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PORTH'S PATHOPHYSIOLOGY CONCEPTS OF
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ALTERED HEALTH STATES 11TH EDITION TOMMIE
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L. NORRIS TEST BANK
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CH tt1: ttConcepts ttof ttHealth ttand ttDisease tt tt

1. At ttan ttinternational ttnursing ttconference, ttmany ttdiscussions ttand ttbreakout ttsessions
ttfocusedo t n ttthe ttWorld ttHealth ttOrganization tt(WHO) ttviews tton tthealth. ttOf ttthe

ttfollowing ttcommentstmade ttby ttNursing ttattendants ttduring tta ttdiscussion ttsession,

ttwhich ttstatements ttwould ttbe ttconsidered tta ttgood ttrepresentation ttof ttthe ttWHO

ttdefinition? ttSelect tt all ttthat tt apply.

A) Interests ttin ttkeeping ttthe ttelderly ttpopulation ttengaged ttin ttsuch ttactivities ttas
ttbooktreviews ttand ttword ttgames ttduring tt social tttime

B) Increase ttin ttthe ttnumber ttof ttchair ttaerobics ttclasses ttprovided ttin ttthe ttskilled
ttcaretfacilities

C) Interventions ttgeared tttoward ttkeeping ttthe ttelderly ttpopulation ttdiagnosed ttwith
ttdiabetes ttmellitus ttunder tttight ttblood ttglucose ttcontrol ttby ttproviding ttin-home

ttcookingtclasses

D) Providing tttransportation ttfor ttrenal ttdialysis tthospital ttpatients ttto ttand ttfrom tttheir
tthemodialysistsessions

E) Providing tthandwashing ttteaching ttsessions ttto tta ttgroup ttof ttyoung
ttchildrentPRECISE ttCHOICE:- t t A, tt B, tt C, ttE

Reasoning:->>>
The ttWHO ttdefinition ttof tthealth ttis ttdefined ttas tt“a ttstate ttof ttcomplete ttphysical, ttmental,
ttandtsocial ttwell-being ttand ttnot ttmerely ttthe ttabsence ttof ttillness ttand ttinfirmity.”

ttEngaging ttin ttbook ttreviews ttfacilitates ttmental ttand ttsocial ttwell-being; ttchair ttaerobics

tthelps ttfacilitate ttphysical ttwell-being; ttand ttassisting ttwith tttight ttcontrol ttof ttdiabetes

tthelps ttwith ttfacilitating ttphysical ttwell-being tteven ttthough ttthe ttperson tthas tta ttchronic

ttillness. ttHandwashing ttis ttvitaltin ttthe ttprevention ttof ttillness ttand ttspread ttof ttgerms.




2. A ttcommunity tthealth ttNursing ttattendant ttis ttteaching tta ttgroup ttof ttrecent
ttgraduates ttabout ttthe ttlarge ttvariety ttof ttfactors ttthat ttinfluence ttan ttindividual's

tthealth ttor ttlack ttthereof. ttThe ttNursing ttattendant tt is ttreferring ttto ttthe ttHealthy

ttPeople tt2020 ttreport ttfromtthe ttU.S. ttDepartment ttof ttHealth ttand ttHuman ttServices

ttas tta ttteaching ttexample. ttOf ttthe ttfollowing ttaspects ttdiscussed, ttwhich ttwould ttbe

ttconsidered tta ttdeterminant ttof tthealth ttthat ttis ttoutside ttthe ttfocus ttof ttthis ttreport?

A) The tthospital ttpatient tthas tta ttdiverse ttbackground ttby ttbeing ttof ttAsian ttand
ttNative ttAmerican ttdescent ttand ttpractices ttvarious ttalternative tttherapies ttto

ttminimize tteffects ttof ttstress.

B) The tthospital ttpatient tthas tta ttfamily tthistory ttof ttcardiovascular t t illness
ttrelated ttto tthypercholesterolemia ttand ttremains ttnoncompliant ttwith ttthe

tttreatment ttregime.

C) The tthospital ttpatient tthas tta ttgood ttcareer ttwith ttexceptional ttpreventative ttprimary tthealth
ttcare ttbenefits.

D) The tthospital ttpatient ttlives ttin ttan ttaffluent, ttclean, ttsuburban ttcommunity
ttwith ttaccess tttotmany ttprimary tthealth ttcare tt facilities.

PRECISE ttCHOICE:- t t B
Reasoning:->>>
In ttHealthy ttPeople tt2020, ttthe ttfocus ttis ttto ttpromote ttgood tthealth ttto ttall tt(such ttas ttusing
ttalternative tttherapies ttto ttminimize tteffects ttof ttstress); ttachieving tthealth ttequity ttand

ttpromoting tthealth ttfor ttall tt(which ttincludes tthaving ttgood ttprimary tthealth ttcare

ttbenefits); ttandtpromoting ttgood tthealth tt(which ttincludes ttliving ttin tta ttclean ttcommunity

ttwith ttgood ttaccess tttothealth ttcare). ttA tthospital ttpatient's ttnoncompliance ttwith

tttreatments ttto ttcontrol tthigh ttcholesterol ttlevels ttwithin ttthe ttpresence ttof tta ttfamily

tthistory ttof ttCV ttillness ttdoes ttnot ttmeet ttthe tt“attainingtlives ttfree ttof ttpreventable tt illness

ttand ttpremature ttdeath” ttdeterminant.

