Illness, 7th - 2022 All Chapters
Are always described by the patient - ANSWER>>Symptoms of disease
Predisposing factors of disease - ANSWER>>Make a person or group more vulnerable to disease
Genetic diseases may be - ANSWER>>Produced by an abnormality in or mutation of the genetic
code in a single gene, caused by several abnormal genes, or caused by the abnormal presence
or absence of a chromosome or an alteration of the structure of chromosomes
Benign tumors - ANSWER>>Tend to remain encapsulated
Malignant tumors - ANSWER>>Tend to infiltrate other tissue; tend to bleed, ulcerate, and
become infected; and may spread to distant sites in the body
Which statement is true regarding the TNM (tumor, nodes, metastasis) cancer staging system? -
ANSWER>>Assesses the size and extent of the spread of the primary tumor
Which of the following most accurately states the orderly steps in making a diagnosis? -
ANSWER>>Medical history, physical examination, diagnostic tests, diagnosis, treatment
Mechanical and chemical barriers, inflammation, and the immune response are: -
ANSWER>>Included in the body's natural defense system against infection
Homeostasis refers to - ANSWER>>Internal equilibrium of the body
,Pathogens caused disease by - ANSWER>>Invasion of living tissues, destruction of living tissue,
and production of poisonous material (intoxication)
The normal protective physiologic response(s) to tissue injury and disease is (are) -
ANSWER>>Acute inflammation
Smoking, drinking, nutrition, and lack of exercise are examples of - ANSWER>>Predisposing
factors related to lifestyle
Which statement(s) is (are) true about understanding the patient's pain? - ANSWER>>Pain is
subjective, has individualized effects, and is a necessary entity in life
Congenital diseases are - ANSWER>>Can be either genetic or nongenetic
Duchenne muscular dystrophy - ANSWER>>Is progressive and causes crippling immobility
Hyaline membrane disease refers to - ANSWER>>Infant respiratory distress syndrome
The symptoms and signs of anemia include - ANSWER>>Pallor, weakness, fatigue, an abnormal
reduction of red blood cells, and tissue hypoxia
Which of the following diseases are caused by a virus? - ANSWER>>Measles, mumps, rubella,
and varicella
Which of the following diseases can be prevented by not using aspirin in children? -
ANSWER>>Reye's syndrome
Cerebral palsy is - ANSWER>>A result of damage to the central nervous system (CNS)
,The most common cyanotic congenital heart defect that is actually a combination of four
defects is called - ANSWER>>Tetralogy of Fallot
Is an abnormal development of the hip joint - ANSWER>>Congenital hip dysplasia
The failure of the testicle(s) to descend into the scrotum - ANSWER>>Cryptorchidism
Symptoms of Wilms' tumor may include - ANSWER>>Hematuria, pain, and hypertension
The disease that involves impairment of intestinal motility, which causes enlargement of the
colon (megacolon) and obstruction of the distal colon, is called - ANSWER>>Hirschsprung
disease
Cystic fibrosis (CF), a chronic dysfunction of the exocrine glands, primarily attacks the -
ANSWER>>Lungs and digestive system
The primary treatment of phenylketonuria includes - ANSWER>>A protein - restricted diet
Klinefelter syndrome and Turner syndrome are examples of - ANSWER>>Genetic, chromosomal
disease which are not inherited
Which of the following statements is (are) true about erythroblastosis fetalis? -
ANSWER>>Antibodies in the mother's blood destroy the red blood cells of the fetus; it is
characterized in the fetus by anemia, jaundice, and enlargement of the liver and spleen; it
occurs when the mother is Rh- and the father is Rh+
Which of the following statements is (are) true about leukemia? - ANSWER>>It is the most
common childhood malignancy, it causes a decrease in the number of mature (functioning)
, white blood cells, and the diagnosis is confirmed by microscopic examination of the bone
marrow
Conditions often resulting from premature birth include - ANSWER>>Necrotizing enterocolitis
(NEC), infantile respiratory distress syndrome (IRDS), and retinopathy of prematurity
Projectile vomiting is a sign of which of the following diseases? - ANSWER>>Pyloric stenosis
Large cup-shaped cavity of the hip bone where the head of the femur articulates -
ANSWER>>Acetabulum
A severe systemic allergic response - ANSWER>>Anaphylaxis
Without coordination, without order; uncoordinated gait - ANSWER>>Ataxic
Listening for sounds within the body, particularly the lungs and heart, using a stethoscope -
ANSWER>>Auscultation
A profound and marked wasting disorder, usually associated with malnutrition -
ANSWER>>Cachexia
A normal opening between the right atrium and left atrium during fetal development -
ANSWER>>Foramen Ovale
Medical term that means holding back; obstructing blood flow which causes a lack of oxygen
delivered to tissues - ANSWER>>Ischemia
The first stool of a newborn, greenish black with tarry consistency - ANSWER>>Meconium