Comprehensive Radiographic Pathology,
5th Edition By Eisenberg
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Pathology
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1. A disease process caused by physicians or their treatment is this type of process.
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a. Idiopathic
b. Iatrogenic
c. Neoplasia
d. Community acquired kx
ANS: B
The disease process caused by physicians and their treatment is iatrogenic.
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2. Basic reactions of the body to some form of injury is a:
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a. Disease process kx
b. Pathology
c. Study of diseases kx kx
d. Idiopathic process kx
ANS: A
A disease is the pattern of the body’s response to some form of injury.
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,3. What term is used to denote a disease in which the underlying cause is unknown?
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a. Idiopathic
b. Antietiologic
c. Iatrogenic
d. Nosocomial
ANS: A
Idiopathic diseases are those with an unknown, or as of yet unidentified, cause.
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4. Alterations of cell growth, specifically an abnormal proliferation of cells is called:
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a. Hyperplasia
b. Dysplasia
c. Neoplasia
d. Aplasia
ANS: C
Alterations in cell growth lead to the development of neoplasms (tumors).
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5. The initial response of body tissues to local injury is:
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a. Infection
b. Ischemia
c. Edema
d. Inflammation
ANS: D
Inflammation is the initial response of body tissues to local injury.
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6. Heat and redness associated with inflammation is produced by:
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a. Hyperemia
b. Scar tissue kx
c. Hyperplasia
d. Infarction
ANS: A
This hyperemia produces the heat and redness associated with inflammation.
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7. In an injury, the destroyed tissue is replaced with:
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a. Granulomatous inflammation kx
b. Granulation tissue kx
c. Phagocytes
d. Pyogens
ANS: B
A fibrous scar replaces the area of destroyed tissue with granulation tissue. Granulation tissue refersto
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a combination of young, developing capillaries and actively proliferating fibroblasts, which produce co
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nnective tissue fibers (collagen) that replace the dead tissue.
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8. Of the five clinical signs of acute inflammation, the medical term for swelling is:
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a. Edema
b. Tumor
c. Calor
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