ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 1 (2026)
comprehensive questions and verified detailed
solutions ( MULTIPLE CHOICES) |100% CORRECT!!
Save
Terms in this set (220)
A certain disease is currently found A
in 1 of every 10 people in the country
and 1,000 people contract the
disease yearly. The population of the
country is 4,500,000. Which of the
following statements is correct?
a. The prevalence of the disease is
10% and the incidence is .02%.
b. The prevalence of the disease is
.02% and the incidence is 10%.
c. Neither is correct.
d. There is insufficient data
In relation to disease development, B
the term "etiology" refers to which of
the following?
a.number of people with the disease
b. cause of the disease
c. definition of the disease
d. outcome of the disease
,Which of the following is(are) true D
about "symptoms"?
a. objective and measurable
b. the same as "signs"
c. both of the above
d. neither of the above
In 1992, there were 980 deaths in a B
Midwestern city with a population of
1,000,000. At the beginning of that
year, 900 cases of AIDS existed in
this population. During the year, 250
new cases of AIDS were diagnosed,
and 75 people died of the disease in
1992.
Using the data given above, what
was the incidence rate (per 100,000
population) at the end of 1992 for
AIDS?
a. 6
b. 25
c. 88
d. 116
What level of prevention is a blood B
pressure screening program for high
school students who are pregnant?
a. primary
b. secondary
c. tertiary
, Mr. Forbes complains of "indigestion" C
and becomes sweaty and pale. His
wife takes him to the Emergency
Department at Northwestern
Memorial Hospital. A cardiac
catheterization 2 days later shows
partial blockage of his right coronary
artery (RCA).
Blockage of the right coronary artery
can lead to myocardial cell injury
because it results in which of the
following?
a. bilirubin accumulation in
myocardial cells
b. alteration in the genetic material
of myocardial cells
c. reduced energy production in
myocardial cells
d. activation of the complement
system
When myocardial cells are injured, A
the function of the Na-K membrane
pump may be impaired. Which of the
following may then result?
a.intracellular sodium will increase
b. extracellular potassium will
decrease
c. cell volume will decrease
d. all of the above
comprehensive questions and verified detailed
solutions ( MULTIPLE CHOICES) |100% CORRECT!!
Save
Terms in this set (220)
A certain disease is currently found A
in 1 of every 10 people in the country
and 1,000 people contract the
disease yearly. The population of the
country is 4,500,000. Which of the
following statements is correct?
a. The prevalence of the disease is
10% and the incidence is .02%.
b. The prevalence of the disease is
.02% and the incidence is 10%.
c. Neither is correct.
d. There is insufficient data
In relation to disease development, B
the term "etiology" refers to which of
the following?
a.number of people with the disease
b. cause of the disease
c. definition of the disease
d. outcome of the disease
,Which of the following is(are) true D
about "symptoms"?
a. objective and measurable
b. the same as "signs"
c. both of the above
d. neither of the above
In 1992, there were 980 deaths in a B
Midwestern city with a population of
1,000,000. At the beginning of that
year, 900 cases of AIDS existed in
this population. During the year, 250
new cases of AIDS were diagnosed,
and 75 people died of the disease in
1992.
Using the data given above, what
was the incidence rate (per 100,000
population) at the end of 1992 for
AIDS?
a. 6
b. 25
c. 88
d. 116
What level of prevention is a blood B
pressure screening program for high
school students who are pregnant?
a. primary
b. secondary
c. tertiary
, Mr. Forbes complains of "indigestion" C
and becomes sweaty and pale. His
wife takes him to the Emergency
Department at Northwestern
Memorial Hospital. A cardiac
catheterization 2 days later shows
partial blockage of his right coronary
artery (RCA).
Blockage of the right coronary artery
can lead to myocardial cell injury
because it results in which of the
following?
a. bilirubin accumulation in
myocardial cells
b. alteration in the genetic material
of myocardial cells
c. reduced energy production in
myocardial cells
d. activation of the complement
system
When myocardial cells are injured, A
the function of the Na-K membrane
pump may be impaired. Which of the
following may then result?
a.intracellular sodium will increase
b. extracellular potassium will
decrease
c. cell volume will decrease
d. all of the above
