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MIDTERM PATHO 370 Questions and
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1 After suffering a heart attack, a middle-aged man is counseled to
take a cholesterol-lowering medication. This is an example of
a. primary prevention.
b. secondary prevention.
c. tertiary prevention
.d. disease treatment.
Ans: c
A patient has been exposed to meningococcal meningitis, but is not
yet demonstrating signs of this disease. This stage of illness is called
the stage.
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a. prodromal
b. latent
c. sequela
d. convalescence
Ans: b
A patient with high blood pressure who is otherwise healthy is
counseled to restrict sodium intake. This is an example of
a. primary prevention.
b. secondary prevention.
c. tertiary prevention.
d. disease treatment.
Ans: b
what clinical course would you see SIGNS & SYMPTOMS?
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Ans: PRODROMAL
A disease that is native to a particular region is called
a. epidemic.
b. endemic.
c. pandemic.
d. ethnographic.
Ans: b
C.Q. was recently exposed to group A hemolytic Streptococcus and
subsequently developed a pharyngeal infection. His clinic
examination reveals an oral temperature of 102.3°F, skin rash,
dysphagia, and reddened throat mucosa with multiple pustules. He
complains of sore throat, malaise, and joint stiffness. A throat culture
is positive for Streptococcus, and antibiotics have been prescribed.
The etiology of C.Q.'s disease is
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a. genetic susceptibility.
b. pharyngitis.
c. streptococcal infection.
d. a sore throat.
Ans: c
The stage during which the patient functions normally, although the
disease processes are well established, is referred as
a. latent.
b. subclinical.
c. prodromal.
d. convalescence.
Ans: b
When the cause is unknown, a condition is said to be idiopathic
MIDTERM PATHO 370 Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update /
Already Graded
1 After suffering a heart attack, a middle-aged man is counseled to
take a cholesterol-lowering medication. This is an example of
a. primary prevention.
b. secondary prevention.
c. tertiary prevention
.d. disease treatment.
Ans: c
A patient has been exposed to meningococcal meningitis, but is not
yet demonstrating signs of this disease. This stage of illness is called
the stage.
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a. prodromal
b. latent
c. sequela
d. convalescence
Ans: b
A patient with high blood pressure who is otherwise healthy is
counseled to restrict sodium intake. This is an example of
a. primary prevention.
b. secondary prevention.
c. tertiary prevention.
d. disease treatment.
Ans: b
what clinical course would you see SIGNS & SYMPTOMS?
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Ans: PRODROMAL
A disease that is native to a particular region is called
a. epidemic.
b. endemic.
c. pandemic.
d. ethnographic.
Ans: b
C.Q. was recently exposed to group A hemolytic Streptococcus and
subsequently developed a pharyngeal infection. His clinic
examination reveals an oral temperature of 102.3°F, skin rash,
dysphagia, and reddened throat mucosa with multiple pustules. He
complains of sore throat, malaise, and joint stiffness. A throat culture
is positive for Streptococcus, and antibiotics have been prescribed.
The etiology of C.Q.'s disease is
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a. genetic susceptibility.
b. pharyngitis.
c. streptococcal infection.
d. a sore throat.
Ans: c
The stage during which the patient functions normally, although the
disease processes are well established, is referred as
a. latent.
b. subclinical.
c. prodromal.
d. convalescence.
Ans: b
When the cause is unknown, a condition is said to be idiopathic
