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PATHO 370 Final Exam Questions and
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What is a common site for bone metastases to occur?
Vertebral bodies
Midshaft femur
Carpal bones
Radius
Ans: Vertebral bodies
A child presents with bone deficiency and a bowlegged
appearance. This assessment data supports a diagnosis of
Rickets
Osteoporosis
Osteomalacia
Paget disease
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Ans: Rickets
Symptoms such as headache, lethargy, mood alterations, and
epigastric sensations occur during which phase of a seizure?
Prodromal
Postictal
Complex
Status epilepticus
Ans: Prodromal
Which of the following is true about ischemic stroke? (Select all that
apply)
Has risk factors that include atherosclerosis
Can be a result of a hypercoagulable state
Often caused by emboli from the basilar arteries
Results from hemorrhage into brain tissue
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Is associated with acute hypertension
Ans: Has risk factors that include atherosclerosis
Can be a result of a hypercoagulable state
Which is a pathophysiologic change that is consistent with
Alzheimer's disease? (Select all that apply)
Amyloid plaques
Epileptogenic focus
Focal cerebral infarct
Neurofibrillary tangles
Abnormal serotonin system
Ans: Amyloid plaques
Neurofibrillary tangles
Which is associated with early increased intracranial pressure?
Inability to move
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Unresponsiveness
Inability to verbalize
Headache
Ans: Headache
A 6-year-old boy presents with polyarthritis. His parents report no past
medical history except for a sore throat 6 weeks previously. On
physical exam a murmur is noted. The assessment data supports a
diagnosis of
Acute Rheumatic Fever
Rheumatoid arthritis
Lyme disease
Reiter syndrome
Ans: Acute Rheumatic Fever
What is responsible for producing rheumatoid factor antibodies?
PATHO 370 Final Exam Questions and
Correct Answers/ Latest Update /
Already Graded
What is a common site for bone metastases to occur?
Vertebral bodies
Midshaft femur
Carpal bones
Radius
Ans: Vertebral bodies
A child presents with bone deficiency and a bowlegged
appearance. This assessment data supports a diagnosis of
Rickets
Osteoporosis
Osteomalacia
Paget disease
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Ans: Rickets
Symptoms such as headache, lethargy, mood alterations, and
epigastric sensations occur during which phase of a seizure?
Prodromal
Postictal
Complex
Status epilepticus
Ans: Prodromal
Which of the following is true about ischemic stroke? (Select all that
apply)
Has risk factors that include atherosclerosis
Can be a result of a hypercoagulable state
Often caused by emboli from the basilar arteries
Results from hemorrhage into brain tissue
,3|Page
Is associated with acute hypertension
Ans: Has risk factors that include atherosclerosis
Can be a result of a hypercoagulable state
Which is a pathophysiologic change that is consistent with
Alzheimer's disease? (Select all that apply)
Amyloid plaques
Epileptogenic focus
Focal cerebral infarct
Neurofibrillary tangles
Abnormal serotonin system
Ans: Amyloid plaques
Neurofibrillary tangles
Which is associated with early increased intracranial pressure?
Inability to move
, 4|Page
Unresponsiveness
Inability to verbalize
Headache
Ans: Headache
A 6-year-old boy presents with polyarthritis. His parents report no past
medical history except for a sore throat 6 weeks previously. On
physical exam a murmur is noted. The assessment data supports a
diagnosis of
Acute Rheumatic Fever
Rheumatoid arthritis
Lyme disease
Reiter syndrome
Ans: Acute Rheumatic Fever
What is responsible for producing rheumatoid factor antibodies?