,
, 3. A ttphysician ttis ttproviding ttcare ttfor tta ttnumber ttof tthospital ttpatients tton tta ttmedical
ttunit ttof tta ttlarge, ttuniversity tthospital. ttThe ttphysician ttis ttdiscussing ttwith tta ttcolleague

ttthe ttdifferentiation ttbetween ttillnesss ttthat ttare ttcaused ttby ttabnormal ttmolecules ttand

ttillnesss ttthat ttcause ttillness.tWhich ttof ttthe ttfollowing tthospital ttpatients ttmost ttclearly

ttdemonstrates ttthe ttconsequences ttof ttmolecules ttthat tt cause tt illness?

A) A tt31-year-old ttwoman ttwith ttsickle ttcell ttanemia ttwho ttis ttreceiving tta
tttransfusion ttoftpacked ttred ttblood ttcells

B) A tt91-year-old ttwoman ttwho tthas ttexperienced ttan ttischemic ttstroke ttresulting
ttfromtfamilial tthypercholesterolemia

C) A tt19-year-old ttman ttwith ttexacerbation ttof tthis ttcystic ttfibrosis ttrequiring
ttoxygenttherapy ttand ttchest tt physiotherapy

D) A tt30-year-old tthomeless ttman ttwho tthas ttPneumocystis ttcarinii ttpneumonia tt(PCP)
ttandtis ttHIV ttpositive.

PRECISE ttCHOICE:- t t D
Reasoning tt:->>>PCP ttis ttan ttexample ttof ttthe tteffect ttof tta ttmolecule ttthat ttdirectly ttcontributes
ttto ttillness. ttSickletcell ttanemia, ttfamilial tthypercholesterolemia, ttand ttcystic ttfibrosis ttare ttall

ttexamples ttof ttthe tteffects ttof ttabnormal ttmolecules.




4. A ttmember ttof ttthe ttprimary tthealth ttcare ttteam ttis ttresearching ttthe ttetiology ttand
ttpathogenesis ttof tta ttnumber ttof tthospital ttpatients ttwho ttare ttunder tthis ttcare ttin tta

tthospital ttcontext. ttWhich ttof ttthe ttfollowing ttaspects ttof tthospital ttpatients' ttsituations

ttbest tt characterizes ttpathogenesistrather ttthan ttetiology?

A) A tthospital ttpatient ttwho tthas ttbeen ttexposed ttto ttthe ttMycobacterium tttuberculosis ttbacterium
B) A tthospital ttpatient ttwho tthas ttincreasing ttserum ttammonia ttlevels ttdue ttto ttliver ttcirrhosis
C) A tthospital ttpatient ttwho ttwas ttadmitted ttwith ttthe tteffects ttof ttmethyl ttalcohol ttpoisoning
D) A tthospital ttpatient ttwith ttmultiple ttskeletal ttinjuries ttsecondary ttto tta
ttmotor ttvehicletaccident tt PRECISE ttCHOICE:- t t B

Reasoning:->>>Pathogenesis ttrefers ttto ttthe ttprogressive ttand ttevolutionary ttcourse ttof
ttillness, ttsuch ttas ttthetincreasing ttammonia ttlevels ttthat tt accompany ttliver tt illness. ttBacteria,

ttpoisons, tt and tttraumatic tt injuries ttare ttexamples ttof ttetiologic tt factors.




5. A ttnew ttmyocardial ttinfarction tthospital ttpatient ttrequiring ttangioplasty ttand ttstent
ttplacement tthas tt arrived ttto tthis ttfirst ttcardiac ttrehabilitation ttappointment. ttIn ttthis ttfirst

ttsession, tta ttreview ttof ttthe ttpathogenesis ttof ttcoronary ttartery ttillness ttis ttaddressed.

tt Which ttstatement ttby ttthe tthospital ttpatienttverifies ttto ttthe ttNursing ttattendant ttthat tthe

tthas ttunderstood ttthe ttNursing ttattendant's ttteachings ttabout t t coronary ttartery ttillness?

A) “All ttI tthave ttto ttdo ttis ttstop ttsmoking, ttand ttthen ttI ttwon't tthave ttany ttmore ttheart ttattacks.”
B) “My ttartery ttwas ttclogged ttby ttfat, ttso ttI ttwill ttneed ttto ttstop tteating ttfatty
ttfoods ttliketFrench ttfries ttevery ttday.”

C) “Sounds ttlike ttthis ttbegan ttbecause ttof ttinflammation ttinside ttmy ttartery tthat
ttmade ttitteasy ttto tt form ttfatty ttstreaks, tt which ttlead ttto ttmy ttclogged ttartery.”

D) “If ttI ttdo ttnot ttexercise ttregularly ttto ttget ttmy ttheart ttrate ttup, ttblood ttpools ttin ttthe
ttveins ttcausing tta ttclot ttthat ttstops ttblood ttflow ttto ttthe ttmuscle, ttand ttI ttwill tthave tta

ttheart ttattack.”

PRECISE ttCHOICE:- t t C
Reasoning:->>>The tttrue ttetiology/cause ttof ttcoronary ttartery ttillness tt(CAD) ttis ttunknown;
tthowever, ttthe


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