Patho NAS Exam 3 Part 1 Quizzes & Ans.
What is a common cause of hiatal hernia?
Increased intra-abdominal pressure (pressure pushes stomach up)
What does congenital pyloric stenosis involve?
Hypertrophy of smooth muscle in the pylorus
The early stage of vomiting causes:
a. metabolic alkalosis
b. metabolic acidosis
c. increased respirations
d. increased excretion of hydrogen ions
c) metabolic alkalosis
which of the following applies to hepatitis A infection?
a) it contains a double strand of DNA
b) it frequently leads to chronic hepatitis
c) it is transmitted by the fecal-oral route
d) it is also called serum hepatitis
c) it is transmitted by the fecal-oral route
During the course of a hepatitis B infection, the onset of jaundice occurs in the
a) preicteric stage
b) post icteric stage
c) icteric stage
d) incubation period
c) icteric stage
hepatitis a
transmitted: fecal-oral
acute infection
prevention: vaccine
treatment: management of symptoms
hepatitis b
blood to blood; sex
chronic infection
prevention: vaccine
treatment: management of chronic infection
hepatitis c
blood to blood; sex
chronic infection
prevention: screening donor blood; harm reduction
treatment/cure
hepatitis d
blood to blood; se; only occurs when HBV is present
chronic infection
prevention vaccine
no approved treatments
hepatitis e
What is a common cause of hiatal hernia?
Increased intra-abdominal pressure (pressure pushes stomach up)
What does congenital pyloric stenosis involve?
Hypertrophy of smooth muscle in the pylorus
The early stage of vomiting causes:
a. metabolic alkalosis
b. metabolic acidosis
c. increased respirations
d. increased excretion of hydrogen ions
c) metabolic alkalosis
which of the following applies to hepatitis A infection?
a) it contains a double strand of DNA
b) it frequently leads to chronic hepatitis
c) it is transmitted by the fecal-oral route
d) it is also called serum hepatitis
c) it is transmitted by the fecal-oral route
During the course of a hepatitis B infection, the onset of jaundice occurs in the
a) preicteric stage
b) post icteric stage
c) icteric stage
d) incubation period
c) icteric stage
hepatitis a
transmitted: fecal-oral
acute infection
prevention: vaccine
treatment: management of symptoms
hepatitis b
blood to blood; sex
chronic infection
prevention: vaccine
treatment: management of chronic infection
hepatitis c
blood to blood; sex
chronic infection
prevention: screening donor blood; harm reduction
treatment/cure
hepatitis d
blood to blood; se; only occurs when HBV is present
chronic infection
prevention vaccine
no approved treatments
hepatitis e
