Patho Concept, Scope, and Common Terms
of Pathophysiology Sherpath Lesson
Questions with Answers 2025
WhichAisAtheAcorrectAdescriptionAofApathophysiology?
A
a.ATheAstudyAofAdiseaseAdiagnosis
b.ATheAstudyAofAhowAtheAbodyAphysicallyAfunctions
c.ATheAstudyAorAscienceAofAtheAcausativeAfactorsAforAdiseases
d.ATheAstudyAofAtheAphysiologicalAchangesAinAtheAbodyAthatAresultAfromAaAdiseaseA-
AcorrectAanswers-
d.ATheAstudyAofAtheAphysiologicalAchangesAinAtheAbodyAthatAresultAfromAaAdisease
PathophysiologyAisAtheAstudyAofAtheAphysiologicalAchangesAinAtheAbodyAthatAresultAfromAaA
diseaseAandAincludesAelementsAofAbothApathologyAandAphysiology.
WhichAstatementAdescribesAhomeostasis?
A
a.AHomeostasisAisAaAmeansAforAdiagnosingAdiseases.
b.AHomeostasisAisAtheAnormalAlimitsAofAtheAbodyAbasedAonAstandardAaverages.
c.AHomeostasisAisAtheAmaintenanceAofAaAstableAenvironmentAwithinAtheAbodyAthatAisAdepe
ndentAonAtheAexternalAenvironment.
d.AHomeostasisAisAtheAmaintenanceAofAaAstableAenvironmentAwithinAtheAbodyAthatAisAnotAaf
fectedAbyAexternalAchangesAorAfactors.A-AcorrectAanswers-
d.AHomeostasisAisAtheAmaintenanceAofAaAstableAenvironmentAwithinAtheAbodyAthatAisAnotAaf
fectedAbyAexternalAchangesAorAfactors.
HomeostasisAisAtheAmaintenanceAofAaAstableAenvironmentAwithinAtheAbodyAthatAisAnotAaffe
ctedAbyAexternalAchangesAorAfactors.AIndividualsAareAgenerallyAnotAawareAwhenAtheseAco
mpensationAmechanismsAareAtakingAplace.
WhichAareAfactorsAthatAaffectAnormalAlimits?ASelectAallAthatAapply.
Age
Gender
DiseaseAstate
Environment
,AthleticAabilityA-AcorrectAanswers-Age
AgeAisAaAfactorAthatAcanAaffectAanAindividual'sAnormalAlimits.AOlderAadultsAmayAhaveAaAdiffe
rentAsetAofAnormalAlimitsAthanAtoddlers.
Gender
GenderAisAaAfactorAthatAcanAaffectAanAindividual'sAnormalAlimits.AWomen,AforAinstance,Ahav
eAaAlowerAhemoglobinAlevelAthanAmen.
Environment
EnvironmentAisAaAfactorAthatAcanAaffectAanAindividual'sAnormalAlimits.AForAinstance,AaApers
onAlivingAinAhigherAaltitudeAisAexpectedAtoAhaveAhigherAlevelsAofAhemoglobinAthanAoneAlivin
gAinAlowerAaltitude.
AthleticAability
AthleticAabilityAisAaAfactorAthatAcanAaffectAanAindividual'sAnormalAlimits.AForAinstance,Aathlet
esAhaveAlowerArestingAheartArates.
WhichAstatementAproperlyAusesAtheAtermAbiopsy?
A
a.ATheAWorldAHealthAOrganizationA(WHO)AputsAtogetherAdataAaccordingAtoAglobalAbiopsie
s.
b.AAAbiopsyAexplainsAwhyAcertainAindividualsAhaveAaAbaselineAthatAisAoutsideAofAnormalAlim
its.
c.ATheApathologistAwillAstudyAtheAbiopsyAtakenAbyAtheAsurgeonAduringAtheAprocedure.
d.ATheApatient'sAbodyAwasAtryingAtoAachieveAhomeostasisAbyAactivatingAtheAbiopsyAmecha
nismAtoArestoreAbalanceAinAtheAbody.A-AcorrectAanswers-
c.ATheApathologistAwillAstudyAtheAbiopsyAtakenAbyAtheAsurgeonAduringAtheAprocedure.
AAbiopsyAisAaAprocedureAinAwhichAtheApractitionerAcollectsAaAveryAsmallAamountAofAlivingAti
ssueAthatAaApathologistAthenAstudiesAtoAdetectAtheApresenceAofAaAdisease.
WhichAisAtheApurposeAofAanAautopsy?
A
a.AItAdiagnosesAaAdisease.
b.AItAexaminesAaApatientAafterAdeath.
c.AItAextractsAaAsmallAsampleAofAtissue.
d.AItAmaintainsAhomeostasisAinAtheAbody.A-AcorrectAanswers-
b.AItAexaminesAaApatientAafterAdeath.
