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NYU PATHO EXAM I PREP QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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NYU PATHO EXAM I PREP QUESTIONS & ANSWERS,NYU PATHO EXAM I PREP QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Which of the following is an example of a clinical manifestation known as sign?
a. Nausea
b. Loss of appetite
c. Bruise
d. Headache - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER Tertiary Prevention
- Already has the condition
- Intervention is to treat it to prevent further complications
T/F Individuals experiencing the same disease process exhibit the same clinical
manifestations. - ANSWER False
,NYU PATHO EXAM I PREP QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
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 - ANSWER 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. -
ANSWER 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. - ANSWER 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. -
ANSWER False
, NYU PATHO EXAM I PREP QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Secondary level of prevention = screening and test
T/F Apoptotic cell death can be characterized as "cell suicide" - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER Metaplasia
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