the onset of a second disease or disorder, not a
way to deal with it.
c. Incorrect. A prognosis is the expected outcome of the disease or condition, not
a way to deal with it.
d. Correct. Medications, nutritional modifications, and education are all treatment
interventions.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.1 - Define basic terminology used in the study of human diseases.
DATE CREATED: 8/5/2022 12:16 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/26/2022 4:01 AM
2. Which of the following is a preventive treatment?
a. physical therapy
b. surgery
c. medication
d. mammograms
ANSWER: d
FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. Preventive treatments are done before a problem develops. Physical
therapy is prescribed after a problem is defined.
b. Incorrect. Preventive treatments are done before a problem develops. Surgery
is performed after a problem is defined.
c. Incorrect. Preventive treatments are done before a problem develops.
Medication is prescribed after a problem is defined.
d. Correct. Mammograms are for early detection of tumors to prevent the
advancement of disease.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.3 - Describe the standard precaution guidelines for disease prevention.
DATE CREATED: 8/5/2022 12:18 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/26/2022 4:03 AM
3. The holistic medicine concept considers which of the following aspects of being?
a. psychological
b. spiritual
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c. Cognitive
d. psychological, spiritual, and cognitive
ANSWER: d
FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. Holistic medicine includes the psychological aspect of being, but
others are listed.
b. Incorrect. Holistic medicine includes the spiritual aspect of being, but others are
listed.
c. Incorrect. Holistic medicine includes the cognitive aspect of being, but others
are listed.
d. Correct. Holistic medicine considers the psychological, spiritual, and cognitive
aspects of being.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.1 - Define basic terminology used in the study of human diseases.
DATE CREATED: 8/5/2022 12:20 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/26/2022 4:04 AM
4. An example of an acute illness is:
a. asthma.
b. arthritis.
c. a sore throat.
d. diabetes mellitus.
ANSWER: c
FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. Asthma is a chronic illness.
b. Incorrect. Arthritis is a chronic illness.
c. Correct. A sore throat is an example of an acute illness.
d. Incorrect. Diabetes mellitus is a chronic illness.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.2 - Discuss the pathogenesis of a disease.
DATE CREATED: 8/5/2022 12:21 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/26/2022 4:05 AM
5. An example of an acute disease is:
a. heart disease.
b. a middle ear infection.
c. low back pain.
d. hypertension.
ANSWER: b
FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. Heart disease is a chronic disease.
b. Correct. A middle-ear infection is an acute disease.
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c. Incorrect. Low back pain is a chronic disease.
d. Incorrect. Hypertension is a chronic disease.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.2 - Discuss the pathogenesis of a disease.
DATE CREATED: 8/5/2022 12:23 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/26/2022 4:09 AM
6. A derangement or abnormality of function, such as a vitamin deficiency, is called a what?
a. syndrome
b. disease
c. disorder
d. pathogen
ANSWER: c
FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. Syndrome refers to a group of symptoms, which might be caused by
a specific disease but might also be caused by several interrelated problems.
b. Incorrect. Disease may be called a change in structure or function that is
considered to be abnormal within the body, or it may be defined as any change
from normal.
c. Correct. Disorder is defined as a derangement or abnormality of function.
d. Incorrect. Microorganisms or agents that cause disease are called pathogens.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.1 - Define basic terminology used in the study of human diseases.
DATE CREATED: 8/5/2022 12:27 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/26/2022 4:10 AM
7. The alteration of homeostasis, the state of sameness, is the underlying concept of what term?
a. disease
b. disorder
c. syndrome
d. pathogenesis
ANSWER: a
FEEDBACK: a. Correct. Disease may be called a change in structure or function that is
considered to be abnormal within the body, or it may be defined as any change
from normal.
b. Incorrect. Disorder is defined as a derangement or abnormality of function.
c. Incorrect. Syndrome refers to a group of symptoms, which might be caused by
a specific disease but might also be caused by several interrelated problems.
d. Incorrect. The pathogenesis is a description of how a particular disease
progress.
POINTS: 1
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QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.1 - Define basic terminology used in the study of human diseases.
DATE CREATED: 8/5/2022 12:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/26/2022 4:11 AM
8. What type of pathologist studies biopsies?
a. academic
b. anatomic
c. clinical
d. surgical
ANSWER: d
FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. An academic pathologist focuses on teaching.
b. Incorrect. An anatomic pathologist focuses on clinical examinations.
c. Incorrect. A clinical pathologist focuses on laboratory examinations.
d. Correct. A surgical pathologist studies biopsies.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.1 - Define basic terminology used in the study of human diseases.
DATE CREATED: 8/5/2022 12:29 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/26/2022 4:12 AM
9. What is the role or subject of focus for a pathologist in the field of hematology?
a. antibodies
b. blood
c. microorganisms
d. postmortem
ANSWER: b
FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. An immunologist studies antigen and antibodies.
b. Correct. A hematologist studies blood.
c. Incorrect. A microbiologist studies microbiology.
d. Incorrect. An autopsy pathologist performs postmortems.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.1 - Define basic terminology used in the study of human diseases.
DATE CREATED: 8/5/2022 12:30 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/26/2022 4:12 AM
10. A cold progresses through the stages of inoculation, incubation, full-blown illness, and recovery. This process is
known as the cold’s:
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Chapter 01 - Introduction to Human Diseases
1. Medications, education, and nutritional modifications are all examples of which of the following?
a. diagnoses
b. complications
c. prognoses
d. treatment interventions
ANSWER: d
FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. A diagnosis is the identification of a disease or condition, not a way to
deal with it.
b. Incorrect. A complication is the onset of a second disease or disorder, not a
way to deal with it.
c. Incorrect. A prognosis is the expected outcome of the disease or condition, not
a way to deal with it.
d. Correct. Medications, nutritional modifications, and education are all treatment
interventions.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.1 - Define basic terminology used in the study of human diseases.
