Test Bank for Pathopharmacology 1st Edition Colbert

Author: Cengage Learning
Print ISBN: 9781305946255
Title: Pathopharmacology
eBook 13 digit ISBN: 9781305946255
Chapter/Section Name: Core Concepts of Disease
Chapter/Section Number: 1
1. The individual that studies disease is called
a. endodontist.
b. pathogenic.
c. psychiatrist.
d. pathologist.

Analysis:

a. Incorrect. An endodontist is a dentist who specializes in maintaining teeth through endodontic
therapy. See Terms Associated with Disease
b. Incorrect. The term “pathogenic” is used to describe organisms that produce disease. See Terms
Associated with Disease
c. Incorrect. A psychiatrist is a medical practitioner specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of
mental illness. See Terms Associated with Disease
d. Correct. A pathologist is a scientist who studies the causes and effects of diseases, especially one
who examines laboratory samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic purposes.

Difficulty: Easy
LO: 1.1
Learning Objective Narrative: Interpret disease medical terminology.
A-Head: Terms Associated with Disease
Bloom’s: Remember
1. Any disease occurring spontaneously with an unknown cause is termed
a. unknown.

b. spontaneous.

c. idiopathic.

d. idiopathy.

Analysis:

a. Incorrect. Unknown is defined as not known or familiar. See Terms Associated with Disease
b. Incorrect. Spontaneous is defined as occurring without apparent external cause. See Terms
Associated with Disease
c. Correct. Any disease occurring spontaneously with an unknown cause is termed “idiopathic.”
d. Incorrect. Idiopathy is defined as any disease with unknown cause or mechanism of apparently
spontaneous origin. See Terms Associated with Disease

Difficulty: Moderate
LO: 1.1

, Learning Objective Narrative: Interpret disease medical terminology.
A-Head: Terms Associated with Disease
Bloom’s: Remember
1. ___________ is the medical term for the cause or origin of a disease.

ANS: Etiology XX etiology

Analysis: See Diagnosis


Difficulty: Moderate
LO: 1.1
Learning Objective Narrative: Interpret disease medical terminology.
A-Head: Diagnosis
Bloom’s: Remember


1. When presenting to a medical facility, the patient will complain of a specific ailment or issue
that is being experienced. This is called
a. the chief complaint.
b. a diagnostic testing.
c. a disease.
d. the diagnosis.

Analysis:

a. Correct. When presenting to a medical facility, the patient will complain of a specific ailment or issue
that is being experienced. This is called the chief complaint (CC) or the main reason the individual
sought medical attention.
b. Incorrect. A diagnostic test is any approach used to gather clinical information for the purposes of
making a clinical decision (i.e., diagnosis). See Diagnosis
c. Incorrect. A disease is defined as an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning.
See Diagnosis
d. Incorrect. A diagnosis is identifying the nature or cause of some phenomenon. See Diagnosis

Difficulty: Easy
LO: 1.1
Learning Objective Narrative: Interpret disease medical terminology.
A-Head: Diagnosis
Bloom’s: Remember

2. The expected outcome or the prediction of an ailment is known as the _____________.
ANS: prognosis

Analysis: See Prognosis

Difficulty: Easy