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Patho 370 Final Exam A
QUESTION: What is a common site for bone metastases to occur?
Vertebral bodies
Midshaft femur
Carpal bones
Radius - ANSWER>>Vertebral bodies
QUESTION: A child presents with bone deficiency and a bowlegged appearance. This
assessment data supports a diagnosis of
Rickets
Osteoporosis
Osteomalacia
Paget disease - ANSWER>>Rickets
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QUESTION: Symptoms such as headache, lethargy, mood alterations, and epigastric sensations
occur during which phase of a seizure?
Prodromal
Postictal
Complex
Status epilepticus - ANSWER>>Prodromal
QUESTION: Which of the following is true about ischemic stroke? (Select all that apply)
Has risk factors that include atherosclerosis
Can be a result of a hypercoagulable state
Often caused by emboli from the basilar arteries
Results from hemorrhage into brain tissue
Is associated with acute hypertension - ANSWER>>Has risk factors that include atherosclerosis
Can be a result of a hypercoagulable state
QUESTION: Which is a pathophysiologic change that is consistent with Alzheimer's disease?
(Select all that apply)
Amyloid plaques
Epileptogenic focus
Focal cerebral infarct
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Neurofibrillary tangles
Abnormal serotonin system - ANSWER>>Amyloid plaques
Neurofibrillary tangles
QUESTION: Which is associated with early increased intracranial pressure?
Inability to move
Unresponsiveness
Inability to verbalize
Headache - ANSWER>>Headache
QUESTION: A 6-year-old boy presents with polyarthritis. His parents report no past medical
history except for a sore throat 6 weeks previously. On physical exam a murmur is noted. The
assessment data supports a diagnosis of
Acute Rheumatic Fever
Rheumatoid arthritis
Lyme disease
Reiter syndrome - ANSWER>>Acute Rheumatic Fever
QUESTION: What is responsible for producing rheumatoid factor antibodies?
T lymphocytes
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Macrophages
Tumor necrosis factor- B
cells - ANSWER>>B cells
QUESTION: A motor vehicle accident has resulted in a factor where the articular surfaces of the
tibial surface and femoral condyles are no long in contact with one another. Which term best
describes the condition?
Subluxation
Dislocation
Malunion
Nonunion
Dislocation - ANSWER>>Dislocation
QUESTION: What are the criteria for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis? (select all that apply)
Simultaneous symmetric swelling of joints
Soft tissue swelling of at least three joints
Subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules
Morning stiffness in joints
Swelling of at least one wrist joint - ANSWER>>Simultaneous symmetric swelling of joints
Soft tissue swelling of at least three joints
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RATED
Patho 370 Final Exam A
QUESTION: What is a common site for bone metastases to occur?
Vertebral bodies
Midshaft femur
Carpal bones
Radius - ANSWER>>Vertebral bodies
QUESTION: A child presents with bone deficiency and a bowlegged appearance. This
assessment data supports a diagnosis of
Rickets
Osteoporosis
Osteomalacia
Paget disease - ANSWER>>Rickets
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QUESTION: Symptoms such as headache, lethargy, mood alterations, and epigastric sensations
occur during which phase of a seizure?
Prodromal
Postictal
Complex
Status epilepticus - ANSWER>>Prodromal
QUESTION: Which of the following is true about ischemic stroke? (Select all that apply)
Has risk factors that include atherosclerosis
Can be a result of a hypercoagulable state
Often caused by emboli from the basilar arteries
Results from hemorrhage into brain tissue
Is associated with acute hypertension - ANSWER>>Has risk factors that include atherosclerosis
Can be a result of a hypercoagulable state
QUESTION: Which is a pathophysiologic change that is consistent with Alzheimer's disease?
(Select all that apply)
Amyloid plaques
Epileptogenic focus
Focal cerebral infarct
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Neurofibrillary tangles
Abnormal serotonin system - ANSWER>>Amyloid plaques
Neurofibrillary tangles
QUESTION: Which is associated with early increased intracranial pressure?
Inability to move
Unresponsiveness
Inability to verbalize
Headache - ANSWER>>Headache
QUESTION: A 6-year-old boy presents with polyarthritis. His parents report no past medical
history except for a sore throat 6 weeks previously. On physical exam a murmur is noted. The
assessment data supports a diagnosis of
Acute Rheumatic Fever
Rheumatoid arthritis
Lyme disease
Reiter syndrome - ANSWER>>Acute Rheumatic Fever
QUESTION: What is responsible for producing rheumatoid factor antibodies?
T lymphocytes
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Macrophages
Tumor necrosis factor- B
cells - ANSWER>>B cells
QUESTION: A motor vehicle accident has resulted in a factor where the articular surfaces of the
tibial surface and femoral condyles are no long in contact with one another. Which term best
describes the condition?
Subluxation
Dislocation
Malunion
Nonunion
Dislocation - ANSWER>>Dislocation
QUESTION: What are the criteria for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis? (select all that apply)
Simultaneous symmetric swelling of joints
Soft tissue swelling of at least three joints
Subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules
Morning stiffness in joints
Swelling of at least one wrist joint - ANSWER>>Simultaneous symmetric swelling of joints
Soft tissue swelling of at least three joints
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