D 236 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY E ACTUAL EXAM TEST PAPER FULL QUESTIONS CORRECT
RESPONSES
Question:
endocaritis
Answer:
inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
Question:
peridcarditis
Answer:
inflammation of the pericardium (sack surrounding heart)
Question:
benign vs malignant hypertension
Answer:
benign - "essential hypertension", chronic vascular damage due to sodium retention. malignant -
acute vascular damage due to renin release
Question:
communicable disease
Answer:
A disease that can be spread from one person or species to another.
Question:
,infectious disease
Answer:
A disease that is caused by a pathogen and that can be spread from one individual to another.
Question:
myocardial infarction causes damage to
Answer:
arteries of: brain, retina, heart, kidneys.
Question:
what is expected in right sided heart falure
Answer:
JVD
Question:
what characterizes hypertensive crisis
Answer:
systolic BP > 180
Question:
types of anemia
Answer:
- Aplastic (decreased or missing RBC production) Iron Deficiency Folic Acid Deficiency Vitamin
B12 Deficiency/Pernicious Hemolytic (breakdown of RBCs faster than produced) Sickle Cell
(RBCs die too early, shortage of RBCs)
Question:
, Where does cancer originate from in leukemia?
Answer:
bone marrow
Question:
CD4 cells
Answer:
Helper T cells that mature in thymus that active B cells to create immunity
Question:
Hodgkin's lymphoma
Answer:
distinguished from other lymphomas by the presence of large, cancerous lymphocytes known as
Reed-Sternberg cells
Question:
Lymphocytosis
Answer:
abnormal increase in lymphocytes, asymptomatic
Question:
Stable angina
Answer:
predictable and consistent pain that occurs on exertion and is relieved by rest and/or nitroglycerin
Question:
Upper respiratory tract infection
RESPONSES
Question:
endocaritis
Answer:
inflammation of the inner lining of the heart
Question:
peridcarditis
Answer:
inflammation of the pericardium (sack surrounding heart)
Question:
benign vs malignant hypertension
Answer:
benign - "essential hypertension", chronic vascular damage due to sodium retention. malignant -
acute vascular damage due to renin release
Question:
communicable disease
Answer:
A disease that can be spread from one person or species to another.
Question:
,infectious disease
Answer:
A disease that is caused by a pathogen and that can be spread from one individual to another.
Question:
myocardial infarction causes damage to
Answer:
arteries of: brain, retina, heart, kidneys.
Question:
what is expected in right sided heart falure
Answer:
JVD
Question:
what characterizes hypertensive crisis
Answer:
systolic BP > 180
Question:
types of anemia
Answer:
- Aplastic (decreased or missing RBC production) Iron Deficiency Folic Acid Deficiency Vitamin
B12 Deficiency/Pernicious Hemolytic (breakdown of RBCs faster than produced) Sickle Cell
(RBCs die too early, shortage of RBCs)
Question:
, Where does cancer originate from in leukemia?
Answer:
bone marrow
Question:
CD4 cells
Answer:
Helper T cells that mature in thymus that active B cells to create immunity
Question:
Hodgkin's lymphoma
Answer:
distinguished from other lymphomas by the presence of large, cancerous lymphocytes known as
Reed-Sternberg cells
Question:
Lymphocytosis
Answer:
abnormal increase in lymphocytes, asymptomatic
Question:
Stable angina
Answer:
predictable and consistent pain that occurs on exertion and is relieved by rest and/or nitroglycerin
Question:
Upper respiratory tract infection
