NU 343 Pathophysiology Exam 1- All materials (key terms,
practice questions, clinical models) Questions With
Complete Solutions
1. This is defined as the action or workings of various parts of
the body and is altered in the presence of disease.
a. Structure
b. Pathophysiology
c. Histology
d. Function Correct Answers Function
10. Cardiovascular disease is a condition that has genetic and
environmental influences. This type of condition is considered:
a. Communicable
b. Unpreventable
c. Inherited
d. Multifactorial Correct Answers Multifactorial
10. Which one of the following is a diagnostic test for cervical
dysplasia?
a. liquid-based Pap cytology
b. conventional Pap cytology
c. cervical punch biopsy
d. HPV testing Correct Answers Cervical punch biopsy
11. Which of the following is a major clinical manifestation of a
myocardial infarction (heart attack) in men?
a. Chest pain
b. Fever
c. EKG
d. Cardiac enzymes Correct Answers Chest pain
,12. This is a major mechanism for detecting asymptomatic
disease.
a. Eliciting the patient history
b. Genetic screening
c. Family pedigree
d. Blood tests Correct Answers Genetic screening
13. You received a paper cut while turning the page in your
textbook. Identify a local manifestation of that injury.
a. Fever
b. Pain
c. Headache
d. Infection Correct Answers Pain
14. You have influenza. Identify a systemic manifestation of that
condition.
a. Fever
b. Chest pain
c. Cough
d. Infection Correct Answers Fever
15. Five-year survival rates are often applied to patients with
cancer as an indication of this:
a. Morbidity
b. Prognosis
c. Metastasis
d. Remissions Correct Answers Prognosis
,3. At your health screening, you describe the following:
achiness, lethargy, and vague abdominal discomfort. These are
categorized as:
a. Local manifestations
b. Systemic manifestations
c. Signs
d. Symptoms Correct Answers Systemic manifestations
3. Which of the following best describes the health-illness
continuum?
a. It is a dynamic entity
b. It is based on objective data
c. It represents two exclusive categories
d. It is focused on physical well-being Correct Answers It is a
dynamic entity
4. Health is often equated with this concept:
a. Homeostasis
b. Disease
c. Objectivity
d. An uneventful physical examination Correct Answers
Homeostasis
5. This is defined as impairment of cell, tissue, organ, or system
functioning.
a. Illness
b. Pathophysiology
c. Disease
d. Syndrome Correct Answers Disease
, 6. You just purchased a new bike helmet and wear this daily
when you bike to school. What level of prevention are you
demonstrating?
a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Tertiary
d. None of these Correct Answers Primary
7. Your father is on a rehabilitation unit after a stroke so that he
can relearn how to perform his usual activities of daily living.
What
level of prevention is implemented here?
a. Primary
b. Secondary
c. Tertiary
d. None of these Correct Answers Tertiary
8. This term describes how a disease starts, progresses, and
resolves.
a. Etiology
b. Pathophysiology
c. Pathogenesis
d. Idiopathogenicity Correct Answers Pathogenesis
9. You are diagnosed with an illness and no one is sure of the
cause. This condition would be termed:
a. Idiopathic
b. Iatrogenic
c. Nosocomial
d. Etiologic Correct Answers Idiopathic
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