, a. primary prevention. g1
b. secondary prevention. g1
c. tertiary prevention. g1
d. disease treatment. g1
ANS: A g 1
Primary prevention is prevention of disease by altering susceptibility or reducing exposure for susce
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
providing vaccination. Secondary prevention is the early detection, screening, and management o
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
preventionincludes rehabilitative and supportive care and attempts to alleviate disability and resto
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
Disease treatment involves management of the disease once it has developed.
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
REF: g1 g1 Pg. 9 g1
3. An obese but otherwise healthy teen is given a prescription for a low-calorie diet and exercise prog
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
a. primary prevention. g1
b. secondary prevention. g1
c. tertiary prevention. g1
d. disease treatment. g1
ANS: B g 1
Secondary prevention is the early detection, screening, and management of the disease such as prescrib
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
individual who has already developed obesity. Primary prevention is prevention of disease by alt
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
orreducing exposure for susceptible individuals. Tertiary prevention includes rehabilitative and su
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
to alleviate disability and restore effective functioning. Disease treatment involves management o
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
developed.
g1
REF: g 1 Pgs. 9-10 g1
4. A patient with high blood pressure who is otherwise healthy is counseled to restrict sodium intake
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
a. primary prevention. g1
b. secondary prevention. g1
c. tertiary prevention. g1
d. disease treatment. g1
ANS: B g 1
Secondary prevention is the early detection, screening, and management of the disease, such as by pr
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
for high blood pressure. Primary prevention is prevention of disease by altering susceptibility or
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
susceptible individuals. Tertiary prevention includes rehabilitative and supportive care and attemp
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
restore effective functioning. Disease treatment involves management of the disease once it has
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
REF: g 1 Pgs. 9-10 g1
5. After suffering a heart attack, a middle-aged man is counseled to take a cholesterol-lowering medic
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
a. primary prevention. g1
b. secondary prevention. g1
c. tertiary prevention. g1
d. disease treatment. g1
ANS: C g 1
Tertiary prevention includes rehabilitative and supportive care and attempts to alleviate disability and r
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
such as prescribing a cholesterol lowering medication following a heart attack. Primary preventio
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
by altering susceptibility or reducing exposure for susceptible individuals. Secondary prevention is the
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
and management of the disease. Disease treatment involves management of the disease once it h
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
REF: g 1 Pgs. 9-10 g1
, 6. A patient has been exposed to meningococcal meningitis, but is not yet demonstrating signs of this di
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
illness is called the
g1 g1 g1 g1 stage.
a. prodromal
b. latent
c. sequela
d. convalescence
ANS: B g 1
Incubation refers to the interval between exposure of a tissue to an injurious agent and the first appe
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
symptoms. In infectious diseases, this period is often called the incubation (latent) period. Prodroma
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
of the first signs and symptoms indicating the onset of a disease. These are often nonspecific, su
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
anorexia, and nausea, which are associated with a number of different diseases. Sequela refers t
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
condition resulting from a disease. Convalescence is the stage of recovery after a disease, injury
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
REF: g1 g1 Pg. 3 g1
7. A disease that is native to a particular region is called
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
a. epidemic.
b. endemic.
c. pandemic.
d. ethnographic.
ANS: B g 1
A disease that is native to a particular region is called endemic. An epidemic is a disease that spreads
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
same time. Pandemics are epidemics that affect large geographic regions, perhaps spreading wor
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
REF: g1 g1 Pg. 6 g1
8. In g1 general, with aging, organ size and function
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
a. increase.
b. decrease.
c. remain the same. g1 g1
d. is unknown. g1
ANS: B g 1
In general, with aging, organ size and function decrease.
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
REF: g1 g1 Pg. 5 g1
9. The stage during which the patient functions normally, although the disease processes are well es
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
a. latent.
b. subclinical.
c. prodromal.
d. convalescence.
ANS: B g 1
The stage during which the patient functions normally, although the disease processes are well estab
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
subclinical stage. The interval between exposure of a tissue to an injurious agent and the first appea
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
symptoms may be called a latent periodor, inthe caseof infectious diseases, anincubationperiod. The
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g 1
prodrome, refers to the appearance of the first signs and symptoms indicating the onset of a dis
g 1 g 1 g1 g 1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
stage of recovery after a disease, injury, or surgical operation.
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
REF: g1 g1 Pg. 3 g1
MULTIPLE RESPONSE g1
10. Your patient‟s red blood cell is slightly elevated today. This might be explained by(Select all that ap
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
a. gender difference. g1
b. situational factors. g1
, COMPLETION
12. When the cause is unknown, a condition is said to be
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 .
ANS:
idiopathic
Many diseases are idiopathic in nature.
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
REF: g1 g1 Pg. 2 g1
13. The nurse is swabbing a patient‟s throat to test for streptococcal pharyngitis. The nurse must understa
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
differ in the probability that they will be positive for a condition when applied to a person with
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
probability is termed
g1 g1 g1
.
ANS:
sensitivity
The sensitivity of any test refers to the probability that the test will be positive when applied to
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g
and will not provide a false negative result. In contrast, specificity is the probability that a test w
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
to a person who does not have a given condition.
