PAT 201 EXAM SCRIPT 2026
COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 100
PERCENT CORRECT
◉ What is Allostatic Load caused by?
Answer: Caused by repeated activation of multiple physiologic
systems over time in response to environmental demands in an
effort to maintain internal equilibrium
◉ Allostatic Load CAN cause . . .
Answer: Has the potential to tax the body and brain and lead to the
emergence of diseases and disorder
◉ Allostatic Load is "exposure to frequent stressors that cause..."
Answer: - Repeated physiologic arousal
- Lack of adaptation to stressors
- Inability to shut off the stress response
- A response that is not sufficient to deal with the stressor
,◉ What Factors are Associated with High Allostatic Load
Answer: - Divorce
- Poverty
- Discrimination
- Racism
- Marginalization
- Social Determinants of Health
◉ What is Inflammation?
Answer: Natural, nonspecific response that limits the spread of
invading microorganisms or injury
◉ What can trigger Inflammation?
Answer: - Many conditions (physical trauma, burns, infection,
hypersensitivity reactions, tissue necrosis)
- Nonspecific as inflammation proceeds in same manner regardless
of cause
◉ Excessive Inflammation Symptoms
Answer: Minor discomfort - severe discomfort
- disabling pain
- fever
,- changed in mobility
◉ Types of Immunity
Answer: Innate (Non-Specific)
Adaptive (acquired) Immunity
◉ Innate Resistance
Answer: Natural barriers and the inflammatory response
◉ Adaptive (acquired) Immunity
Answer: A type of immunity that develops when a person's immune
system responds to a foreign substance or microorganism (after
infection or vaccination)
- develops through lifetime
◉ Lines of Defense
Answer: First Line
Second Line
Third Line
◉ First Line
Answer: Natural barriers: physical, mechanical and biochemical
, ◉ Second Line: Inflammation
Answer: Programmed to respond to cellular or tissue damage
- occurs in tissues with blood supply
- rapidly initiated (within seconds)
- depends on activity of cellular and chemical components
- nonspecific
◉ Signs of Inflammatory Response
Answer: - Erythema (redness)
- Heat
- Edema (swelling)
- Pain
- Loss of function
◉ Vascular Response to Inflammation
Answer: - Blood vessel dilation
- Increased vascular permeability
- Leakage
◉ Cellular Response to Inflammation
Answer: - WBC adherence to inner walls of vessels
COMPREHENSIVE ASSESSMENT
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS 100
PERCENT CORRECT
◉ What is Allostatic Load caused by?
Answer: Caused by repeated activation of multiple physiologic
systems over time in response to environmental demands in an
effort to maintain internal equilibrium
◉ Allostatic Load CAN cause . . .
Answer: Has the potential to tax the body and brain and lead to the
emergence of diseases and disorder
◉ Allostatic Load is "exposure to frequent stressors that cause..."
Answer: - Repeated physiologic arousal
- Lack of adaptation to stressors
- Inability to shut off the stress response
- A response that is not sufficient to deal with the stressor
,◉ What Factors are Associated with High Allostatic Load
Answer: - Divorce
- Poverty
- Discrimination
- Racism
- Marginalization
- Social Determinants of Health
◉ What is Inflammation?
Answer: Natural, nonspecific response that limits the spread of
invading microorganisms or injury
◉ What can trigger Inflammation?
Answer: - Many conditions (physical trauma, burns, infection,
hypersensitivity reactions, tissue necrosis)
- Nonspecific as inflammation proceeds in same manner regardless
of cause
◉ Excessive Inflammation Symptoms
Answer: Minor discomfort - severe discomfort
- disabling pain
- fever
,- changed in mobility
◉ Types of Immunity
Answer: Innate (Non-Specific)
Adaptive (acquired) Immunity
◉ Innate Resistance
Answer: Natural barriers and the inflammatory response
◉ Adaptive (acquired) Immunity
Answer: A type of immunity that develops when a person's immune
system responds to a foreign substance or microorganism (after
infection or vaccination)
- develops through lifetime
◉ Lines of Defense
Answer: First Line
Second Line
Third Line
◉ First Line
Answer: Natural barriers: physical, mechanical and biochemical
, ◉ Second Line: Inflammation
Answer: Programmed to respond to cellular or tissue damage
- occurs in tissues with blood supply
- rapidly initiated (within seconds)
- depends on activity of cellular and chemical components
- nonspecific
◉ Signs of Inflammatory Response
Answer: - Erythema (redness)
- Heat
- Edema (swelling)
- Pain
- Loss of function
◉ Vascular Response to Inflammation
Answer: - Blood vessel dilation
- Increased vascular permeability
- Leakage
◉ Cellular Response to Inflammation
Answer: - WBC adherence to inner walls of vessels
