AEMT Ch. 8 Pathophysiology Questions
And Answers
_______ciscthecgeneralctermcusedctocdescribecdiseasescofcthecmyocardiumcthatcultimatelyc
progressctocheartcfailure.
Cardiomegaly
Hypertrophy
Atrophy
Cardiomyopathyc-cCORRECTccANSWER-Cardiomyopathy
Acmajorcriskcfactorcassociatedcwithclungccancercis:
exposurectoclead.
chroniccbronchitis.
cigarettecsmoking.
malecgender.c-cCORRECTccANSWER-cigarettecsmoking.
EarlycAlzheimercdiseasecisccharacterizedcby:
seizures.
urinarycincontinence.
lackcofcspontaneity.
indifferencectocfood.c-cCORRECTccANSWER-lackcofcspontaneity.
Incresponsectochypoperfusion,cthecrenin-angiotensin-
aldosteronecsystem,calongcwithcantidiureticchormone,ccauses:
saltcandcwatercexcretioncandcperipheralcvasoconstriction.
saltcandcwatercexcretioncandcperipheralcvasodilation.
saltcandcwatercretentioncandcperipheralcvasodilation.
saltcandcwatercretentioncandcperipheralcvasoconstriction.c-cCORRECTccANSWER-
saltcandcwatercretentioncandcperipheralcvasoconstriction.
Increasedccapillarycpermeabilitycthatcoccurscduringcthecbody'scinflammatorycresponseccau
ses:
-fevercandcleukocytosis.
And Answers
_______ciscthecgeneralctermcusedctocdescribecdiseasescofcthecmyocardiumcthatcultimatelyc
progressctocheartcfailure.
Cardiomegaly
Hypertrophy
Atrophy
Cardiomyopathyc-cCORRECTccANSWER-Cardiomyopathy
Acmajorcriskcfactorcassociatedcwithclungccancercis:
exposurectoclead.
chroniccbronchitis.
cigarettecsmoking.
malecgender.c-cCORRECTccANSWER-cigarettecsmoking.
EarlycAlzheimercdiseasecisccharacterizedcby:
seizures.
urinarycincontinence.
lackcofcspontaneity.
indifferencectocfood.c-cCORRECTccANSWER-lackcofcspontaneity.
Incresponsectochypoperfusion,cthecrenin-angiotensin-
aldosteronecsystem,calongcwithcantidiureticchormone,ccauses:
saltcandcwatercexcretioncandcperipheralcvasoconstriction.
saltcandcwatercexcretioncandcperipheralcvasodilation.
saltcandcwatercretentioncandcperipheralcvasodilation.
saltcandcwatercretentioncandcperipheralcvasoconstriction.c-cCORRECTccANSWER-
saltcandcwatercretentioncandcperipheralcvasoconstriction.
Increasedccapillarycpermeabilitycthatcoccurscduringcthecbody'scinflammatorycresponseccau
ses:
-fevercandcleukocytosis.