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PATH 370 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND WELL
DETAILED ANSWERS) LATEST UPDATE
After suffering a heart attack, a middle-aged man is counseled to take
cholesterol-lowering medication. This is an example of - (ANSWER)tertiary
prevention
Which is NOT usually secreted in response to stress?
a. Norepinephrine
b. Cortisol
c. Epinephrine
d. Insulin - (ANSWER)d. Insulin
The sympathetic nervous system mediated by - (ANSWER)norepinephrine
Apoptosis is a process that results in cellular: a. Atrophy
b. Death
c. Proliferation
d. Mutation - (ANSWER)b. Death
Cancer grading is based on - (ANSWER)cell differentiation
, 2
After bronchoscopy and histologic examination of a suspected tumor, your
patient is diagnosed with primary bronchial carcinoma. Thus, the tumor is -
(ANSWER)malignant
Allogenic bone marrow transplant - (ANSWER)stem cells from close match
Autoglogous bone marrow transplant - (ANSWER)stem cells from patient
Transfusion reactions involve: - (ANSWER)RBC destruction caused by recipient
antibodies
RBC's have no: - (ANSWER)cytoplasmic organelles
Iron deficiency has low - (ANSWER)MCHC, MCH, and MCV
Carbon dioxide is transported in the bloodstream as - (ANSWER)bicarbonate ion
Bilirubin can detect - (ANSWER)excessive red blood cell lysis
Kidneys produce - (ANSWER)erythropoietin
Aplastic anemia leads to - (ANSWER)pancytopenia
, 3
Pernicious anemia is caused by - (ANSWER)lack of intrinsic factor leading to
vitamin B12 deficiency
aspirin can prolong - (ANSWER)bleeding time
chemotherapy can cause - (ANSWER)thrombocytopenia
dysfunction of the liver can lead to - (ANSWER)clotting factor deficiency
peripheral edema is a result of - (ANSWER)venous thrombosis
Viral pneumonia is characterized by - (ANSWER)a dry cough
productive cough and parenchymal infiltrates on x-ray are signs/symptoms of -
(ANSWER)bacterial pneumonia
ghon tubercle is an x-ray finding in - (ANSWER)Tb
IgE is associated with - (ANSWER)inhaled allergens in asthma
inflammatoin, mucosal edema, and bronchoconstriction are associated with -
(ANSWER)allergic form of asthma
PATH 370 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND WELL
DETAILED ANSWERS) LATEST UPDATE
After suffering a heart attack, a middle-aged man is counseled to take
cholesterol-lowering medication. This is an example of - (ANSWER)tertiary
prevention
Which is NOT usually secreted in response to stress?
a. Norepinephrine
b. Cortisol
c. Epinephrine
d. Insulin - (ANSWER)d. Insulin
The sympathetic nervous system mediated by - (ANSWER)norepinephrine
Apoptosis is a process that results in cellular: a. Atrophy
b. Death
c. Proliferation
d. Mutation - (ANSWER)b. Death
Cancer grading is based on - (ANSWER)cell differentiation
, 2
After bronchoscopy and histologic examination of a suspected tumor, your
patient is diagnosed with primary bronchial carcinoma. Thus, the tumor is -
(ANSWER)malignant
Allogenic bone marrow transplant - (ANSWER)stem cells from close match
Autoglogous bone marrow transplant - (ANSWER)stem cells from patient
Transfusion reactions involve: - (ANSWER)RBC destruction caused by recipient
antibodies
RBC's have no: - (ANSWER)cytoplasmic organelles
Iron deficiency has low - (ANSWER)MCHC, MCH, and MCV
Carbon dioxide is transported in the bloodstream as - (ANSWER)bicarbonate ion
Bilirubin can detect - (ANSWER)excessive red blood cell lysis
Kidneys produce - (ANSWER)erythropoietin
Aplastic anemia leads to - (ANSWER)pancytopenia
, 3
Pernicious anemia is caused by - (ANSWER)lack of intrinsic factor leading to
vitamin B12 deficiency
aspirin can prolong - (ANSWER)bleeding time
chemotherapy can cause - (ANSWER)thrombocytopenia
dysfunction of the liver can lead to - (ANSWER)clotting factor deficiency
peripheral edema is a result of - (ANSWER)venous thrombosis
Viral pneumonia is characterized by - (ANSWER)a dry cough
productive cough and parenchymal infiltrates on x-ray are signs/symptoms of -
(ANSWER)bacterial pneumonia
ghon tubercle is an x-ray finding in - (ANSWER)Tb
IgE is associated with - (ANSWER)inhaled allergens in asthma
inflammatoin, mucosal edema, and bronchoconstriction are associated with -
(ANSWER)allergic form of asthma
