PATHO 370 FINAL EXAM NEWEST 2024 ACTUAL EXAM
TEST BANK 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
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)
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?
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
A 10-year-old boy has a metastatic lesion in the metaphysical region of the femur
that is referred to as
An osteoid osteoma
A giant cell tumor
An osteosarcoma
A chondroma - ANSWER: An osteosarcoma
A client diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis. Which assessment data support this
diagnosis? (Select all that apply)
Lower back pain
18- year-old men
normal lordosis
pain lessens with rest
daily bouts of indigestion - ANSWER: Lower back pain
18- year-old men
When viewed on x-ray, the bone has a linear fracture that occurs in a straight line
across the bone. Which term best describes this type of fracture?
transverse
spiral
oblique
longitudinal - ANSWER: transverse
Which is a risk factor for cerebral palsy?
high birth weight
post-term delivery
prenatal infection
genetic defects - ANSWER: prenatal infection
What are the early signs of Parkinson's disease? (select all that apply)
Minimal blinking
Loss of facial expression
Drooling
Small writing
Monotone speech - ANSWER: Minimal blinking
Loss of facial expression
Which forms of muscular dystrophy are X-linked?
Duchenne
Becker
Facioscapulohumeral
A combination of Becker and Duchenne - ANSWER: Duchenne
A 60-year-old client reports pain in the knees. The client denies any previous
infection or pain in the spine. The assessment data support a diagnosis of
TEST BANK 200 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
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)
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?
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
A 10-year-old boy has a metastatic lesion in the metaphysical region of the femur
that is referred to as
An osteoid osteoma
A giant cell tumor
An osteosarcoma
A chondroma - ANSWER: An osteosarcoma
A client diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis. Which assessment data support this
diagnosis? (Select all that apply)
Lower back pain
18- year-old men
normal lordosis
pain lessens with rest
daily bouts of indigestion - ANSWER: Lower back pain
18- year-old men
When viewed on x-ray, the bone has a linear fracture that occurs in a straight line
across the bone. Which term best describes this type of fracture?
transverse
spiral
oblique
longitudinal - ANSWER: transverse
Which is a risk factor for cerebral palsy?
high birth weight
post-term delivery
prenatal infection
genetic defects - ANSWER: prenatal infection
What are the early signs of Parkinson's disease? (select all that apply)
Minimal blinking
Loss of facial expression
Drooling
Small writing
Monotone speech - ANSWER: Minimal blinking
Loss of facial expression
Which forms of muscular dystrophy are X-linked?
Duchenne
Becker
Facioscapulohumeral
A combination of Becker and Duchenne - ANSWER: Duchenne
A 60-year-old client reports pain in the knees. The client denies any previous
infection or pain in the spine. The assessment data support a diagnosis of
