NURSING-PATHOPHYSIOLOGY TEST
AND ANSWERS.
Which of the following is an example of the clinical manifestation known as a sign?
A. Nausea
B. Bruise
C. Headache
D. Loss of appetite - Answers-B. Bruise
Which of the following is an example of a factor that wold affect the epidemiology of a
particular disease?
A. Predictive value
B. Southeast Asian ethnicity
C. Circadian rhythms
D. Clinical manifestations - Answers-B. Southeast Asian ethnicity
Which of the following is an example of primary prevention?
A. Maintaining routine immunizations
B. Screening for cancer
C. Rehabilitating after a stroke
D. Performing monthly breast exams - Answers-A. Maintaining routine immunizations
Define Pathogenesis - Answers-development/evolution of disease and is the initial
stimulus to manifestations
serotyping - Answers-distinct variation within a species of bacteria/virus EX: salmonella
GENotyping - Answers-looking at the DNA of the pathogen
Signs? Symptoms? - Answers-signs are objective and observed, while symptoms are a
subjective feeling (what the patient tells you) and can be experienced by the individual
Syndrome - Answers-signs and symptoms that have not been determined
AND ANSWERS.
Which of the following is an example of the clinical manifestation known as a sign?
A. Nausea
B. Bruise
C. Headache
D. Loss of appetite - Answers-B. Bruise
Which of the following is an example of a factor that wold affect the epidemiology of a
particular disease?
A. Predictive value
B. Southeast Asian ethnicity
C. Circadian rhythms
D. Clinical manifestations - Answers-B. Southeast Asian ethnicity
Which of the following is an example of primary prevention?
A. Maintaining routine immunizations
B. Screening for cancer
C. Rehabilitating after a stroke
D. Performing monthly breast exams - Answers-A. Maintaining routine immunizations
Define Pathogenesis - Answers-development/evolution of disease and is the initial
stimulus to manifestations
serotyping - Answers-distinct variation within a species of bacteria/virus EX: salmonella
GENotyping - Answers-looking at the DNA of the pathogen
Signs? Symptoms? - Answers-signs are objective and observed, while symptoms are a
subjective feeling (what the patient tells you) and can be experienced by the individual
Syndrome - Answers-signs and symptoms that have not been determined