AnAautopsyAisAanAexaminationAofAaApatientAafterAtheApatientAisAdeceased.AItAhelpsAtheApath
ologistAdetermineAtheAcauseAofAdeath.
WhichAisAtheArationaleAforAstudyingApathophysiology?
A
, a.AToAbetterAdiagnoseAdiseases
b.AToAlearnAaboutAbodyAstructureAandAfunction
c.AToAunderstandAwhatAcauses,Atreats,AandApreventsAdiseases
d.AToAstudyAtheAmostAcurrentAinformationAtoAmakeAbetterAdecisionsAwhenAcaringAforApatien
tsA-AcorrectAanswers-c.AToAunderstandAwhatAcauses,Atreats,AandApreventsAdiseases
PeopleAstudyApathophysiologyAtoAunderstandAwhatAcauses,Atreats,AandApreventsAdisease
s.
WhichAdescribesAtheAuseAofAcurrentAdataAandAinformationAtoAmakeApatientAcareAdecisions
?
A
a.AClinicalAtrials
b.APathologicalApractices
c.ADiagnosticAprocedures
d.AEvidence-basedApracticeA-AcorrectAanswers-d.AEvidence-basedApractice
Evidence-
basedApracticeA(EBP)AisAtheAuseAofAtheAmostAcurrentAandAbestAevidence,Adata,AorAinformat
ionAforAmakingAdecisionsAaboutApatientAcare.
WhichAresourcesAcanAbeAusedAtoAfindAtheAmostAupAtoAdateAclinicalAinformation?ASelectAallAt
hatAapply.
SocialAmediaAwebsites
Peer-reviewedAjournals
SeminarsAandAconferences
ContinuingAeducationAseries
ProfessionalAorganizationAwebsitesA-AcorrectAanswers-Peer-reviewedAjournals
Peer-reviewedAjournalsAprovideAcurrentAinformationAinAtheAhealthAcareAfield.
SeminarsAandAconferences
SeminarsAandAconferencesAprovideAtheAmostAcurrentAclinicalAinformationAbecauseAhealthA
careAprofessionalsAprovideAaudienceAmembersAwithAup-to-dateAknowledge.
ContinuingAeducationAseries
ContinuingAeducationAseriesAprovideAcurrentAclinicalAinformationAbecauseACEAcoursesAar
eAbasedAonAevidenceAandAfacts.
of Pathophysiology Sherpath Lesson
Questions with Answers 2025
WhichAisAtheAcorrectAdescriptionAofApathophysiology?
A
a.ATheAstudyAofAdiseaseAdiagnosis
b.ATheAstudyAofAhowAtheAbodyAphysicallyAfunctions
c.ATheAstudyAorAscienceAofAtheAcausativeAfactorsAforAdiseases
d.ATheAstudyAofAtheAphysiologicalAchangesAinAtheAbodyAthatAresultAfromAaAdiseaseA-
AcorrectAanswers-
d.ATheAstudyAofAtheAphysiologicalAchangesAinAtheAbodyAthatAresultAfromAaAdisease
PathophysiologyAisAtheAstudyAofAtheAphysiologicalAchangesAinAtheAbodyAthatAresultAfromAaA
diseaseAandAincludesAelementsAofAbothApathologyAandAphysiology.
WhichAstatementAdescribesAhomeostasis?
A
a.AHomeostasisAisAaAmeansAforAdiagnosingAdiseases.
b.AHomeostasisAisAtheAnormalAlimitsAofAtheAbodyAbasedAonAstandardAaverages.
c.AHomeostasisAisAtheAmaintenanceAofAaAstableAenvironmentAwithinAtheAbodyAthatAisAdepe
ndentAonAtheAexternalAenvironment.
d.AHomeostasisAisAtheAmaintenanceAofAaAstableAenvironmentAwithinAtheAbodyAthatAisAnotAaf
fectedAbyAexternalAchangesAorAfactors.A-AcorrectAanswers-
d.AHomeostasisAisAtheAmaintenanceAofAaAstableAenvironmentAwithinAtheAbodyAthatAisAnotAaf
fectedAbyAexternalAchangesAorAfactors.
HomeostasisAisAtheAmaintenanceAofAaAstableAenvironmentAwithinAtheAbodyAthatAisAnotAaffe
ctedAbyAexternalAchangesAorAfactors.AIndividualsAareAgenerallyAnotAawareAwhenAtheseAco
mpensationAmechanismsAareAtakingAplace.
WhichAareAfactorsAthatAaffectAnormalAlimits?ASelectAallAthatAapply.
Age
Gender
DiseaseAstate
Environment
,AthleticAabilityA-AcorrectAanswers-Age
AgeAisAaAfactorAthatAcanAaffectAanAindividual'sAnormalAlimits.AOlderAadultsAmayAhaveAaAdiffe
rentAsetAofAnormalAlimitsAthanAtoddlers.
