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MIDTERM PATHO 370 EXAM COMPLETE NEWEST 300
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR
QUESTION: Many of the responses to stress are attributed to activation of the sympathetic
nervous system and are mediated by?
a. norepinephrine.
b. cortisol.
c. glucagon.
d. ACTH. - ANSWER-a
QUESTION: Allostasis is best defined as
a. steady-state.
b. a state of equilibrium, of balance within the organism.
c. the process by which the body heals following disease.
d. the overall process of adaptive change necessary to maintain survival andwell-being. -
ANSWER-d
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QUESTION: Selye's three phases of the stress response include all the following except?
a. allostasis.
b. resistance.
c. alarm.
d. exhaustion. - ANSWER-a
QUESTION: All the following stress-induced hormones increase blood glucose except?
a. aldosterone.
b. cortisol.
c. norepinephrine.
d. epinephrine. - ANSWER-a
QUESTION: Your patient eats "lots of fat," leads a "stressful" life, and has smoked "about two
packs a day for the last 40 years." Her chronic morning cough recently worsened, and she was
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diagnosed with a lung mass. The most likely contributing factor for development of lung cancer
in this patient is
a. stressful lifestyle.
b. high-fat diet
.c. cigarette smoking
.d. urban pollutants. - ANSWER-c
QUESTION: The nurse is swabbing a patient's throat to test for streptococcal pharyngitis. The
nurse must understand that tests such as this differ in the probability that they will be positive
for a condition when applied to a person with the condition; this probability is termed
sensitivity.
true or false? - ANSWER-true
QUESTION: After surgery to remove a lung tumor, your patient is scheduled for chemotherapy,
which will
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a. kill rapidly dividing cells.
b. have minimal side effects.
c. selectively kill tumor cells.
d. stimulate immune cells to fight the cancer. - ANSWER-a
QUESTION: The primary adaptive purpose of the substances produced in the alarm stage is
a. energy and repair.
b. invoke resting state.
c. produce exhaustion.
d. set a new baseline steady-state. - ANSWER-a
1 After suffering a heart attack, a middle-aged man is counseled to take a cholesterol-lowering
medication. This is an example of
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MIDTERM PATHO 370 EXAM COMPLETE NEWEST 300
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED SOLUTIONS LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR
QUESTION: Many of the responses to stress are attributed to activation of the sympathetic
nervous system and are mediated by?
a. norepinephrine.
b. cortisol.
c. glucagon.
d. ACTH. - ANSWER-a
QUESTION: Allostasis is best defined as
a. steady-state.
b. a state of equilibrium, of balance within the organism.
c. the process by which the body heals following disease.
d. the overall process of adaptive change necessary to maintain survival andwell-being. -
ANSWER-d
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QUESTION: Selye's three phases of the stress response include all the following except?
a. allostasis.
b. resistance.
c. alarm.
d. exhaustion. - ANSWER-a
QUESTION: All the following stress-induced hormones increase blood glucose except?
a. aldosterone.
b. cortisol.
c. norepinephrine.
d. epinephrine. - ANSWER-a
QUESTION: Your patient eats "lots of fat," leads a "stressful" life, and has smoked "about two
packs a day for the last 40 years." Her chronic morning cough recently worsened, and she was
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diagnosed with a lung mass. The most likely contributing factor for development of lung cancer
in this patient is
a. stressful lifestyle.
b. high-fat diet
.c. cigarette smoking
.d. urban pollutants. - ANSWER-c
QUESTION: The nurse is swabbing a patient's throat to test for streptococcal pharyngitis. The
nurse must understand that tests such as this differ in the probability that they will be positive
for a condition when applied to a person with the condition; this probability is termed
sensitivity.
true or false? - ANSWER-true
QUESTION: After surgery to remove a lung tumor, your patient is scheduled for chemotherapy,
which will
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a. kill rapidly dividing cells.
b. have minimal side effects.
c. selectively kill tumor cells.
d. stimulate immune cells to fight the cancer. - ANSWER-a
QUESTION: The primary adaptive purpose of the substances produced in the alarm stage is
a. energy and repair.
b. invoke resting state.
c. produce exhaustion.
d. set a new baseline steady-state. - ANSWER-a
1 After suffering a heart attack, a middle-aged man is counseled to take a cholesterol-lowering
medication. This is an example of
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