PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 370 MIDTERM
EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
\.The stage during which the patient functions normally, although the disease
processes are well established is referred to as: - ANSWERS✔-Subclinical
\.True or False: When the Cause is unknown, a condition is said to be idiopathic -
ANSWERS✔-True
\.Cancer grading is based on - ANSWERS✔-Cell Differentiation
\.A patient has been exposed to meningococcal meningitis but is not yet
demonstrating signs of this disease. This stage of illness is called the ________ -
ANSWERS✔-Latent Stage
\.Breast cancer in women who have the breast cancer gene - ANSWERS✔-occurs
at an earlier age
\.Metaplasia is: - ANSWERS✔-the replacement of one differentiated cell type with
another
, \.Which is not normally secreted in response to stress? - ANSWERS✔-Insulin
\.After suffering a heart attack, a middle-aged man is counseled to take a
cholesterol-lowering medication. This is an example of: - ANSWERS✔-Tertiary
Prevention
\.Extreme cold injures cells by all the following except - ANSWERS✔-decreased
blood viscosity
\.The effect of excessive cortisol production include - ANSWERS✔-immune
supression
\.A patient with metastatic lung cancer wants to know her chances for surival.
Which response is correct? - ANSWERS✔-Lung cancer has about a 15% survival
rate
\.Necrotic death of brain tissue usually produces _____ necrosis. - ANSWERS✔-
Liquefactive
\.Persistence of the alarm stage will ultimately result in - ANSWERS✔-Permanent
damage and death
\.Of the statements below, the accurate statement regarding nutrition and cellular
health is - ANSWERS✔-Deficient cellular uptake by one cell type may contribute to
excess nutrient delivery to other cell types.
EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
\.The stage during which the patient functions normally, although the disease
processes are well established is referred to as: - ANSWERS✔-Subclinical
\.True or False: When the Cause is unknown, a condition is said to be idiopathic -
ANSWERS✔-True
\.Cancer grading is based on - ANSWERS✔-Cell Differentiation
\.A patient has been exposed to meningococcal meningitis but is not yet
demonstrating signs of this disease. This stage of illness is called the ________ -
ANSWERS✔-Latent Stage
\.Breast cancer in women who have the breast cancer gene - ANSWERS✔-occurs
at an earlier age
\.Metaplasia is: - ANSWERS✔-the replacement of one differentiated cell type with
another
, \.Which is not normally secreted in response to stress? - ANSWERS✔-Insulin
\.After suffering a heart attack, a middle-aged man is counseled to take a
cholesterol-lowering medication. This is an example of: - ANSWERS✔-Tertiary
Prevention
\.Extreme cold injures cells by all the following except - ANSWERS✔-decreased
blood viscosity
\.The effect of excessive cortisol production include - ANSWERS✔-immune
supression
\.A patient with metastatic lung cancer wants to know her chances for surival.
Which response is correct? - ANSWERS✔-Lung cancer has about a 15% survival
rate
\.Necrotic death of brain tissue usually produces _____ necrosis. - ANSWERS✔-
Liquefactive
\.Persistence of the alarm stage will ultimately result in - ANSWERS✔-Permanent
damage and death
\.Of the statements below, the accurate statement regarding nutrition and cellular
health is - ANSWERS✔-Deficient cellular uptake by one cell type may contribute to
excess nutrient delivery to other cell types.
