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1. C.Q.sufferedapharyngealinfectionafterbeingexposedtogroupAhemolyticstreptococcuslately.A102.3°F
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n sorethroat.Antibioticshavebeenadministeredafterathroatculturerevealedapositiveresultforstreptococcus.Thecauseof
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b. streptococcalinfection.
c. geneticsusceptibility.
d. pharyngitis.
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Theterm"etiology"describesthehypothesisedcauseorcausesofaspecificillnesscondition.Thediseaseprocessm
Theterm"geneticsusceptibility"describesahereditarypropensitytogetanillness.Pharyngitis,aclinicalsympto
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2. A 17-year-oldteenagerwhoplanstoattendcollegeisimmunizedagainstanorganismthatcancausemeningitis.
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n illustrationof b
a. primaryprevention.
b. secondaryprevention.
c. tertiaryprevention.
d. diseasetreatment.
ANS: A n
Primarypreventionreferstothemanagementofillnessbymodifyingsusceptibilityorminimizingexposureforth
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3. Alow-caloriedietandexerciseregimenareprescribedforanobesebutotherwisehealthyadolescent.Here'sanillust
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5. Amiddle-agedguywhohadaheartattackis advisedtotakeacholesterol-loweringdrug.Here'sanillustrationof
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a. primaryprevention.
b. secondaryprevention.
c. tertiaryprevention.
d. diseasetreatment.
ANS: C
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6. A patient has been exposed to meningococcal meningitis, but is not yet demonstratin
disease.This stage of illness iscalled thestage.
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b. latent
c. sequela
d. convalescence
ANS: B
Incubation refers to the interval between exposure of a tissue to an injurious agent
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appearanceof signs and symptoms. In infectious diseases, this period is often called
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(latent) period.
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Prodromal refers to the appearance of the first signsand symptoms indicating the on n
Theseare often nonspecific, such as headache, malaise, anorexia, and nausea, which
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a numberof
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Convalescence is the stage of recovery after a disease, injury, or surgical operation. b
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7. A disease that is native to a particular region is called
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a. epidemic.
b. endemic.
c. pandemic.
d. ethnographic.
ANS: B
A disease that is native to a particular region is called endemic. An epidemic is a
spreads tomany individuals at thesame time. Pandemics are epidemics that affect la
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regions, perhaps spreading worldwide.
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8. In n n general, with aging, organ size and function n n n n n n n n n n n
a. increase.
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c. remain the same. n n n
d. is unknown. n n
ANS: B
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9. The stage during which the patient functions normally, although the disease processes
referred to as
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a. latent.
b. subclinical.
c. prodromal.
d. convalescence.
ANS: B
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firstappearance
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diseases, anincubation period. The
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is the
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stageof recovery after a disease,injury, orsurgical operation.
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