PATHO 370 MIDTERM Exam

PATHO 370 MIDTERM Exam (Chapter1,24,7,10,11,13,14,15,16,18,19,20

,22,23,24,25,)

• After suffering a heart attack, a middle-aged man is counseled to take a

cholesterol-lowering medication. This is an example of

• primary prevention.
• secondary prevention.
• tertiary prevention

.d. disease treatment.(Ans- c

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.

• prodromal
• latent
• sequela
• convalescence

(Ans- b

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

• primary prevention.
• secondary prevention.
• tertiary prevention.
• disease treatment.

(Ans- b

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what clinical course would you see SIGNS & SYMPTOMS? (Ans-

PRODROMAL

A disease that is native to a particular region is called

• epidemic.
• endemic.
• pandemic.
• ethnographic.

(Ans- b

C.Q. was recently exposed to group A hemolytic Streptococcus and subsequently developed a pharyngeal infection. His clinic examination reveals an oral temperature of 102.3°F, skin rash, dysphagia, and reddened throat mucosa with multiple pustules. He complains of sore throat, malaise, and joint stiffness. A throat culture is positive for Streptococcus, and antibiotics have been prescribed. The etiology of C.Q.'s disease is

• genetic susceptibility.
• pharyngitis.
• streptococcal infection.
• a sore throat.

(Ans- c

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

• latent.
• subclinical.
• prodromal.
• convalescence.

(Ans- b

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When the cause is unknown, a condition is said to be idiopathic

• true
• false

(Ans- a

primary level of prevention (Ans- prevention before you ever have a disease; immunization

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

• norepinephrine.
• cortisol.
• glucagon.
• ACTH.

(Ans- a

Allostasis is best defined as

• steady-state.
• a state of equilibrium, of balance within the organism.
• the process by which the body heals following disease.
• the overall process of adaptive change necessary to maintain survival

and well-being.(Ans- d

Selye's three phases of the stress response include all the following except?

• allostasis.
• resistance.
• alarm.
• exhaustion.

(Ans- a

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