Portage Pathophysiology Exam 2
Questions with Answers 2025
True/False:
BloodAtestsAforAtumorAmarkersAcanAmakeAaAdiagnosisAofAcancer.AWhyAorAwhyAnot?A-
AcorrectAanswers-
False,AonlyAtissueAcanAdiagnose.ATumorAmarkersAareAhelpfulAtoAassessAresponseAtoAthera
pyAorAreoccurrence.
WhatAisAtheAmostAimportantAprocedureAinAdiagnosingAtheAcorrectAcancerAandAhistology?A-
AcorrectAanswers-tissueAbiopsy
ExplainAtheATNMAsystem:A-AcorrectAanswers-
TAisAtheAsizeAandAlocalAspreadAofAtheAprimaryAtumor.
NAisAtheAinvolvementAofAtheAregionalAlymphAnodes.
MAisAtheAextentAofAtheAmetastaticAinvolvement.
1.AListAtwoAsignsAorAsymptomsAaApatientAmayApresentAwithAthatAmightAindicateAaAcancerAdi
agnosis:
2.AWhatAareAtwoAsystemicAmanifestationsAofAcancerAexhibitedAbyAcancerApatients?A-
AcorrectAanswers-
1.AS+S:ABleeding;AsoreAthatAdoesn'tAheal;AfluidAinAtheApleural,Apericardial,AorAperitonealAsp
aces;AchestApain,AshortnessAofAbreath,Acough,AabdominalAdiscomfortAorAswelling.AOtherAp
ossibleAanswersAcanAincludeAaAmassAorAlump,ApainA(needAtoAbeAspecific),Afatigue,Afevers,A
weightAloss
2.ASystemic:AWeightAloss,AwastingAofAbodyAfatAandAmuscleAtissue,Aweakness,Aanorexia,Aa
ndAanemia,Afatigue,AsleepAdisturbances
1.AWhatAareAtheAthreeApossibleAgoalsAofAcancerAtreatment?
2.AHowAdoesAradiationAkillAcancerAcells?A-AcorrectAanswers-1.ACurative,Acontrol,Apalliative
2.ARadiationAtherapyAusesAhigh-
energyAparticlesAorAwavesAtoAdestroyAorAdamageAcancerAcells.AThisAleadsAtoAtheAcreationA
ofAfreeAradicals,AwhichAdamageAcellAstructures.ARadiationAcanAinterruptAtheAcellAcycleAproc
ess,AkillAcells,AorAdamageADNAAinAtheAcells.
True/False:
CellAproliferationAisAtheAprocessAofAincreasingAcellAnumbersAbyAmitoticAcellAdivision.A-
AcorrectAanswers-true
True/False:
CellAdifferentiationAisAtheAprocessAofAincreasingAcellAnumbersAbyAmitoticAcellAdivision.A-
AcorrectAanswers-false
WhatAareAtwoAimportantApropertiesAthatAstemAcellsApossess?A-AcorrectAanswers-
potencyAandAself-renewal
Questions with Answers 2025
True/False:
BloodAtestsAforAtumorAmarkersAcanAmakeAaAdiagnosisAofAcancer.AWhyAorAwhyAnot?A-
AcorrectAanswers-
False,AonlyAtissueAcanAdiagnose.ATumorAmarkersAareAhelpfulAtoAassessAresponseAtoAthera
pyAorAreoccurrence.
WhatAisAtheAmostAimportantAprocedureAinAdiagnosingAtheAcorrectAcancerAandAhistology?A-
AcorrectAanswers-tissueAbiopsy
ExplainAtheATNMAsystem:A-AcorrectAanswers-
TAisAtheAsizeAandAlocalAspreadAofAtheAprimaryAtumor.
NAisAtheAinvolvementAofAtheAregionalAlymphAnodes.
MAisAtheAextentAofAtheAmetastaticAinvolvement.
1.AListAtwoAsignsAorAsymptomsAaApatientAmayApresentAwithAthatAmightAindicateAaAcancerAdi
agnosis:
2.AWhatAareAtwoAsystemicAmanifestationsAofAcancerAexhibitedAbyAcancerApatients?A-
AcorrectAanswers-
1.AS+S:ABleeding;AsoreAthatAdoesn'tAheal;AfluidAinAtheApleural,Apericardial,AorAperitonealAsp
aces;AchestApain,AshortnessAofAbreath,Acough,AabdominalAdiscomfortAorAswelling.AOtherAp
ossibleAanswersAcanAincludeAaAmassAorAlump,ApainA(needAtoAbeAspecific),Afatigue,Afevers,A
weightAloss
2.ASystemic:AWeightAloss,AwastingAofAbodyAfatAandAmuscleAtissue,Aweakness,Aanorexia,Aa
ndAanemia,Afatigue,AsleepAdisturbances
1.AWhatAareAtheAthreeApossibleAgoalsAofAcancerAtreatment?
2.AHowAdoesAradiationAkillAcancerAcells?A-AcorrectAanswers-1.ACurative,Acontrol,Apalliative
2.ARadiationAtherapyAusesAhigh-
energyAparticlesAorAwavesAtoAdestroyAorAdamageAcancerAcells.AThisAleadsAtoAtheAcreationA
ofAfreeAradicals,AwhichAdamageAcellAstructures.ARadiationAcanAinterruptAtheAcellAcycleAproc
ess,AkillAcells,AorAdamageADNAAinAtheAcells.
True/False:
CellAproliferationAisAtheAprocessAofAincreasingAcellAnumbersAbyAmitoticAcellAdivision.A-
AcorrectAanswers-true
True/False:
CellAdifferentiationAisAtheAprocessAofAincreasingAcellAnumbersAbyAmitoticAcellAdivision.A-
AcorrectAanswers-false
WhatAareAtwoAimportantApropertiesAthatAstemAcellsApossess?A-AcorrectAanswers-
potencyAandAself-renewal
