PATHO 370 MIDTERM EXAM WITH ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
VERIFIED DETAILED ANSWERS ||\\//|| ||\\//||
1 After suffering a heart attack, a middle-aged man is counseled to take a cholesterol-
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lowering medication. This is an example of ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
a. primary prevention.||\\//|| ||\\//||
b. secondary prevention.
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c. tertiary prevention
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.d. disease treatment. - correct answer✔✔c
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A patient has been exposed to meningococcal meningitis, but is not yet demonstrating signs
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of this disease. This stage of illness is called the _____ stage.
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a. prodromal ||\\//||
b. latent ||\\//||
c. sequela ||\\//||
d. convalescence - correct answer✔✔b
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A patient with high blood pressure who is otherwise healthy is counseled to restrict sodium
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intake. This is an example of ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
a. primary prevention.||\\//|| ||\\//||
b. secondary prevention.
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c. tertiary prevention.
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d. disease treatment. - correct answer✔✔b
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,what clinical course would you see SIGNS & SYMPTOMS? - correct
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answer✔✔PRODROMAL
A disease that is native to a particular region is called
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a. epidemic. ||\\//||
b. endemic. ||\\//||
c. pandemic.||\\//||
d. ethnographic. - correct answer✔✔b
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C.Q. was recently exposed to group A hemolytic Streptococcus and subsequently developed
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a pharyngeal infection. His clinic examination reveals an oral temperature of 102.3°F, skin
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rash, dysphagia, and reddened throat mucosa with multiple pustules. He complains of sore
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throat, malaise, and joint stiffness. A throat culture is positive for Streptococcus, and
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antibiotics have been prescribed. The etiology of C.Q.'s disease is ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
a. genetic susceptibility.
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b. pharyngitis.
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c. streptococcal infection.
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d. a sore throat. - correct answer✔✔c
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The stage during which the patient functions normally, although the disease processes are
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well established, is referred as ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
a. latent. ||\\//||
b. subclinical.
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c. prodromal.
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, d. convalescence. - correct answer✔✔b
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When the cause is unknown, a condition is said to be idiopathic
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a. true
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b. false - correct answer✔✔a
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primary level of prevention - correct answer✔✔prevention before you ever have a disease;
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immunization
Many of the responses to stress are attributed to activation of the sympathetic nervous
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system and are mediated by? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
a. norepinephrine.
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b. cortisol.
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c. glucagon.
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d. ACTH. - correct answer✔✔a
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Allostasis is best defined as ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
a. steady-state.
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b. a state of equilibrium, of balance within the organism.
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c. the process by which the body heals following disease.
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d. the overall process of adaptive change necessary to maintain survival andwell-being. -
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correct answer✔✔d ||\\//||
Selye's three phases of the stress response include all the following except?
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a. allostasis.
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b. resistance.
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VERIFIED DETAILED ANSWERS ||\\//|| ||\\//||
1 After suffering a heart attack, a middle-aged man is counseled to take a cholesterol-
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lowering medication. This is an example of ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
a. primary prevention.||\\//|| ||\\//||
b. secondary prevention.
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c. tertiary prevention
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.d. disease treatment. - correct answer✔✔c
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A patient has been exposed to meningococcal meningitis, but is not yet demonstrating signs
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of this disease. This stage of illness is called the _____ stage.
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a. prodromal ||\\//||
b. latent ||\\//||
c. sequela ||\\//||
d. convalescence - correct answer✔✔b
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A patient with high blood pressure who is otherwise healthy is counseled to restrict sodium
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intake. This is an example of ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
a. primary prevention.||\\//|| ||\\//||
b. secondary prevention.
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c. tertiary prevention.
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d. disease treatment. - correct answer✔✔b
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,what clinical course would you see SIGNS & SYMPTOMS? - correct
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answer✔✔PRODROMAL
A disease that is native to a particular region is called
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a. epidemic. ||\\//||
b. endemic. ||\\//||
c. pandemic.||\\//||
d. ethnographic. - correct answer✔✔b
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C.Q. was recently exposed to group A hemolytic Streptococcus and subsequently developed
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a pharyngeal infection. His clinic examination reveals an oral temperature of 102.3°F, skin
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rash, dysphagia, and reddened throat mucosa with multiple pustules. He complains of sore
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throat, malaise, and joint stiffness. A throat culture is positive for Streptococcus, and
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antibiotics have been prescribed. The etiology of C.Q.'s disease is ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
a. genetic susceptibility.
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b. pharyngitis.
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c. streptococcal infection.
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d. a sore throat. - correct answer✔✔c
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The stage during which the patient functions normally, although the disease processes are
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well established, is referred as ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
a. latent. ||\\//||
b. subclinical.
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c. prodromal.
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, d. convalescence. - correct answer✔✔b
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When the cause is unknown, a condition is said to be idiopathic
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a. true
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b. false - correct answer✔✔a
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primary level of prevention - correct answer✔✔prevention before you ever have a disease;
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immunization
Many of the responses to stress are attributed to activation of the sympathetic nervous
||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
system and are mediated by? ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
a. norepinephrine.
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b. cortisol.
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c. glucagon.
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d. ACTH. - correct answer✔✔a
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Allostasis is best defined as ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||
a. steady-state.
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b. a state of equilibrium, of balance within the organism.
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c. the process by which the body heals following disease.
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d. the overall process of adaptive change necessary to maintain survival andwell-being. -
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correct answer✔✔d ||\\//||
Selye's three phases of the stress response include all the following except?
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a. allostasis.
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b. resistance.
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