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1. C.Q.sufferedapharyngealinfectionafterbeingexposedtogroupAhemolyticstreptococcuslately.A102.3°F
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dysphagia,andareddishthroatmucosawithmanypustulesareall notedduringhisclinicevaluation.Hereportshavingti
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sorethroat.Antibioticshavebeenadministeredafterathroatculturerevealedapositiveresultforstreptococcus.Thecau
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a. asorethroat.
b. streptococcalinfection.
c. geneticsusceptibility.
d. pharyngitis.
ANS: B b
Theterm"etiology"describesthehypothesisedcauseorcausesofaspecificillnesscondition.Thediseaseprocessm
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Theterm"geneticsusceptibility"describesahereditarypropensitytogetanillness.Pharyngitis,aclinicalsympto
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inflammation of the throat.
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REF: Pg.2 b b
2. A 17-year-oldteenagerwhoplanstoattendcollegeisimmunizedagainstanorganismthatcancausemeningitis
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a. primaryprevention. b
b. secondaryprevention.
c. tertiaryprevention.
d. diseasetreatment.
ANS: A b
Primarypreventionreferstothemanagementofillnessbymodifyingsusceptibilityor minimizingexposureforth
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immunization.Earlydiseasedetection,screening,andtreatmentconstitutesecondaryprevention.Rehabilitati
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arecomponentsoftertiaryprevention,whichaimstolessendisabilityandregainoptimalfunctioning.Treatmen
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controlling itonceithas started.
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REF: Pg.9 b b
3. Alow-caloriedietandexerciseregimenareprescribedforanobesebutotherwisehealthyadolescent.Here'sanil
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a. primaryprevention. b
b. secondaryprevention.
c. tertiaryprevention.
d. diseasetreatment.
ANS: B b
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vulnerableindividualsinordertopreventdisease.Rehabilitativeandsupportivecarearecomponentsoftertiaryp
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disabilityandregainoptimalfunctioning.Treatmentforadiseaseentailscontrollingitonceithasstarted.
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REF: Pgs.9-10 b b
5. Amiddle-agedguywhohadaheartattackis advisedtotakeacholesterol-loweringdrug.Here's anillustrationof
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a. primaryprevention. b
b. secondaryprevention.
c. tertiaryprevention.
d. diseasetreatment.
ANS: C b
Rehabilitativeandsupportivetreatment,aswellasinitiativestolessendisabilityandregaineffectivefunctioning
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prescriptionforacholesterol-loweringdrugafteraheartattack—areexamplesoftertiaryprevention.Primaryp
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modifyingvulnerabilityorminimizingexposureforvulnerableindividualsinordertopreventdisease.Earlydise
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treatmentconstitutesecondaryprevention.Treatmentforadiseaseentailscontrollingitonce ithasstarted.
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REF: Pgs.9-10 b b
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6. A patient has been exposed to meningococcal meningitis, but is not yet demonstratin
b disease.This stage of illness iscalled thestage.
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a. prodromal
b. latent
c. sequela
d. convalescence
ANS: B
Incubation refers to the interval between exposure of a tissue to an injurious agent
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appearance of signs and symptoms. In infectious diseases, this period is often called
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(latent) period.
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Prodromal refers to the appearance of the first signsand symptoms indicating the on b b
Theseare often nonspecific, such as headache, malaise, anorexia, and nausea, which
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numberof different diseases. Sequela refers to subsequent pathologic condition resultin
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7. A disease that is native to a particular region is called
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a. epidemic.
b. endemic.
c. pandemic.
d. ethnographic.
ANS: B
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spreads tomany individuals at thesame time. Pandemics are epidemics that affect la
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regions, perhaps spreading worldwide.
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8. In b b general, with aging, organ size and functionb b b b b b b b b b b b
a. increase.
b. decrease.
c. remain the same. b b b b
d. is unknown.
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ANS: B
In general, with aging, organ size and function decrease.
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REF: Pg. b b 5
9. The stage during which the patient functions normally, although the disease processes
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a. latent.
b. subclinical.
c. prodromal.
d. convalescence.
ANS: B
The stage during which the patient functions normally, although the disease processes
iscalled the subclinical stage. The interval between exposure of a tissue to an injur
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firstappearance of signs and symptoms may be calleda latent period or, in the c
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diseases, anincubation period. The
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appearance of the first signs andsymptoms indicating the onset of a disease. Conv
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stage of recovery after a disease,injury, orsurgical operation.
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REF: Pg. b b 3