PATHO 370 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
What is a common site for bone metastases to occur?
Vertebral bodies
Midshaft femur
Carpal bones
Radius - (ANSWER)Vertebral bodies
A child presents with bone deficiency and a bowlegged appearance. This assessment data supports a
diagnosis of
Rickets
Osteoporosis
Osteomalacia
Paget disease - (ANSWER)Rickets
Symptoms such as headache, lethargy, mood alterations, and epigastric sensations occur during which
phase of a seizure?
Prodromal
Postictal
Complex
Status epilepticus - (ANSWER)Prodromal
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 - (ANSWER)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)
,PATHO 370 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Amyloid plaques
Epileptogenic focus
Focal cerebral infarct
Neurofibrillary tangles
Abnormal serotonin system - (ANSWER)Amyloid plaques
Neurofibrillary tangles
Which is associated with early increased intracranial pressure?
Inability to move
Unresponsiveness
Inability to verbalize
Headache - (ANSWER)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
Rheumatoid arthritis
Lyme disease
Reiter syndrome - (ANSWER)Acute Rheumatic Fever
What is responsible for producing rheumatoid factor antibodies?
T lymphocytes
Macrophages
Tumor necrosis factor-
B cells - (ANSWER)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?
, PATHO 370 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Subluxation
Dislocation
Malunion
Nonunion
Dislocation - (ANSWER)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 - (ANSWER)Simultaneous symmetric swelling of joints
Soft tissue swelling of at least three joints
Subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules
Morning stiffness in joints
Lyme disease is caused by
Borrelia burgdorferi
Group A - hemolytic streptococcus
Camplyobacter
Versinia - (ANSWER)Borrelia burgdorferi
A patient exposed to herpes simplex virus has been exhibiting symptoms that suggest inflammation of
the brain. This type of infection is referred to as
Encephalitis
Brain abscess
Bacteremia
Meningitis - (ANSWER)Encephalitis
What is a common site for bone metastases to occur?
Vertebral bodies
Midshaft femur
Carpal bones
Radius - (ANSWER)Vertebral bodies
A child presents with bone deficiency and a bowlegged appearance. This assessment data supports a
diagnosis of
Rickets
Osteoporosis
Osteomalacia
Paget disease - (ANSWER)Rickets
Symptoms such as headache, lethargy, mood alterations, and epigastric sensations occur during which
phase of a seizure?
Prodromal
Postictal
Complex
Status epilepticus - (ANSWER)Prodromal
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 - (ANSWER)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)
,PATHO 370 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Amyloid plaques
Epileptogenic focus
Focal cerebral infarct
Neurofibrillary tangles
Abnormal serotonin system - (ANSWER)Amyloid plaques
Neurofibrillary tangles
Which is associated with early increased intracranial pressure?
Inability to move
Unresponsiveness
Inability to verbalize
Headache - (ANSWER)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
Rheumatoid arthritis
Lyme disease
Reiter syndrome - (ANSWER)Acute Rheumatic Fever
What is responsible for producing rheumatoid factor antibodies?
T lymphocytes
Macrophages
Tumor necrosis factor-
B cells - (ANSWER)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?
, PATHO 370 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025
Subluxation
Dislocation
Malunion
Nonunion
Dislocation - (ANSWER)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 - (ANSWER)Simultaneous symmetric swelling of joints
Soft tissue swelling of at least three joints
Subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules
Morning stiffness in joints
Lyme disease is caused by
Borrelia burgdorferi
Group A - hemolytic streptococcus
Camplyobacter
Versinia - (ANSWER)Borrelia burgdorferi
A patient exposed to herpes simplex virus has been exhibiting symptoms that suggest inflammation of
the brain. This type of infection is referred to as
Encephalitis
Brain abscess
Bacteremia
Meningitis - (ANSWER)Encephalitis
