FINAL MIDTERM PATHO 370 EXAM LATEST UPDATED

FINAL MIDTERM PATHO 370 EXAM LATEST UPDATED 1 After suffering a heart attack, a middle-aged man is counseled to take a cholesterollowering medication. This is an example of a. primary prevention. b. secondary prevention. c. tertiary prevention .d. disease treatment. - CORRECT ANSWER-c A patient has been exposed to meningococcal meningitis, but is not yet demonstrating signs of this disease. This stage of illness is called the _____ stage. a. prodromal b. latent c. sequela d. convalescence - CORRECT ANSWER-b A patient with high blood pressure who is otherwise healthy is counseled to restrict sodium intake. This is an example of a. primary prevention. b. secondary prevention. c. tertiary prevention. d. disease treatment. - CORRECT ANSWER-b what clinical course would you see SIGNS & SYMPTOMS? - CORRECT ANSWERPRODROMAL A disease that is native to a particular region is called a. epidemic. b. endemic. c. pandemic. d. ethnographic. - CORRECT ANSWER-b C.Q. was recently exposed to group A hemolytic Streptococcus and subsequently developed a pharyngeal infection. His clinic examination reveals an oral temperature of 102.3°F, skin rash, dysphagia, and reddened throat mucosa with multiple pustules. He complains of sore throat, malaise, and joint stiffness. A throat culture is positive for Streptococcus, and antibiotics have been prescribed. The etiology of C.Q.'s disease is a. genetic susceptibility. b. pharyngitis. c. streptococcal infection. d. a sore throat. - CORRECT ANSWER-c The stage during which the patient functions normally, although the disease processes are well established, is referred as a. latent. b. subclinical. c. prodromal. d. convalescence. - CORRECT ANSWER-b When the cause is unknown, a condition is said to be idiopathic a. true b. false - CORRECT ANSWER-a primary level of prevention - CORRECT ANSWER-prevention before you ever have a disease; immunization Many of the responses to stress are attributed to activation of the sympathetic nervous system and are mediated by? a. norepinephrine. b. cortisol. c. glucagon. d. ACTH. - CORRECT ANSWER-a Allostasis is best defined as a. steady-state. b. a state of equilibrium, of balance within the organism. c. the process by which the body heals following disease. d. the overall process of adaptive change necessary to maintain survival andwell-being. - CORRECT ANSWER-d Selye's three phases of the stress response include all the following except? a. allostasis. b. resistance. c. alarm. d. exhaustion. - CORRECT ANSWER-a All the following stress-induced hormones increase blood glucos