Test Bank For Porth’s Pathophysiology Concepts of Altered Health States 10th Edition By Tommie L.Norris

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, Porth's Pathophysiology Concepts of Altered Health 10th Edition Test Bank
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Chapter 1- Concepts of Health and Disease
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1. At an international nursing conference, many discussions and breakout sessions
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focused on the World Health Organization (WHO) views on health. Of the following
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comments made by nurses during a discussion session, which statements would be
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considered a good representation of the WHO definition? Select all that apply.
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A) Interests in keeping the elderly population engaged in such activities as ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff


book reviews and word games during social time
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B) Increase in the number of chair aerobics classes provided in the skilled ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff


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C) Interventions geared toward keeping the elderly population diagnosed with ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff


diabetes mellitus under tight blood glucose control by providing in-home
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D) Providing transportation for renal dialysis patients to and from their ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff


hemodialysis sessions
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E) Providing handwashing teaching sessions to a group of young children ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff ff


Ans: A, B, C, E
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Feedback:
The WHO definition of health is defined as “a state of complete physical, mental, and
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social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity.” Engaging in
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book reviews facilitates mental and social well-being; chair aerobics helps facilitate
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physical well-being; and assisting with tight control of diabetes helps with facilitating
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physical well-being even though the person has a chronic disease. Handwashing is
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vital in the prevention of disease and spread of germs.
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2. A community health nurse is teaching a group of recent graduates about the large
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variety of factors that influence an individual's health or lack thereof. The nurse
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is referring to the Healthy People 2020 report from the U.S. Department of Health
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and Human Services as a teaching example. Of the following aspects discussed,
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which would be considered a determinant of health that is outside the focus of
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this report?
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A) The client has a diverse background by being of Asian and Native American
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descent and practices various alternative therapies to minimize effects of
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B) The client has a family history of cardiovascular disease related to
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hypercholesterolemia and remains noncompliant with the treatment
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C) The client has a good career with exceptional preventative health care benefits.
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D) The client lives in an affluent, clean, suburban community with access to
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many health care facilities.
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Feedback:
In Healthy People 2020, the focus is to promote good health to all (such as using
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alternative therapies to minimize effects of stress); achieving health equity and
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promoting health for all (which includes having good health care benefits); and
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promoting good health (which includes living in a clean community with good access
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to health care). A client's noncompliance with treatments to control high cholesterol
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levels within the presence of a family history of CV disease does not meet the
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, 3. A physician is providing care for a number of patients on a medical unit of a large,
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university hospital. The physician is discussing with a colleague the differentiation
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between diseases that are caused by abnormal molecules and diseases that cause
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disease. Which of the following patients most clearly demonstrates the consequences
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of molecules that cause disease?
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A) A 31-year-old woman with sickle cell anemia who is receiving a transfusion
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of packed red blood cells
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B) A 91-year-old woman who has experienced an ischemic stroke resulting
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from familial hypercholesterolemia
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C) A 19-year-old man with exacerbation of his cystic fibrosis requiring
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oxygen therapy and chest physiotherapy
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D) A 30-year-old homeless man who has Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) and
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is HIV positive.
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Feedback:
PCP is an example of the effect of a molecule that directly contributes to disease.
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Sickle cell anemia, familial hypercholesterolemia, and cystic fibrosis are all examples
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of the effects of abnormal molecules.
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4. A member of the health care team is researching the etiology and pathogenesis of a
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number of clients who are under his care in a hospital context. Which of the
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following aspects of clients' situations best characterizes pathogenesis rather than
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etiology?
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A) A client who has been exposed to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacterium
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B) A client who has increasing serum ammonia levels due to liver cirrhosis
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C) A client who was admitted with the effects of methyl alcohol poisoning
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D) A client with multiple skeletal injuries secondary to a motor vehicle
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accident Ans: B
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Feedback:
Pathogenesis refers to the progressive and evolutionary course of disease, such as the
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increasing ammonia levels that accompany liver disease. Bacteria, poisons, and
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traumatic injuries are examples of etiologic factors.
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