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Advanced Pathophysiology EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
C
Terms in this set (220)
A certain disease is currently found in 1 of A
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
In relation to disease development, the term B
"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
Which of the following is(are) true about D
"symptoms"?
a. objective and measurable
b. the same as "signs"
c. both of the above
d. neither of the above
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In 1992, there were 980 deaths in a B
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
What level of prevention is a blood pressure B
screening program for high school students
who are pregnant?
a. primary
b. secondary
c. tertiary
Mr. Forbes complains of "indigestion" and C
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).
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
When myocardial cells are injured, the A
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
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Mr. Forbes is being prepared for open heart A
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.
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.
If a tissue specimen of myocardial cells were D
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
The accumulation of lactic acid that occurs B
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
A mountain climber is stranded at 23,000 C
feet in the Swiss Alps and has lost all his
equipment and supplies in an avalanche.
Subsequently, he suffers cell injury due to
impaired ATP production. The reason for the
decrease in ATP is which of the following?
a. enzyme inhibition
b. uncoupling
c. hypoxia
d. none of the above
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An elderly patient develops an obstruction A
in his left middle cerebral artery. The brain
tissue supplied by this artery becomes
hypoxic. The best explanation for this is
which of the following?
a. the obstruction results in decreased
blood flow
b. the obstruction results in decreased
hemoglobin in the blood
c. while blood flow stays the same, the
obstruction reduces oxygen content in the
blood
d. none of the above explain the reason for
the hypoxia
Increased mobilization and delivery of free C
fatty acids to liver cells can result in fat
accumulation. Which of the following
problems results in increased mobilization
of free fatty acids?
a. anemia
b. hepatic toxins
c. starvation
d. hypoxia
Generalized hypoxia results in a switch to B
anaerobic metabolism in cells. Anaerobic
metabolism results in which of the
following?
a. decreased lactic acid inside cells
b. decreased arterial pH
c. more effective ATP production
d. increased pH inside cells
There is a disease of the spleen, which A
results in an excessive destruction of RBCs.
This increase in RBC destruction can lead to
which of the following?
a. hypoxia
b. hypobilirubinemia
c. an increase in platelets
d. all of the above
Your body has developed an increased B
demand for thyroid hormones. This will lead
to ________ of the thyroid gland.
a. atrophy
b. hypertrophy
c. dysplasia
d. metaplasia
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Science Medicine Cardiology
Advanced Pathophysiology EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
C
Terms in this set (220)
A certain disease is currently found in 1 of A
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
In relation to disease development, the term B
"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
Which of the following is(are) true about D
"symptoms"?
a. objective and measurable
b. the same as "signs"
c. both of the above
d. neither of the above
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In 1992, there were 980 deaths in a B
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
What level of prevention is a blood pressure B
screening program for high school students
who are pregnant?
a. primary
b. secondary
c. tertiary
Mr. Forbes complains of "indigestion" and C
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).
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
When myocardial cells are injured, the A
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
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Mr. Forbes is being prepared for open heart A
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.
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.
If a tissue specimen of myocardial cells were D
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
The accumulation of lactic acid that occurs B
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
A mountain climber is stranded at 23,000 C
feet in the Swiss Alps and has lost all his
equipment and supplies in an avalanche.
Subsequently, he suffers cell injury due to
impaired ATP production. The reason for the
decrease in ATP is which of the following?
a. enzyme inhibition
b. uncoupling
c. hypoxia
d. none of the above
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An elderly patient develops an obstruction A
in his left middle cerebral artery. The brain
tissue supplied by this artery becomes
hypoxic. The best explanation for this is
which of the following?
a. the obstruction results in decreased
blood flow
b. the obstruction results in decreased
hemoglobin in the blood
c. while blood flow stays the same, the
obstruction reduces oxygen content in the
blood
d. none of the above explain the reason for
the hypoxia
Increased mobilization and delivery of free C
fatty acids to liver cells can result in fat
accumulation. Which of the following
problems results in increased mobilization
of free fatty acids?
a. anemia
b. hepatic toxins
c. starvation
d. hypoxia
Generalized hypoxia results in a switch to B
anaerobic metabolism in cells. Anaerobic
metabolism results in which of the
following?
a. decreased lactic acid inside cells
b. decreased arterial pH
c. more effective ATP production
d. increased pH inside cells
There is a disease of the spleen, which A
results in an excessive destruction of RBCs.
This increase in RBC destruction can lead to
which of the following?
a. hypoxia
b. hypobilirubinemia
c. an increase in platelets
d. all of the above
Your body has developed an increased B
demand for thyroid hormones. This will lead
to ________ of the thyroid gland.
a. atrophy
b. hypertrophy
c. dysplasia
d. metaplasia
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