Patho 6030 - Module 1 Questions and Answers 100% Solved

Patho 6030 - Module 1 Questions and Answers
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Q1. Morbidity refers to: Answer: B. Morbidity
A. The number of deaths = illness or complications.
caused by a disease Mortality = death
B. The presence of illness
or complications that
affect quality of life
C. The number of new
cases of a disease in a
population
D. The likelihood of a
patient to survive after
treatment

, Q2. A screening test for Answer: B. High specificity = correctly identifies those
strep throat has a high without disease (true negatives)
specificity. What does this
mean?
A. Most patients with strep
throat will test positive
B. Most patients without
strep throat will test
negative
C. The test rarely misses
people with strep throat
D. The test has a high
positive predictive value

Q3. Which of the following Answer: C. Iatrogenic = caused by medical treatment
is an iatrogenic cause of
disease?
A. A genetic mutation
inherited from a parent
B. A bacterial infection
acquired after surgery
C. A side effect of
chemotherapy leading to
anemia
D. A congenital
malformation present at
birth

Q4. A patient receives a Answer: B. Secondary = early detection/screening
mammogram for early
detection of breast
cancer. This is an example
of:
A. Primary prevention
B. Secondary prevention
C. Tertiary prevention
D. Quaternary prevention