PATH 120 MODULE 1 EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
What do the Indigenous groups use as a guide for living? - Answer- 7 Grandfather
Teachings
Holism - Answer- Idea that systems should be viewed as wholes
What are the four directions to holism in the Medicine Wheel? - Answer- Emotional +
Spiritual + Physical + Mental
What is the difference between the Western and Indigenous views on the medical
system? - Answer- Western: Address the physiological cause and symptoms of disease
Indigenous: Holistic approach tp health maintenance and recovery; treats all aspects of
disease at once
Functional Changes of Pathology Disease Paradigm - Answer- Symptoms associated
with the disease
Natural History of Pathology Disease Paradigm - Answer- Determine the prognosis or
the likely outcome for patient
Treatment of Pathology Disease Paradigm - Answer- Management and care of a patient
to combat disease or disorder
Complications of Pathology Disease Paradigm - Answer- Short and long term effects of
the disease and other factors that may impact the disease of patient
At which stage of the patient journey do pathologists play the biggest role? - Answer-
Diagnosis
Experiential Learning - Answer- Learning by doing (Through observation, action,
reflection, and further action); one of the primary methods of learning and understanding
found in Indigenous cultures
Pathology - Answer- Study of disease including the cause and effect and different tests
and procedures to determine the disease
What are the steps of ideal patient journey? - Answer- 1. Well
2. Health Decline
3. Triage
, 4. Admittance
5. Diagnosis
6. Treatment
7. Discharge or Palliative Care
8. Monitoring (After Discharge)
Well - Ideal Patient Journey - Answer- Patient is healthy; lifestyle maintains their
baseline state of wellness
Health Decline - Ideal Patient Journey - Answer- Patient notices a health decline, but
manages it themselves or get help my a primary care team
Triage - Ideal Patient Journey - Answer- When patient cannot handle the disease by
themselves and go to the hospital
Admittance - Ideal Patient Journey - Answer- Patient is admitted due to three reasons:
1. Condition is too severe to send them home
2. Issue with the patient is not identified
3. Patient is stabilized; but should be monitored
Diagnosis - Ideal Patient Journey - Answer- Tests are done to characterize the disease
to figure out a treatment plan
Treatment - Ideal Patient Journey - Answer- Treatment (Medication/Minimally Invasive
Procedure/Long Term Medical Intervention/Surgery) is discussed with patient
Discharge - Ideal Patient Journey - Answer- Patient received successful treatment, can
be discharged under certain conditions such as follow up or prescription of medication
Monitoring - Ideal Patient Journey - Answer- Follow up on a regular basis to make sure
patient is healthy
Palliative Care - Ideal Patient Journey - Answer- Make the patient as comfortable as
possible when the treatment failed
What factors inhibit a person's access to optimal care - Answer- Fear of Medical System
Racism
Lack of access to hospitals
Pathology Disease Paradigm - Answer- Framework that guides how we understand a
disease
Etiology of Pathology Disease Paradigm - Answer- Root cause of disease
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
What do the Indigenous groups use as a guide for living? - Answer- 7 Grandfather
Teachings
Holism - Answer- Idea that systems should be viewed as wholes
What are the four directions to holism in the Medicine Wheel? - Answer- Emotional +
Spiritual + Physical + Mental
What is the difference between the Western and Indigenous views on the medical
system? - Answer- Western: Address the physiological cause and symptoms of disease
Indigenous: Holistic approach tp health maintenance and recovery; treats all aspects of
disease at once
Functional Changes of Pathology Disease Paradigm - Answer- Symptoms associated
with the disease
Natural History of Pathology Disease Paradigm - Answer- Determine the prognosis or
the likely outcome for patient
Treatment of Pathology Disease Paradigm - Answer- Management and care of a patient
to combat disease or disorder
Complications of Pathology Disease Paradigm - Answer- Short and long term effects of
the disease and other factors that may impact the disease of patient
At which stage of the patient journey do pathologists play the biggest role? - Answer-
Diagnosis
Experiential Learning - Answer- Learning by doing (Through observation, action,
reflection, and further action); one of the primary methods of learning and understanding
found in Indigenous cultures
Pathology - Answer- Study of disease including the cause and effect and different tests
and procedures to determine the disease
What are the steps of ideal patient journey? - Answer- 1. Well
2. Health Decline
3. Triage
, 4. Admittance
5. Diagnosis
6. Treatment
7. Discharge or Palliative Care
8. Monitoring (After Discharge)
Well - Ideal Patient Journey - Answer- Patient is healthy; lifestyle maintains their
baseline state of wellness
Health Decline - Ideal Patient Journey - Answer- Patient notices a health decline, but
manages it themselves or get help my a primary care team
Triage - Ideal Patient Journey - Answer- When patient cannot handle the disease by
themselves and go to the hospital
Admittance - Ideal Patient Journey - Answer- Patient is admitted due to three reasons:
1. Condition is too severe to send them home
2. Issue with the patient is not identified
3. Patient is stabilized; but should be monitored
Diagnosis - Ideal Patient Journey - Answer- Tests are done to characterize the disease
to figure out a treatment plan
Treatment - Ideal Patient Journey - Answer- Treatment (Medication/Minimally Invasive
Procedure/Long Term Medical Intervention/Surgery) is discussed with patient
Discharge - Ideal Patient Journey - Answer- Patient received successful treatment, can
be discharged under certain conditions such as follow up or prescription of medication
Monitoring - Ideal Patient Journey - Answer- Follow up on a regular basis to make sure
patient is healthy
Palliative Care - Ideal Patient Journey - Answer- Make the patient as comfortable as
possible when the treatment failed
What factors inhibit a person's access to optimal care - Answer- Fear of Medical System
Racism
Lack of access to hospitals
Pathology Disease Paradigm - Answer- Framework that guides how we understand a
disease
Etiology of Pathology Disease Paradigm - Answer- Root cause of disease
