.
The stage during which the patient functions normally, although the disease
processes are well established is referred to as: - ANSWER Subclinical
True or False: When the Cause is unknown, a condition is said to be idiopathic -
ANSWER True
Cancer grading is based on - ANSWER Cell Differentiation
A patient has been exposed to meningococcal meningitis but is not yet
demonstrating signs of this disease. This stage of illness is called the ________ -
ANSWER Latent Stage
Breast cancer in women who have the breast cancer gene - ANSWER occurs at an
earlier age
Metaplasia is: - ANSWER the replacement of one differentiated cell type with
another
Which is not normally secreted in response to stress? - ANSWER Insulin
After suffering a heart attack, a middle-aged man is counseled to take a cholesterol-
lowering medication. This is an example of: - ANSWER Tertiary Prevention
Extreme cold injures cells by all the following except - ANSWER decreased blood
viscosity
The effect of excessive cortisol production include - ANSWER immune supression
A patient with metastatic lung cancer wants to know her chances for surival. Which
response is correct? - ANSWER Lung cancer has about a 15% survival rate
Necrotic death of brain tissue usually produces _____ necrosis. - ANSWER
Liquefactive
Persistence of the alarm stage will ultimately result in - ANSWER Permanent
damage and death
Of the statements below, the accurate statement regarding nutrition and cellular
health is - ANSWER Deficient cellular uptake by one cell type may contribute to
excess nutrient delivery to other cell types.
Coagulative necrosis is caused by - ANSWER interrupted blood supply
The cellular change that is considered preneoplastic is - ANSWER Dysplasia
The stage during which the patient functions normally, although the disease
processes are well established is referred to as: - ANSWER Subclinical
True or False: When the Cause is unknown, a condition is said to be idiopathic -
ANSWER True
Cancer grading is based on - ANSWER Cell Differentiation
A patient has been exposed to meningococcal meningitis but is not yet
demonstrating signs of this disease. This stage of illness is called the ________ -
ANSWER Latent Stage
Breast cancer in women who have the breast cancer gene - ANSWER occurs at an
earlier age
Metaplasia is: - ANSWER the replacement of one differentiated cell type with
another
Which is not normally secreted in response to stress? - ANSWER Insulin
After suffering a heart attack, a middle-aged man is counseled to take a cholesterol-
lowering medication. This is an example of: - ANSWER Tertiary Prevention
Extreme cold injures cells by all the following except - ANSWER decreased blood
viscosity
The effect of excessive cortisol production include - ANSWER immune supression
A patient with metastatic lung cancer wants to know her chances for surival. Which
response is correct? - ANSWER Lung cancer has about a 15% survival rate
Necrotic death of brain tissue usually produces _____ necrosis. - ANSWER
Liquefactive
Persistence of the alarm stage will ultimately result in - ANSWER Permanent
damage and death
Of the statements below, the accurate statement regarding nutrition and cellular
health is - ANSWER Deficient cellular uptake by one cell type may contribute to
excess nutrient delivery to other cell types.
Coagulative necrosis is caused by - ANSWER interrupted blood supply
The cellular change that is considered preneoplastic is - ANSWER Dysplasia