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
REF: g1 g1 Pg. 5 g1
b. secondary prevention. g1
c. tertiary prevention. g1
d. disease treatment. g1
ANS: A g 1
Primary prevention is prevention of disease by altering susceptibility or reducing exposure for susce
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
providing vaccination. Secondary prevention is the early detection, screening, and management o
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
preventionincludes rehabilitative and supportive care and attempts to alleviate disability and resto
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
Disease treatment involves management of the disease once it has developed.
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
REF: g1 g1 Pg. 9 g1
3. An obese but otherwise healthy teen is given a prescription for a low-calorie diet and exercise prog
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
a. primary prevention. g1
b. secondary prevention. g1
c. tertiary prevention. g1
d. disease treatment. g1
ANS: B g 1
Secondary prevention is the early detection, screening, and management of the disease such as prescrib
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
individual who has already developed obesity. Primary prevention is prevention of disease by alt
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
orreducing exposure for susceptible individuals. Tertiary prevention includes rehabilitative and su
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
to alleviate disability and restore effective functioning. Disease treatment involves management o
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
developed.
g1
REF: g 1 Pgs. 9-10 g1
4. A patient with high blood pressure who is otherwise healthy is counseled to restrict sodium intake
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
a. primary prevention. g1
b. secondary prevention. g1
c. tertiary prevention. g1
d. disease treatment. g1
ANS: B g 1
Secondary prevention is the early detection, screening, and management of the disease, such as by pr
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
for high blood pressure. Primary prevention is prevention of disease by altering susceptibility or
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
susceptible individuals. Tertiary prevention includes rehabilitative and supportive care and attemp
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
restore effective functioning. Disease treatment involves management of the disease once it has
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
REF: g 1 Pgs. 9-10 g1
5. After suffering a heart attack, a middle-aged man is counseled to take a cholesterol-lowering medic
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
a. primary prevention. g1
b. secondary prevention. g1
c. tertiary prevention. g1
d. disease treatment. g1
ANS: C g 1
Tertiary prevention includes rehabilitative and supportive care and attempts to alleviate disability and r
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
such as prescribing a cholesterol lowering medication following a heart attack. Primary preventio
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
by altering susceptibility or reducing exposure for susceptible individuals. Secondary prevention is the
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
and management of the disease. Disease treatment involves management of the disease once it h
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
REF: g 1 Pgs. 9-10 g1
, 6. A patient has been exposed to meningococcal meningitis, but is not yet demonstrating signs of this di
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
illness is called the
g1 g1 g1 g1 stage.
a. prodromal
b. latent
c. sequela
d. convalescence
ANS: B g 1
Incubation refers to the interval between exposure of a tissue to an injurious agent and the first appe
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
symptoms. In infectious diseases, this period is often called the incubation (latent) period. Prodroma
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
of the first signs and symptoms indicating the onset of a disease. These are often nonspecific, su
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
anorexia, and nausea, which are associated with a number of different diseases. Sequela refers t
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
condition resulting from a disease. Convalescence is the stage of recovery after a disease, injury
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
REF: g1 g1 Pg. 3 g1
7. A disease that is native to a particular region is called
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
a. epidemic.
b. endemic.
c. pandemic.
d. ethnographic.
ANS: B g 1
A disease that is native to a particular region is called endemic. An epidemic is a disease that spreads
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
same time. Pandemics are epidemics that affect large geographic regions, perhaps spreading wor
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
REF: g1 g1 Pg. 6 g1
8. In g1 general, with aging, organ size and function
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
a. increase.
b. decrease.
c. remain the same. g1 g1
d. is unknown. g1
ANS: B g 1
In general, with aging, organ size and function decrease.
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
REF: g1 g1 Pg. 5 g1
9. The stage during which the patient functions normally, although the disease processes are well es
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
a. latent.
b. subclinical.
c. prodromal.
d. convalescence.
ANS: B g 1
The stage during which the patient functions normally, although the disease processes are well estab
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
subclinical stage. The interval between exposure of a tissue to an injurious agent and the first appea
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
symptoms may be called a latent periodor, inthe caseof infectious diseases, anincubationperiod. The
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g 1
prodrome, refers to the appearance of the first signs and symptoms indicating the onset of a dis
g 1 g 1 g1 g 1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
stage of recovery after a disease, injury, or surgical operation.
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
REF: g1 g1 Pg. 3 g1
MULTIPLE RESPONSE g1
10. Your patient‟s red blood cell is slightly elevated today. This might be explained by(Select all that ap
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
a. gender difference. g1
b. situational factors. g1
, COMPLETION
12. When the cause is unknown, a condition is said to be
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 .
ANS:
idiopathic
Many diseases are idiopathic in nature.
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
REF: g1 g1 Pg. 2 g1
13. The nurse is swabbing a patient‟s throat to test for streptococcal pharyngitis. The nurse must understa
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
differ in the probability that they will be positive for a condition when applied to a person with
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
probability is termed
g1 g1 g1
.
ANS:
sensitivity
The sensitivity of any test refers to the probability that the test will be positive when applied to
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g
and will not provide a false negative result. In contrast, specificity is the probability that a test w
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
to a person who does not have a given condition.
g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1 g1
REF: g1 g1 Pg. 5 g1
