WCU Pathophysiology final
A patient with high blood pressure who is otherwise healthy is counseled to restrict sodium
intake. This is an example of? - correct answer-Secondary prevention
The stage during which the patient functions normally, although the disease processes are
well established is referred to as? - correct answer-Subclincial
All these cellular responses are potentially reversible except? - correct answer-Necrosis
Many of the responses to stress are attributed to the activation of the sympathetic nervous
system and are mediated by? - correct answer-Norepinephrine
Coagulative necrosis is caused by? - correct answer-Interrupted blood supply
After surgery to remove a lung tumor, your patient is scheduled for chemotherapy, which
will? - correct answer-Kill rapidly dividing cells
Malignant neoplasm of epithelial origin are known as? - correct answer-Carcinomas
Apoptosis is a process that results in cellular? - correct answer-Death
An increase in organ size and function due to increased workload is termed - correct
answer-Hypertrophy
Necrotic death of brain tissue usually produces __ necrosis - correct answer-Liquefactive
Your patient is scheduled for a staging procedure. She wants to know what that means. The
correct response is which of the following? - correct answer-Determining extent of the tumor
spread
Tumor markers (select all that apply) - correct answer-Everything except (a) - produced by
normal cells, determine cancer origin, idenitfy cancer progression, include anitgen
A disease that is native to a particular region is called? - correct answer-Endemic
After suffering a heart attack, a middle-aged man is counseled to take a cholesterol-lowering
medication. This is an example of? - correct answer-Tertiary prevention
C.Q was recently exposed to a group A hemolytic Streptococcus and subsequently
developed a pharyngeal infection... - correct answer-Streptococcal infection
A 17-year old college-bound student receives a vaccine against an organism that causes
meningitis. This is an example of - correct answer-Primary prevention
, Allostasis is best defined as? - correct answer-The overall process of adaptive change
necessary to maintain survival and well being
Metaplasia is - correct answer-The replacement of one differentiated cell type with another
Deficits in immune system function occur in cancer due to (select all that apply) - correct
answer-
Everything except (d) chemotherapy, cancer cells, cancer to bone marrow, malnutrition NOT
immunotherapy - correct answer-
Your patient eats "lots of fat," leads a "stressful" life, and has smoked "about two packs a day
for the last 40 years."... - correct answer-Cigarette smoking
The principle Ig mediator of Type 1 hypersensitivity reaction is - correct answer-IgE
Risk factors for atherosclerosis include - correct answer-Hyperlipidemia
Dysfunction of which organ would lead to clotting factor deficiency? - correct answer-Liver
A low mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) and mean corpuscular volume
(MCV) are characteristic of which type of anemia? - correct answer-Iron deficiency
A commonly ingested substance associated with prolongation of the bleeding time is? -
correct answer-Aspirin
What is necessary for red blood cell production? - correct answer-Iron
The prothrombin time (PT) and INR (international normalized ratio) measure the integrity of -
correct answer-Extrinsic pathway
Patients with immunodeficiency disorders are usually first identified because they - correct
answer-Develop recurrent infections
Autologous stem cell transplantation are usually first identified because they - correct
answer-Patients own blood
A normal bleeding time in association with normal platelet count, and increased prothrombin
time (PT) and (INR) is indicative of - correct answer-Vitamin K deficiency
The hypersensitivity reaction that does not involve antibody production is type - correct
answer-IV
Renal insufficiency is a common complication of which disease - correct answer-Myeloma
A patient is diagnosed with CML (chronic myeloid leukemia). The patient may experience
which of the symptoms (select all that apply) - correct answer-Not joint pain
A patient with high blood pressure who is otherwise healthy is counseled to restrict sodium
intake. This is an example of? - correct answer-Secondary prevention
The stage during which the patient functions normally, although the disease processes are
well established is referred to as? - correct answer-Subclincial
All these cellular responses are potentially reversible except? - correct answer-Necrosis
Many of the responses to stress are attributed to the activation of the sympathetic nervous
system and are mediated by? - correct answer-Norepinephrine
Coagulative necrosis is caused by? - correct answer-Interrupted blood supply
After surgery to remove a lung tumor, your patient is scheduled for chemotherapy, which
will? - correct answer-Kill rapidly dividing cells
Malignant neoplasm of epithelial origin are known as? - correct answer-Carcinomas
Apoptosis is a process that results in cellular? - correct answer-Death
An increase in organ size and function due to increased workload is termed - correct
answer-Hypertrophy
Necrotic death of brain tissue usually produces __ necrosis - correct answer-Liquefactive
Your patient is scheduled for a staging procedure. She wants to know what that means. The
correct response is which of the following? - correct answer-Determining extent of the tumor
spread
Tumor markers (select all that apply) - correct answer-Everything except (a) - produced by
normal cells, determine cancer origin, idenitfy cancer progression, include anitgen
A disease that is native to a particular region is called? - correct answer-Endemic
After suffering a heart attack, a middle-aged man is counseled to take a cholesterol-lowering
medication. This is an example of? - correct answer-Tertiary prevention
C.Q was recently exposed to a group A hemolytic Streptococcus and subsequently
developed a pharyngeal infection... - correct answer-Streptococcal infection
A 17-year old college-bound student receives a vaccine against an organism that causes
meningitis. This is an example of - correct answer-Primary prevention
, Allostasis is best defined as? - correct answer-The overall process of adaptive change
necessary to maintain survival and well being
Metaplasia is - correct answer-The replacement of one differentiated cell type with another
Deficits in immune system function occur in cancer due to (select all that apply) - correct
answer-
Everything except (d) chemotherapy, cancer cells, cancer to bone marrow, malnutrition NOT
immunotherapy - correct answer-
Your patient eats "lots of fat," leads a "stressful" life, and has smoked "about two packs a day
for the last 40 years."... - correct answer-Cigarette smoking
The principle Ig mediator of Type 1 hypersensitivity reaction is - correct answer-IgE
Risk factors for atherosclerosis include - correct answer-Hyperlipidemia
Dysfunction of which organ would lead to clotting factor deficiency? - correct answer-Liver
A low mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) and mean corpuscular volume
(MCV) are characteristic of which type of anemia? - correct answer-Iron deficiency
A commonly ingested substance associated with prolongation of the bleeding time is? -
correct answer-Aspirin
What is necessary for red blood cell production? - correct answer-Iron
The prothrombin time (PT) and INR (international normalized ratio) measure the integrity of -
correct answer-Extrinsic pathway
Patients with immunodeficiency disorders are usually first identified because they - correct
answer-Develop recurrent infections
Autologous stem cell transplantation are usually first identified because they - correct
answer-Patients own blood
A normal bleeding time in association with normal platelet count, and increased prothrombin
time (PT) and (INR) is indicative of - correct answer-Vitamin K deficiency
The hypersensitivity reaction that does not involve antibody production is type - correct
answer-IV
Renal insufficiency is a common complication of which disease - correct answer-Myeloma
A patient is diagnosed with CML (chronic myeloid leukemia). The patient may experience
which of the symptoms (select all that apply) - correct answer-Not joint pain
