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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM | 140
QUESTIONS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS,
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1 of
131
Term
A healthcare professional wants to volunteer for a community
education project to help prevent spinal cord injury. What activity would
the professional most likely volunteer for?
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Teaching children about proper Teaching older adults how to
backpack lifting techniques prevent trip-and-fall events
, Educating teenagers on safe driving Advising young athletes on
practices concussion prevention
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2 of 131
Definition
disease of the central nervous system characterized by the
demyelination (deterioration of the myelin sheath) of nerve fibers,
with episodes of neurologic dysfunction (exacerbation) followed by
recovery (remission)
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Myasthenia Gravis Parkinson's
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Muscular Dystrophy (md)
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3 of 131
Term
A patient has chronic anemia associated with chronic renal failure.
What substance does the healthcare professional tell the patient is
needed to treat this anemia?
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, Hemoglobin Erythropoietin
Aldosterone Bilirubin
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4 of 131
Definition
A prolonged feeling of helplessness, hopelessness, and sadness
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Anxiety Anger
Depression Delirium
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5 of 131
Term
How should the healthcare professional reply when parents
question why a computed tomographic (CT) scan of the head was
not ordered for their 5-year-old child after a minor fall?
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, CT scans are preferred for their low CT scans are not effective for
radiation exposure in children diagnosing minor head injuries in
children
Research suggests that
repeated CT scans can Repeated CT scans are
increase the risk of developing necessary for monitoring growth
brain cancer in children
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6 of 131
Term
Parents bring their 1-year-old child to the emergency department,
reporting that the child has been irritable and pounding on her
head, has projectile vomiting, and seems very sleepy for most of
the
last 3 days. What diagnostic testing does the healthcare professional
prepare the child and parents for as the priority?
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Ophthalmologic assessment An echocardiogram
Lumbar puncture with
CSF cultures Brain scanning with either ct or mri
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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM | 140
QUESTIONS | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS,
GRADED A+
1 of
131
Term
A healthcare professional wants to volunteer for a community
education project to help prevent spinal cord injury. What activity would
the professional most likely volunteer for?
Give this one a try later!
Teaching children about proper Teaching older adults how to
backpack lifting techniques prevent trip-and-fall events
, Educating teenagers on safe driving Advising young athletes on
practices concussion prevention
Don't know?
2 of 131
Definition
disease of the central nervous system characterized by the
demyelination (deterioration of the myelin sheath) of nerve fibers,
with episodes of neurologic dysfunction (exacerbation) followed by
recovery (remission)
Give this one a try later!
Myasthenia Gravis Parkinson's
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Muscular Dystrophy (md)
Don't know?
3 of 131
Term
A patient has chronic anemia associated with chronic renal failure.
What substance does the healthcare professional tell the patient is
needed to treat this anemia?
Give this one a try later!
, Hemoglobin Erythropoietin
Aldosterone Bilirubin
Don't know?
4 of 131
Definition
A prolonged feeling of helplessness, hopelessness, and sadness
Give this one a try later!
Anxiety Anger
Depression Delirium
Don't know?
5 of 131
Term
How should the healthcare professional reply when parents
question why a computed tomographic (CT) scan of the head was
not ordered for their 5-year-old child after a minor fall?
Give this one a try later!
, CT scans are preferred for their low CT scans are not effective for
radiation exposure in children diagnosing minor head injuries in
children
Research suggests that
repeated CT scans can Repeated CT scans are
increase the risk of developing necessary for monitoring growth
brain cancer in children
Don't know?
6 of 131
Term
Parents bring their 1-year-old child to the emergency department,
reporting that the child has been irritable and pounding on her
head, has projectile vomiting, and seems very sleepy for most of
the
last 3 days. What diagnostic testing does the healthcare professional
prepare the child and parents for as the priority?
Give this one a try later!
Ophthalmologic assessment An echocardiogram
Lumbar puncture with
CSF cultures Brain scanning with either ct or mri
Don't know?
