PATHO
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Exam
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Solutions.
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,What is a common site for bone metastases to occur?
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Vertebral bodies
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Midshaftfemur b
Carpal bones
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Radius - Answer Vertebral bodies b b b b
A child presents with bone deficiency and a bowlegged appearance. This
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assessment data supports a diagnosis of
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Rickets
Osteoporosis
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Osteomalacia
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Paget disease - Answer Rickets b b b b
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occur during which phase of a seizure?
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Prodromal
Postictal
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Complex
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Status epilepticus - Answer Prodromal
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Which of the following is true about ischemic stroke? (Select all that apply) Has
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risk factors that include atherosclerosis
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Can be a result of a hypercoagulable state Often
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caused by emboli from the basilar arteries Results
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from hemorrhage into brain tissue
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Is associated with acute hypertension - Answer Has risk factors that include atherosclerosis
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Can be a result of a hypercoagulable state
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Which is a pathophysiologic change that is consistent with Alzheimer's disease? (Select
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all that apply)
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Amyloid plaques
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Epileptogenic focus
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Focal cerebral infarct
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Neurofibrillary tangles
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Abnormal serotonin system - Answer Amyloid plaques
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Neurofibrillary tangles
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Which is associated with early increased intracranial pressure?
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Inability to move
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Unresponsiveness
Inabilitytoverbalize
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Headache - Answer Headache b b b
A 6-year-old boy presents with polyarthritis. His parents report no past medical history
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except for a sore throat 6 weeks previously. On physical exam a murmur is noted. The
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assessment data supports a diagnosis of
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AcuteRheumaticFever b b
Rheumatoid arthritis
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Lyme disease
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, Reiter syndrome - Answer Acute Rheumatic Fever
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What is responsible for producing rheumatoid factor antibodies? T
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lymphocytes
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Macrophages
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cells - Answer B cells
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A motor vehicle accident has resulted in a factor where the articular surfaces of the tibial
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surface and femoral condyles are no long in contact with one another. Which term best
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describes the condition?
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Subluxation
Dislocation
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Malunion
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Nonunion
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Dislocation - Answer Dislocation b b b
What are the criteria for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis? (select all that apply) Simultaneous
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symmetric swelling of joints
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Soft tissue swelling of at least three joints
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Subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules
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Morning stiffness in joints
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Swelling of at least one wrist joint - Answer Simultaneous symmetric swelling of joints
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Soft tissue swelling of at least three joints
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Subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules
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Morning stiffness in joints
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Lyme disease is caused by b b b b
Borrelia burgdorferi
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Group A - hemolytic streptococcus b b b b
Camplyobacter
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Versinia - Answer Borrelia burgdorferi b b b b
A patient exposed to herpes simplex virus has been exhibiting symptoms that
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suggest inflammation of the brain. This type of infection is referred to as
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Encephalitis
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Brainabscess b
Bacteremia
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Meningitis -Answer Encephalitis b b b
A 10-year-old boy has a metastatic lesion in the metaphysical region of the femur that is
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referred to as
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Anosteoidosteoma
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A giant cell tumor An
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osteosarcoma
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A chondroma - Answer An osteosarcoma
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A client diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis. Which assessment data support this
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diagnosis? (Select all that apply)
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