HOSA PATHOPHYSIOLOGY PACKAGED
EXAMS EXAM SCRIPT TESTED QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS PRACTICE
SOLUTION GRADED A+
⩥ Macular Degeneration.
Answer: disease of the macula, the central and most sensitive section of
the retina. Age-related disorder caused by damage to the blood vessels
that nourish the retina. Most common is dry macular degeneration as
fatty deposits increase the blood supply to the retina resulting in its
gradual thinning
⩥ Myopia.
Answer: nearsightedness
⩥ Presbyopia.
Answer: farsightedness caused by loss of lens elasticity causing light
rays to focus behind the retina
⩥ Strabismus.
Answer: disorder in which eyes do not move or focus together caused by
muscle weakness in both eyes
,⩥ Hearing Loss.
Answer: Conductive: sound waves are not conducted to the inner ear and
can usually be corrected with surgery or hearing aid. Sensory: damage to
the inner ear or auditory nerve
⩥ Meniere's Disease.
Answer: caused by collection of fluid in the labyrinth of the inner ear
and a degeneration of the hair cells in the cochlea and vestibule,
Symptoms include severe vertigo
⩥ Otitis Externa.
Answer: inflammation of the external auditory canal caused by
pathogen. One form in swimmer's ear
⩥ Otitis Media.
Answer: inflammation or infection of the middle ear caused by a
pathogen. Usually follows a sore throat because pathogen can travel
from the throat to the middle ear via the Eustachian tube. Secretions
from the nose and throat accumulate in the middle ear resulting in an
inflammatory response that shuts the Eustachian tube
⩥ Osteoclerosis.
Answer: stapes becomes immobile causing conductive hearing loss
, ⩥ Anemia.
Answer: inadequate number of RBCs, low hemoglobin levels, or both
⩥ Aneurysm.
Answer: ballooning out of, or sac-like formation on an artery wall.
Disease, high blood pressure, congenital defects leading to a weakened
arterial structure can cause this defect
⩥ Arteriosclerosis.
Answer: also called arteriosclerotic vascular disease, is a hardening or
thickening of the arterial walls, resulting in a loss of elasticity commonly
as a result of aging
⩥ Atherosclerosis.
Answer: fatty plaques are deposited on the wall of the arteries which
narrows their openings and causes a reduction in blood flow.
Angioplasty is used to remove to compress deposits
⩥ Congestive Heart Failure.
Answer: condition that occurs when heart muscles do not beat
adequately to supply blood needed by the body
⩥ Embolus.
EXAMS EXAM SCRIPT TESTED QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS PRACTICE
SOLUTION GRADED A+
⩥ Macular Degeneration.
Answer: disease of the macula, the central and most sensitive section of
the retina. Age-related disorder caused by damage to the blood vessels
that nourish the retina. Most common is dry macular degeneration as
fatty deposits increase the blood supply to the retina resulting in its
gradual thinning
⩥ Myopia.
Answer: nearsightedness
⩥ Presbyopia.
Answer: farsightedness caused by loss of lens elasticity causing light
rays to focus behind the retina
⩥ Strabismus.
Answer: disorder in which eyes do not move or focus together caused by
muscle weakness in both eyes
,⩥ Hearing Loss.
Answer: Conductive: sound waves are not conducted to the inner ear and
can usually be corrected with surgery or hearing aid. Sensory: damage to
the inner ear or auditory nerve
⩥ Meniere's Disease.
Answer: caused by collection of fluid in the labyrinth of the inner ear
and a degeneration of the hair cells in the cochlea and vestibule,
Symptoms include severe vertigo
⩥ Otitis Externa.
Answer: inflammation of the external auditory canal caused by
pathogen. One form in swimmer's ear
⩥ Otitis Media.
Answer: inflammation or infection of the middle ear caused by a
pathogen. Usually follows a sore throat because pathogen can travel
from the throat to the middle ear via the Eustachian tube. Secretions
from the nose and throat accumulate in the middle ear resulting in an
inflammatory response that shuts the Eustachian tube
⩥ Osteoclerosis.
Answer: stapes becomes immobile causing conductive hearing loss
, ⩥ Anemia.
Answer: inadequate number of RBCs, low hemoglobin levels, or both
⩥ Aneurysm.
Answer: ballooning out of, or sac-like formation on an artery wall.
Disease, high blood pressure, congenital defects leading to a weakened
arterial structure can cause this defect
⩥ Arteriosclerosis.
Answer: also called arteriosclerotic vascular disease, is a hardening or
thickening of the arterial walls, resulting in a loss of elasticity commonly
as a result of aging
⩥ Atherosclerosis.
Answer: fatty plaques are deposited on the wall of the arteries which
narrows their openings and causes a reduction in blood flow.
Angioplasty is used to remove to compress deposits
⩥ Congestive Heart Failure.
Answer: condition that occurs when heart muscles do not beat
adequately to supply blood needed by the body
⩥ Embolus.
