PATH370 Week 1 Quiz Latest 2020 August

PATH370 Pathophysiology

Week 1 Quiz  

Question 1          After suffering a heart attack, a middle-aged man is counseled to take a cholesterol-lowering medication. This is an example of                                     

Question 2          The stage during which the patient functions normally, although the disease processes are well established, is referred to as                                     

Question 3          A patient with high blood pressure who is otherwise healthy is counseled to restrict sodium intake. This is an example of                                  

Question 4          A patient has been exposed to meningococcal meningitis, but is not yet demonstrating signs of this disease. This stage of illness is called the _____ stage.                                  

Question 5          A disease that is native to a particular region is called                                     

Question 6          Selye’s three phases of the stress response include all the following except                                       

Question 7          Persistence of the alarm stage will ultimately result in                                   

Question 8          The effect of stress on the immune system                                        

Question 9          Many of the responses to stress are attributed to activation of the sympathetic nervous system and are mediated by                                     

Question 10        Indicators that an individual is experiencing high stress include all the following except                  

Question 11        Necrotic death of brain tissue usually produces _____ necrosis.                                               

Question 12        The cellular component that is most susceptible to radiation injury is the                                              

Question 13        Somatic death refers to death                                  

Question 14        The primary effect of aging on all body systems is                                            

Question 15        Apoptosis is a process that results in cellular                                       

Question 16        After surgery to remove a lung tumor, your patient is scheduled for chemotherapy, which will  

Question 17        Retroviruses are associated with human cancers, including                                         

Question 18        Your patient eats “lots of fat,” leads a “stressful” life, and has smoked “about two packs a day for the last 40 years.” Her chronic morning cough recently worsened, and she was diagnosed with a lung mass. The most likely contributing factor for development of lung cancer in this patient is                                        

Question 19        Characteristics of telomerase include ( Select all that apply.)                                       

Question 20        Paraneoplastic syndromes in cancer involve excessive production of substances by multiple means. A common substance found in excessive amounts resulting from cancer paraneoplastic syndromes is