PATHO 370 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
What is a common site for bone metastases to occur?
Vertebral bodies
Midshaft femur
Carpal bones
Radius - ANS Vertebral bodies
A child presents with bone deficiency and a bowlegged appearance. This assessment data
supports a diagnosis of
Rickets
Osteoporosis
Osteomalacia
Paget disease - ANS Rickets
Symptoms such as headache, lethargy, mood alterations, and epigastric sensations occur during
which phase of a seizure?
Prodromal
Postictal
Complex
Status epilepticus - ANS Prodromal
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,Which of the following is true about ischemic stroke? (Select all that apply)
Has risk factors that include atherosclerosis
Can be a result of a hypercoagulable state
Often caused by emboli from the basilar arteries
Results from hemorrhage into brain tissue
Is associated with acute hypertension - ANS Has risk factors that include atherosclerosis
Can be a result of a hypercoagulable state
Which is a pathophysiologic change that is consistent with Alzheimer's disease? (Select all that
apply)
Amyloid plaques
Epileptogenic focus
Focal cerebral infarct
Neurofibrillary tangles
Abnormal serotonin system - ANS Amyloid plaques
Neurofibrillary tangles
Which is associated with early increased intracranial pressure?
Inability to move
Unresponsiveness
Inability to verbalize
Headache - ANS Headache
A 6-year-old boy presents with polyarthritis. His parents report no past medical history except
for a sore throat 6 weeks previously. On physical exam a murmur is noted. The assessment data
supports a diagnosis of
Acute Rheumatic Fever
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, Rheumatoid arthritis
Lyme disease
Reiter syndrome - ANS Acute Rheumatic Fever
What is responsible for producing rheumatoid factor antibodies?
T lymphocytes
Macrophages
Tumor necrosis factor-
B cells - ANS B cells
A motor vehicle accident has resulted in a factor where the articular surfaces of the tibial
surface and femoral condyles are no long in contact with one another. Which term best
describes the condition?
Subluxation
Dislocation
Malunion
Nonunion
Dislocation - ANS Dislocation
What are the criteria for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis? (select all that apply)
Simultaneous symmetric swelling of joints
Soft tissue swelling of at least three joints
Subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules
Morning stiffness in joints
Swelling of at least one wrist joint - ANS Simultaneous symmetric swelling of joints
Soft tissue swelling of at least three joints
Subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules
Morning stiffness in joints
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WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS.
What is a common site for bone metastases to occur?
Vertebral bodies
Midshaft femur
Carpal bones
Radius - ANS Vertebral bodies
A child presents with bone deficiency and a bowlegged appearance. This assessment data
supports a diagnosis of
Rickets
Osteoporosis
Osteomalacia
Paget disease - ANS Rickets
Symptoms such as headache, lethargy, mood alterations, and epigastric sensations occur during
which phase of a seizure?
Prodromal
Postictal
Complex
Status epilepticus - ANS Prodromal
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,Which of the following is true about ischemic stroke? (Select all that apply)
Has risk factors that include atherosclerosis
Can be a result of a hypercoagulable state
Often caused by emboli from the basilar arteries
Results from hemorrhage into brain tissue
Is associated with acute hypertension - ANS Has risk factors that include atherosclerosis
Can be a result of a hypercoagulable state
Which is a pathophysiologic change that is consistent with Alzheimer's disease? (Select all that
apply)
Amyloid plaques
Epileptogenic focus
Focal cerebral infarct
Neurofibrillary tangles
Abnormal serotonin system - ANS Amyloid plaques
Neurofibrillary tangles
Which is associated with early increased intracranial pressure?
Inability to move
Unresponsiveness
Inability to verbalize
Headache - ANS Headache
A 6-year-old boy presents with polyarthritis. His parents report no past medical history except
for a sore throat 6 weeks previously. On physical exam a murmur is noted. The assessment data
supports a diagnosis of
Acute Rheumatic Fever
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, Rheumatoid arthritis
Lyme disease
Reiter syndrome - ANS Acute Rheumatic Fever
What is responsible for producing rheumatoid factor antibodies?
T lymphocytes
Macrophages
Tumor necrosis factor-
B cells - ANS B cells
A motor vehicle accident has resulted in a factor where the articular surfaces of the tibial
surface and femoral condyles are no long in contact with one another. Which term best
describes the condition?
Subluxation
Dislocation
Malunion
Nonunion
Dislocation - ANS Dislocation
What are the criteria for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis? (select all that apply)
Simultaneous symmetric swelling of joints
Soft tissue swelling of at least three joints
Subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules
Morning stiffness in joints
Swelling of at least one wrist joint - ANS Simultaneous symmetric swelling of joints
Soft tissue swelling of at least three joints
Subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules
Morning stiffness in joints
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