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2024 NYU PATHO EXAM I PREP QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
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2024 NYU PATHO EXAM I PREPQUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
Which type of disease is easily spread from person to person?
a. Opportunistic
b. Non-opportunistic
c. Communicable
d. Non-communicable - CORRECT ANSWERS-Communicable (spread person
to person)
Non-comm: opportunistic infection in someone immune -compromised
Which chain of infection is proper food handling effective against?
a. infectious agent
b. reservoirs
c. susceptible host
d. means of transmission - CORRECT ANSWERS-Means of transmission
Select all: Which chain of infection(s) is antimicrobial drugs effective against?
a. infectious agent
b. portal of exit/entry
c. susceptible host
d. reservoirs - CORRECT ANSWERS-Infectious agent, susceptible host,
reservoirs
Which of the following is an example of a clinical manifestation known as
sign?
a. Nausea
b. Loss of appetite
c. Bruise
d. Headache - CORRECT ANSWERS-Bruise
A sign is something that is observable to the nurse. A bruise can be seen by
the nurse on a patient and is thus a sign.
,An obese adult with type II diabetes is given prescription for a low-calorie
diet and exercise. This is an example of:
a. Primary Prevention
b. Secondary Prevention
c. Tertiary Prevention
d. Disease Prevention - CORRECT ANSWERS-Tertiary Prevention
- Already has the condition
- Intervention is to treat it to prevent further complications
Select all: Which chain of infection(s) is sterilization effective against?
a. infectious agent
b. reservoirs
c. susceptible host
d. means of transmission - CORRECT ANSWERS-Infectious agent & Means of
transmission
Select all: Which chain of infection(s) is hand washing effective against?
a. infectious agent
b. portal of exit/entry
c. susceptible host
d. means of transmission - CORRECT ANSWERS-Portal of exit/entry & Means
of transmission
T/F Individuals experiencing the same disease process exhibit the same
clinical manifestations. - CORRECT ANSWERS-False
Many things contribute to clinical manifestations:
- age, gender, race, healthcare, etc.
Which of the following would be a non-modifiable risk factor for heart
disease?
a. smoking
b. obesity
c. family history
d. elevated blood pressure - CORRECT ANSWERS-Family history
Non- modifiable risk factor can't be changed. Family history is non-modifiable
as our genetics are what they are.
T/F A change in a physiologic variable is more important than the absolute
values. - CORRECT ANSWERS-True
, One value itself doesn't provide much useful information. It is important to
understand an individuals baseline and then look at results related to the
baseline.
T/F Prevalence is the number of new cases of a disease in a given population
at a given time. - CORRECT ANSWERS-False
Prevalence is the number of old cases + new cases.
Incidence is the number of only new cases
T/F Breast cancer screening programs are an example of primary level of
prevention. - CORRECT ANSWERS-False
Secondary level of prevention = screening and test
T/F Apoptotic cell death can be characterized as "cell suicide" - CORRECT
ANSWERS-True
trigger cell to kill itself
Glucose must enter the body cell in order to provide energy for the client
who was recently diagnosed with diabetes. The nurse knows that which of
the following processes allows glucose to enter body cells?
a. osmosis
b. active transport
c. diffusion
d. Facilitated diffusion - CORRECT ANSWERS-Facilitated Diffusion
- uses a carrier protein aka insulin to enter the body cell.
The nurse is examining the results of the bronchoscopy of a chronic smoker.
The report showed stratified squamous cells as opposed to columnar ciliated
cells. The nurse understands this is which type of cellular adaptation?
a. hyperplasia
b. dysplasia
c. anaplasia
d. metaplasia - CORRECT ANSWERS-Metaplasia
If a cell changes from one differentiated cell type to another, that is termed
metaplasia.
hyperplasia - an increase in # of the same type of cells
Dysplasia - loss of form and cells become irregular
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