WCU PATHO 370 MIDTERM STUDY QUESTIONS SET 1_5
Terms in this set (100)
Coagulative necrosis is caused by interrupted blood supply
Which form of leukemia demonstrates the presence of CML (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia)
the Philadelphia chromosome?
Overproduction of nitric oxide is an important aspect Septic
of the pathophysiologic process of what type of shock?
Cardiogenic shock is characterized by reduced cardiac output
Prerenal acute kidney injury may be caused by severe hypotension
Most muscle strains are caused by abnormal muscle contraction
Findings that should prompt an evaluation for renal hematuria
cancer include
A patient has a positive Chvostek sign. The nurse Increased neuromuscular excitability
interprets this as a sign of
T/F: The nurse is swabbing a patient's throat to test for True
streptococcal pharyngitis. The nurse must understand
that tests such as this differ in the probability that they
will be positive for a condition when applied to a
person with the condition; this probability is termed
sensitivity.
Retroviruses are associated with human cancers, Burkitt Lymphoma
including HIV Kaposisarcoma
T-lymphocyte type 1
Familial retinoblastoma involves the transmission of Mutant tumor-suppressor gene
what from parent to offspring?
A patient with metastatic lung cancer wants to know her "Lung cancer has about a 15% survival rate"
chances for survival. Which response is correct?
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, WCU PATHO 370 MIDTERM STUDY QUESTIONS SET 1_5
Necrotic death of brain tissue usually produces _____ liquefactive
necrosis.
Which is not normally secreted in response to stress? Insulin
Proto-oncogenes are normal cellular genes that promote growth
After bronchoscopy and histologic examination of a is malignant
suspected tumor, your patient is diagnosed with
primary bronchial carcinoma. Thus, the tumor
Persistence of the alarm stage will ultimately result in permanent damage and death
The cellular change that is considered preneoplastic is dysplasia
Apoptosis is a process that results in cellular death
After suffering a heart attack, a middle-aged man is tertiary prevention
counseled to take a cholesterol-lowering medication.
This is an example of
All these cellular responses are potentially reversible necrosis
except
t/f: When the cause is unknown, a condition is said to be true
idiopathic
Your patient is scheduled for a staging procedure. She it is a procedure for determining the extent of tumor spread
wants to know what that means. The correct response is
which of the following?
The effects of excessive cortisol production include immune suppression
C.Q. was recently exposed to group A hemolytic streptococcal infection
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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Terms in this set (100)
Coagulative necrosis is caused by interrupted blood supply
Which form of leukemia demonstrates the presence of CML (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia)
the Philadelphia chromosome?
Overproduction of nitric oxide is an important aspect Septic
of the pathophysiologic process of what type of shock?
Cardiogenic shock is characterized by reduced cardiac output
Prerenal acute kidney injury may be caused by severe hypotension
Most muscle strains are caused by abnormal muscle contraction
Findings that should prompt an evaluation for renal hematuria
cancer include
A patient has a positive Chvostek sign. The nurse Increased neuromuscular excitability
interprets this as a sign of
T/F: The nurse is swabbing a patient's throat to test for True
streptococcal pharyngitis. The nurse must understand
that tests such as this differ in the probability that they
will be positive for a condition when applied to a
person with the condition; this probability is termed
sensitivity.
Retroviruses are associated with human cancers, Burkitt Lymphoma
including HIV Kaposisarcoma
T-lymphocyte type 1
Familial retinoblastoma involves the transmission of Mutant tumor-suppressor gene
what from parent to offspring?
A patient with metastatic lung cancer wants to know her "Lung cancer has about a 15% survival rate"
chances for survival. Which response is correct?
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, WCU PATHO 370 MIDTERM STUDY QUESTIONS SET 1_5
Necrotic death of brain tissue usually produces _____ liquefactive
necrosis.
Which is not normally secreted in response to stress? Insulin
Proto-oncogenes are normal cellular genes that promote growth
After bronchoscopy and histologic examination of a is malignant
suspected tumor, your patient is diagnosed with
primary bronchial carcinoma. Thus, the tumor
Persistence of the alarm stage will ultimately result in permanent damage and death
The cellular change that is considered preneoplastic is dysplasia
Apoptosis is a process that results in cellular death
After suffering a heart attack, a middle-aged man is tertiary prevention
counseled to take a cholesterol-lowering medication.
This is an example of
All these cellular responses are potentially reversible necrosis
except
t/f: When the cause is unknown, a condition is said to be true
idiopathic
Your patient is scheduled for a staging procedure. She it is a procedure for determining the extent of tumor spread
wants to know what that means. The correct response is
which of the following?
The effects of excessive cortisol production include immune suppression
C.Q. was recently exposed to group A hemolytic streptococcal infection
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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