DATE CREATED: 8/5/2022 12:16 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/26/2022 4:01 AM
2. Which of the following is a preventive treatment?
a. physical therapy
b. surgery
c. medication
d. mammograms
ANSWER: d
FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. Preventive treatments are done before a problem develops. Physical
therapy is prescribed after a problem is defined.
b. Incorrect. Preventive treatments are done before a problem develops. Surgery
is performed after a problem is defined.
c. Incorrect. Preventive treatments are done before a problem develops.
Medication is prescribed after a problem is defined.
d. Correct. Mammograms are for early detection of tumors to prevent the
advancement of disease.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.3 - Describe the standard precaution guidelines for disease prevention.
DATE CREATED: 8/5/2022 12:18 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/26/2022 4:03 AM
3. The holistic medicine concept considers which of the following aspects of being?
a. psychological
b. spiritual
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c. Cognitive
d. psychological, spiritual, and cognitive
ANSWER: d
FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. Holistic medicine includes the psychological aspect of being, but
others are listed.
b. Incorrect. Holistic medicine includes the spiritual aspect of being, but others are
listed.
c. Incorrect. Holistic medicine includes the cognitive aspect of being, but others
are listed.
d. Correct. Holistic medicine considers the psychological, spiritual, and cognitive
aspects of being.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.1 - Define basic terminology used in the study of human diseases.
DATE CREATED: 8/5/2022 12:20 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/26/2022 4:04 AM
4. An example of an acute illness is:
a. asthma.
b. arthritis.
c. a sore throat.
d. diabetes mellitus.
ANSWER: c
FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. Asthma is a chronic illness.
b. Incorrect. Arthritis is a chronic illness.
c. Correct. A sore throat is an example of an acute illness.
d. Incorrect. Diabetes mellitus is a chronic illness.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.2 - Discuss the pathogenesis of a disease.
DATE CREATED: 8/5/2022 12:21 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/26/2022 4:05 AM
5. An example of an acute disease is:
a. heart disease.
b. a middle ear infection.
c. low back pain.
d. hypertension.
ANSWER: b
FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. Heart disease is a chronic disease.
b. Correct. A middle-ear infection is an acute disease.
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c. Incorrect. Low back pain is a chronic disease.
d. Incorrect. Hypertension is a chronic disease.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.2 - Discuss the pathogenesis of a disease.
DATE CREATED: 8/5/2022 12:23 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/26/2022 4:09 AM
6. A derangement or abnormality of function, such as a vitamin deficiency, is called a what?
a. syndrome
b. disease
c. disorder
d. pathogen
ANSWER: c
FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. Syndrome refers to a group of symptoms, which might be caused by
a specific disease but might also be caused by several interrelated problems.
b. Incorrect. Disease may be called a change in structure or function that is
considered to be abnormal within the body, or it may be defined as any change
from normal.
c. Correct. Disorder is defined as a derangement or abnormality of function.
d. Incorrect. Microorganisms or agents that cause disease are called pathogens.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.1 - Define basic terminology used in the study of human diseases.
DATE CREATED: 8/5/2022 12:27 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/26/2022 4:10 AM
7. The alteration of homeostasis, the state of sameness, is the underlying concept of what term?
a. disease
b. disorder
c. syndrome
d. pathogenesis
ANSWER: a
FEEDBACK: a. Correct. Disease may be called a change in structure or function that is
considered to be abnormal within the body, or it may be defined as any change
from normal.
b. Incorrect. Disorder is defined as a derangement or abnormality of function.
c. Incorrect. Syndrome refers to a group of symptoms, which might be caused by
a specific disease but might also be caused by several interrelated problems.
d. Incorrect. The pathogenesis is a description of how a particular disease
progress.
POINTS: 1
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, Chapter 01 - Introduction to Human Diseases
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.1 - Define basic terminology used in the study of human diseases.
DATE CREATED: 8/5/2022 12:28 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/26/2022 4:11 AM
8. What type of pathologist studies biopsies?
a. academic
b. anatomic
c. clinical
d. surgical
ANSWER: d
FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. An academic pathologist focuses on teaching.
b. Incorrect. An anatomic pathologist focuses on clinical examinations.
c. Incorrect. A clinical pathologist focuses on laboratory examinations.
d. Correct. A surgical pathologist studies biopsies.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.1 - Define basic terminology used in the study of human diseases.
DATE CREATED: 8/5/2022 12:29 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/26/2022 4:12 AM
9. What is the role or subject of focus for a pathologist in the field of hematology?
a. antibodies
b. blood
c. microorganisms
d. postmortem
ANSWER: b
FEEDBACK: a. Incorrect. An immunologist studies antigen and antibodies.
b. Correct. A hematologist studies blood.
c. Incorrect. A microbiologist studies microbiology.
d. Incorrect. An autopsy pathologist performs postmortems.
POINTS: 1
QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice
HAS VARIABLES: False
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: 1.1 - Define basic terminology used in the study of human diseases.
DATE CREATED: 8/5/2022 12:30 AM
DATE MODIFIED: 11/26/2022 4:12 AM
10. A cold progresses through the stages of inoculation, incubation, full-blown illness, and recovery. This process is
known as the cold’s:
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