Test Bank for
Understand-
ing Patho-
physiology 3rd
Australian
Edition by
Craft
, Craft, Gordon: Understanding Pathophysiology, 3rd Edition
Chapter 1: Introduction to clinical science
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A sign is:
a. an alteration to normal body function.
b. a subjective indication of the patient experience reported by the patient.
c. an objective measurement or recording.
d. a localised response to disease.
ANS: C REF: p 5
2. When a patient has a set of signs and symptoms that occur together and are specific
to a particular condition with an unknown cause, this is referred to as a/n:
a. disease.
b. disorder.
c. aetiology.
d. syndrome.
ANS: D REF: p 5
3. Frank presents to the emergency room at your local hospital and reports feelings of
nausea and pain in the abdomen. Frank’s self-reported experiences are referred to as:
a. disorders.
b. signs.
c. symptoms.
d. syndromes.
ANS: C REF: p 5
4. In irelation ito idisease, ithe iterm iincidence irefers ito:
a. the inumber iof ipeople iwho ihave ithe idisease iat iany ione itime.
b. the inumber iof inew icases ithat ihave ibeen idiagnosed iand iconfirmed iwithin ia
iset
time iperiod.
c. the ipresence iof iseveral idiseases iin ithe isame ipatient.
d. the iproportion iof ithe ipopulation iwith ithe idisease.
ANS: iB REF: ip i6
Understand-
ing Patho-
physiology 3rd
Australian
Edition by
Craft
, Craft, Gordon: Understanding Pathophysiology, 3rd Edition
Chapter 1: Introduction to clinical science
Test Bank
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A sign is:
a. an alteration to normal body function.
b. a subjective indication of the patient experience reported by the patient.
c. an objective measurement or recording.
d. a localised response to disease.
ANS: C REF: p 5
2. When a patient has a set of signs and symptoms that occur together and are specific
to a particular condition with an unknown cause, this is referred to as a/n:
a. disease.
b. disorder.
c. aetiology.
d. syndrome.
ANS: D REF: p 5
3. Frank presents to the emergency room at your local hospital and reports feelings of
nausea and pain in the abdomen. Frank’s self-reported experiences are referred to as:
a. disorders.
b. signs.
c. symptoms.
d. syndromes.
ANS: C REF: p 5
4. In irelation ito idisease, ithe iterm iincidence irefers ito:
a. the inumber iof ipeople iwho ihave ithe idisease iat iany ione itime.
b. the inumber iof inew icases ithat ihave ibeen idiagnosed iand iconfirmed iwithin ia
iset
time iperiod.
c. the ipresence iof iseveral idiseases iin ithe isame ipatient.
d. the iproportion iof ithe ipopulation iwith ithe idisease.
ANS: iB REF: ip i6
