PATHO 370 EXAM SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● A child presents with bone deficiency and a bowlegged appearance.
This assessment data supports a diagnosis of
Rickets
Osteoporosis
Osteomalacia
Paget disease. Answer: Rickets
●● Symptoms such as headache, lethargy, mood alterations, and
epigastric sensations occur during which phase of a seizure?
Prodromal
Postictal
Complex
Status epilepticus. Answer: 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
Is associated with acute hypertension. Answer: 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. Answer: Amyloid plaques
Neurofibrillary tangles
●● Which is associated with early increased intracranial pressure?
Inability to move
Unresponsiveness
Inability to verbalize
Headache. Answer: 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. Answer: Acute Rheumatic Fever
●● What is responsible for producing rheumatoid factor antibodies?
T lymphocytes
Macrophages
Tumor necrosis factor-
B cells. Answer: B cells
●● A motor vehicle accident has resulted in a factor where the articular
surfaces of the tibial surface and femoral condyles are no long in contact
with one another. Which term best describes the condition?
Subluxation
Dislocation
Malunion
Nonunion
Dislocation. Answer: Dislocation
, ●● What are the criteria for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis? (select all
that apply)
Simultaneous symmetric swelling of joints
Soft tissue swelling of at least three joints
Subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules
Morning stiffness in joints
Swelling of at least one wrist joint. Answer: Simultaneous symmetric
swelling of joints
Soft tissue swelling of at least three joints
Subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules
Morning stiffness in joints
●● Lyme disease is caused by
Borrelia burgdorferi
Group A - hemolytic streptococcus
Camplyobacter
Versinia. Answer: Borrelia burgdorferi
●● A patient exposed to herpes simplex virus has been exhibiting
symptoms that suggest inflammation of the brain. This type of infection
is referred to as
Encephalitis
Brain abscess
WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● A child presents with bone deficiency and a bowlegged appearance.
This assessment data supports a diagnosis of
Rickets
Osteoporosis
Osteomalacia
Paget disease. Answer: Rickets
●● Symptoms such as headache, lethargy, mood alterations, and
epigastric sensations occur during which phase of a seizure?
Prodromal
Postictal
Complex
Status epilepticus. Answer: 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
Is associated with acute hypertension. Answer: 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. Answer: Amyloid plaques
Neurofibrillary tangles
●● Which is associated with early increased intracranial pressure?
Inability to move
Unresponsiveness
Inability to verbalize
Headache. Answer: 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. Answer: Acute Rheumatic Fever
●● What is responsible for producing rheumatoid factor antibodies?
T lymphocytes
Macrophages
Tumor necrosis factor-
B cells. Answer: B cells
●● A motor vehicle accident has resulted in a factor where the articular
surfaces of the tibial surface and femoral condyles are no long in contact
with one another. Which term best describes the condition?
Subluxation
Dislocation
Malunion
Nonunion
Dislocation. Answer: Dislocation
, ●● What are the criteria for diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis? (select all
that apply)
Simultaneous symmetric swelling of joints
Soft tissue swelling of at least three joints
Subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules
Morning stiffness in joints
Swelling of at least one wrist joint. Answer: Simultaneous symmetric
swelling of joints
Soft tissue swelling of at least three joints
Subcutaneous rheumatoid nodules
Morning stiffness in joints
●● Lyme disease is caused by
Borrelia burgdorferi
Group A - hemolytic streptococcus
Camplyobacter
Versinia. Answer: Borrelia burgdorferi
●● A patient exposed to herpes simplex virus has been exhibiting
symptoms that suggest inflammation of the brain. This type of infection
is referred to as
Encephalitis
Brain abscess