Gender
GenderAisAaAfactorAthatAcanAaffectAanAindividual'sAnormalAlimits.AWomen,AforAinstance,Ahav
eAaAlowerAhemoglobinAlevelAthanAmen.
Environment
EnvironmentAisAaAfactorAthatAcanAaffectAanAindividual'sAnormalAlimits.AForAinstance,AaApers
onAlivingAinAhigherAaltitudeAisAexpectedAtoAhaveAhigherAlevelsAofAhemoglobinAthanAoneAlivin
gAinAlowerAaltitude.
AthleticAability
AthleticAabilityAisAaAfactorAthatAcanAaffectAanAindividual'sAnormalAlimits.AForAinstance,Aathlet
esAhaveAlowerArestingAheartArates.
WhichAstatementAproperlyAusesAtheAtermAbiopsy?
A
a.ATheAWorldAHealthAOrganizationA(WHO)AputsAtogetherAdataAaccordingAtoAglobalAbiopsie
s.
b.AAAbiopsyAexplainsAwhyAcertainAindividualsAhaveAaAbaselineAthatAisAoutsideAofAnormalAlim
its.
c.ATheApathologistAwillAstudyAtheAbiopsyAtakenAbyAtheAsurgeonAduringAtheAprocedure.
d.ATheApatient'sAbodyAwasAtryingAtoAachieveAhomeostasisAbyAactivatingAtheAbiopsyAmecha
nismAtoArestoreAbalanceAinAtheAbody.A-AcorrectAanswers-
c.ATheApathologistAwillAstudyAtheAbiopsyAtakenAbyAtheAsurgeonAduringAtheAprocedure.
AAbiopsyAisAaAprocedureAinAwhichAtheApractitionerAcollectsAaAveryAsmallAamountAofAlivingAti
ssueAthatAaApathologistAthenAstudiesAtoAdetectAtheApresenceAofAaAdisease.
WhichAisAtheApurposeAofAanAautopsy?
A
a.AItAdiagnosesAaAdisease.
b.AItAexaminesAaApatientAafterAdeath.
c.AItAextractsAaAsmallAsampleAofAtissue.
d.AItAmaintainsAhomeostasisAinAtheAbody.A-AcorrectAanswers-
b.AItAexaminesAaApatientAafterAdeath.
AnAautopsyAisAanAexaminationAofAaApatientAafterAtheApatientAisAdeceased.AItAhelpsAtheApath
ologistAdetermineAtheAcauseAofAdeath.
WhichAisAtheArationaleAforAstudyingApathophysiology?
A
, a.AToAbetterAdiagnoseAdiseases
b.AToAlearnAaboutAbodyAstructureAandAfunction
c.AToAunderstandAwhatAcauses,Atreats,AandApreventsAdiseases
d.AToAstudyAtheAmostAcurrentAinformationAtoAmakeAbetterAdecisionsAwhenAcaringAforApatien
tsA-AcorrectAanswers-c.AToAunderstandAwhatAcauses,Atreats,AandApreventsAdiseases
PeopleAstudyApathophysiologyAtoAunderstandAwhatAcauses,Atreats,AandApreventsAdisease
s.
WhichAdescribesAtheAuseAofAcurrentAdataAandAinformationAtoAmakeApatientAcareAdecisions
?
A
a.AClinicalAtrials
b.APathologicalApractices
c.ADiagnosticAprocedures
d.AEvidence-basedApracticeA-AcorrectAanswers-d.AEvidence-basedApractice
Evidence-
basedApracticeA(EBP)AisAtheAuseAofAtheAmostAcurrentAandAbestAevidence,Adata,AorAinformat
ionAforAmakingAdecisionsAaboutApatientAcare.
WhichAresourcesAcanAbeAusedAtoAfindAtheAmostAupAtoAdateAclinicalAinformation?ASelectAallAt
hatAapply.
SocialAmediaAwebsites
Peer-reviewedAjournals
SeminarsAandAconferences
ContinuingAeducationAseries
ProfessionalAorganizationAwebsitesA-AcorrectAanswers-Peer-reviewedAjournals
Peer-reviewedAjournalsAprovideAcurrentAinformationAinAtheAhealthAcareAfield.
SeminarsAandAconferences
SeminarsAandAconferencesAprovideAtheAmostAcurrentAclinicalAinformationAbecauseAhealthA
careAprofessionalsAprovideAaudienceAmembersAwithAup-to-dateAknowledge.
ContinuingAeducationAseries
ContinuingAeducationAseriesAprovideAcurrentAclinicalAinformationAbecauseACEAcoursesAar
eAbasedAonAevidenceAandAfacts.