Advanced Pathophysiology Exam 1
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A certain disease is currently found in 1 of every 10 people in
the country and 1,000 people contract the disease yearly. The
population of the country is 4,500,000. Which of the following
statements is correct?
a. The prevalence of the disease is 10% and the incidence
is .02%.
b. The prevalence of the disease is .02% and the incidence is
10%.
c. Neither is correct.
d. There is insufficient data - Correct Answers ✅A
In relation to disease development, the term "etiology" refers
to which of the following?
a.number of people with the disease
b. cause of the disease
c. definition of the disease
d. outcome of the disease - Correct Answers ✅B
Which of the following is(are) true about "symptoms"?
a. objective and measurable
b. the same as "signs"
c. both of the above
,Advanced Pathophysiology Exam 1
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d. neither of the above - Correct Answers ✅D
In 1992, there were 980 deaths in a Midwestern city with a
population of 1,000,000. At the beginning of that year, 900
cases of AIDS existed in this population. During the year, 250
new cases of AIDS were diagnosed, and 75 people died of the
disease in 1992.
Using the data given above, what was the incidence rate (per
100,000 population) at the end of 1992 for AIDS?
a. 6
b. 25
c. 88
d. 116 - Correct Answers ✅B
What level of prevention is a blood pressure screening
program for high school students who are pregnant?
a. primary
b. secondary
c. tertiary - Correct Answers ✅B
Mr. Forbes complains of "indigestion" and becomes sweaty
and pale. His wife takes him to the Emergency Department at
Northwestern Memorial Hospital. A cardiac catheterization 2
days later shows partial blockage of his right coronary artery
(RCA).
,Advanced Pathophysiology Exam 1
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Version, Complete Study Material)
Blockage of the right coronary artery can lead to myocardial
cell injury because it results in which of the following?
a. bilirubin accumulation in myocardial cells
b. alteration in the genetic material of myocardial cells
c. reduced energy production in myocardial cells
d. activation of the complement system - Correct Answers
✅C
When myocardial cells are injured, the function of the Na-K
membrane pump may be impaired. Which of the following
may then result?
a.intracellular sodium will increase
b. extracellular potassium will decrease
c. cell volume will decrease
d. all of the above - Correct Answers ✅A
Mr. Forbes is being prepared for open heart surgery when he
suffers a myocardial infarction in which a large part of his left
ventricle has suffered lethal cell injury.
Mr. Forbes' CPK-MB and LDH1, enzymes associated with
myocardial cells, are significantly elevated. What is the best
explanation for this?
a. It is a sign that necrotic myocardial cells have released
their cytoplasmic contents into the blood.
, Advanced Pathophysiology Exam 1
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b. It is a sign of reversible fatty accumulation in the
myocardial cells
c. It is a sign that the myocardial cells are undergoing
hypertrophy.
d. None of the above. - Correct Answers ✅A
If a tissue specimen of myocardial cells were obtained for
examination from Mr. Forbes, which of the following findings
would indicate irreversible cell injury?
a. cellular swelling
b. decreased ATP production
c. decreased intracellular calcium
d. dissolution of nuclear material - Correct Answers ✅D
The accumulation of lactic acid that occurs with impaired
energy production results from which of the following?
a. increased intracellular glucose
b. increased anaerobic metabolism
c. decreased metabolic rate
d. increased oxidative phosphorylation - Correct Answers
✅B
A mountain climber is stranded at 23,000 feet in the Swiss
Alps and has lost all his equipment and supplies in an
Questions and Answers (Most Recent
Version, Complete Study Material)
A certain disease is currently found in 1 of every 10 people in
the country and 1,000 people contract the disease yearly. The
population of the country is 4,500,000. Which of the following
statements is correct?
a. The prevalence of the disease is 10% and the incidence
is .02%.
b. The prevalence of the disease is .02% and the incidence is
10%.
c. Neither is correct.
d. There is insufficient data - Correct Answers ✅A
In relation to disease development, the term "etiology" refers
to which of the following?
a.number of people with the disease
b. cause of the disease
c. definition of the disease
d. outcome of the disease - Correct Answers ✅B
Which of the following is(are) true about "symptoms"?
a. objective and measurable
b. the same as "signs"
c. both of the above
,Advanced Pathophysiology Exam 1
Questions and Answers (Most Recent
Version, Complete Study Material)
d. neither of the above - Correct Answers ✅D
In 1992, there were 980 deaths in a Midwestern city with a
population of 1,000,000. At the beginning of that year, 900
cases of AIDS existed in this population. During the year, 250
new cases of AIDS were diagnosed, and 75 people died of the
disease in 1992.
Using the data given above, what was the incidence rate (per
100,000 population) at the end of 1992 for AIDS?
a. 6
b. 25
c. 88
d. 116 - Correct Answers ✅B
What level of prevention is a blood pressure screening
program for high school students who are pregnant?
a. primary
b. secondary
c. tertiary - Correct Answers ✅B
Mr. Forbes complains of "indigestion" and becomes sweaty
and pale. His wife takes him to the Emergency Department at
Northwestern Memorial Hospital. A cardiac catheterization 2
days later shows partial blockage of his right coronary artery
(RCA).
,Advanced Pathophysiology Exam 1
Questions and Answers (Most Recent
Version, Complete Study Material)
Blockage of the right coronary artery can lead to myocardial
cell injury because it results in which of the following?
a. bilirubin accumulation in myocardial cells
b. alteration in the genetic material of myocardial cells
c. reduced energy production in myocardial cells
d. activation of the complement system - Correct Answers
✅C
When myocardial cells are injured, the function of the Na-K
membrane pump may be impaired. Which of the following
may then result?
a.intracellular sodium will increase
b. extracellular potassium will decrease
c. cell volume will decrease
d. all of the above - Correct Answers ✅A
Mr. Forbes is being prepared for open heart surgery when he
suffers a myocardial infarction in which a large part of his left
ventricle has suffered lethal cell injury.
Mr. Forbes' CPK-MB and LDH1, enzymes associated with
myocardial cells, are significantly elevated. What is the best
explanation for this?
a. It is a sign that necrotic myocardial cells have released
their cytoplasmic contents into the blood.
, Advanced Pathophysiology Exam 1
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Version, Complete Study Material)
b. It is a sign of reversible fatty accumulation in the
myocardial cells
c. It is a sign that the myocardial cells are undergoing
hypertrophy.
d. None of the above. - Correct Answers ✅A
If a tissue specimen of myocardial cells were obtained for
examination from Mr. Forbes, which of the following findings
would indicate irreversible cell injury?
a. cellular swelling
b. decreased ATP production
c. decreased intracellular calcium
d. dissolution of nuclear material - Correct Answers ✅D
The accumulation of lactic acid that occurs with impaired
energy production results from which of the following?
a. increased intracellular glucose
b. increased anaerobic metabolism
c. decreased metabolic rate
d. increased oxidative phosphorylation - Correct Answers
✅B
A mountain climber is stranded at 23,000 feet in the Swiss
Alps and has lost all his equipment and supplies in an
