Advanced Pathophysiology
Exam 1 Questions And
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A certain disease is currently found 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 - ANSWER ✔✔A
,In relation to disease development, 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 - ANSWER ✔✔B
Which of the following is(are) true about "symptoms"?
a. objective and measurable
b. the same as "signs"
c. both of the above
d. neither of the above - ANSWER ✔✔D
In 1992, there were 980 deaths in a 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 - ANSWER ✔✔B
What level of prevention is a blood pressure screening program for high
school students who are pregnant?
a. primary
b. secondary
c. tertiary - ANSWER ✔✔B
Mr. Forbes complains of "indigestion" 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
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, d. activation of the complement system - ANSWER ✔✔C
When myocardial cells are injured, 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 - ANSWER ✔✔A
Mr. Forbes is being prepared for open heart surgery when he suffers a
myocardial infarction in which a large part of his left ventricle has
suffered lethal cell injury.
Mr. Forbes' CPK-MB and LDH1, enzymes associated with myocardial
cells, are significantly elevated. What is the best explanation for this?
a. It is a sign that necrotic myocardial cells have released their
cytoplasmic contents into the blood.
b. It is a sign of reversible fatty accumulation in the myocardial cells
c. It is a sign that the myocardial cells are undergoing hypertrophy.
d. None of the above. - ANSWER ✔✔A
Exam 1 Questions And
Answers 2026 2026 Exam
Questions and Correct
Answers | New Update
A certain disease is currently found 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 - ANSWER ✔✔A
,In relation to disease development, 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 - ANSWER ✔✔B
Which of the following is(are) true about "symptoms"?
a. objective and measurable
b. the same as "signs"
c. both of the above
d. neither of the above - ANSWER ✔✔D
In 1992, there were 980 deaths in a 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 - ANSWER ✔✔B
What level of prevention is a blood pressure screening program for high
school students who are pregnant?
a. primary
b. secondary
c. tertiary - ANSWER ✔✔B
Mr. Forbes complains of "indigestion" 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
3
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, d. activation of the complement system - ANSWER ✔✔C
When myocardial cells are injured, 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 - ANSWER ✔✔A
Mr. Forbes is being prepared for open heart surgery when he suffers a
myocardial infarction in which a large part of his left ventricle has
suffered lethal cell injury.
Mr. Forbes' CPK-MB and LDH1, enzymes associated with myocardial
cells, are significantly elevated. What is the best explanation for this?
a. It is a sign that necrotic myocardial cells have released their
cytoplasmic contents into the blood.
b. It is a sign of reversible fatty accumulation in the myocardial cells
c. It is a sign that the myocardial cells are undergoing hypertrophy.
d. None of the above. - ANSWER ✔✔A
