Patho Test 2:DB 100% REAL AND AUTHENTIC
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A disease that may start out rather mild, developing gradually but persisting for a
long time, usually causing significant permanent tissue damage, is referred to as: -
ANSWER: Chronic
Prevention of a disease is linked to both the _______________________________
for a specific disease. (2) - ANSWER: etiology and predisposing factors
The term used to refer to undifferentiated cells that have variable nuclei and cell
structures and is the basis for grading a tumor is: - ANSWER: Anaplasia
The number of new cases of a disease in a given population noted within a stated
time period indicates the _______ of a disease. - ANSWER: Incidence
Signs are manifestations of a disease or condition that are: - ANSWER: objective
indicators such as fever
An area of dead cells resulting from a lack of oxygen, where the function of the
tissue or organ may be lost, is called a(n): - ANSWER: Infarction
The term used to describe the death of a group of cells, regardless of the cause of
the damage, is: - ANSWER: Necrosis
The potential unwanted, usually damaging outcomes of a primary condition or
disease, such as paralysis following recovery from a stroke, are referred to as: -
ANSWER: Sequelae
_______________________ indicate(s) a high risk for the development of a certain
disease or condition but not the certain development of the disease. - ANSWER:
Predisposing factors
A condition in the tissue where there is a reduced level of oxygen is called: -
ANSWER: Hypoxia
A solution in which adding small amounts of acid or base will not measurably change
the pH is called a(n): - ANSWER: Buffer
Renal failure or the excessive loss of bicarbonate through severe diarrhea can result
in the body pH imbalance referred to as: - ANSWER: Metabolic acidosis
Hypokalemia can cause an irregular, abnormal cardiac rhythm referred to as: -
ANSWER: Dysrhythmias
, An excess or very high volume of blood in the body is referred to as: - ANSWER:
Hypervolemia
Typical causes of dehydration include vomiting, excessive sweating, use of
concentrated supplements, and: - ANSWER: Diabetic ketoacidosis
Located in the hypothalamus of the brain, these sensor cells are essential in
maintaining the fluid balance of the body: - ANSWER: Osmosreceptors
In reaction to an acid-base imbalance, the body can use two corrective mechanisms:
- ANSWER: Compensation and decompensation
Hyperventilation as a result of high anxiety or high fever may result in a pH
imbalance referred to as: - ANSWER: Respiratory alkalosis
The condition of high serum potassium levels as a result of renal failure is referred to
as: - ANSWER: Hyperkalemia
The four general causes of edema are increased capillary pressure, chronic
obstruction of lymph vessels, and: - ANSWER: Loss of plasma proteins and increased
capillary permeability
Pain that originates in the organs and is conducted by sympathetic fibers is called: -
ANSWER: Visceral pain
The most common chronic pain condition in the United States is: - ANSWER: Low
back pain
Myelinated nerve fibers that rapidly transmit acute pain information from the
sensory fibers to the central nervous system are: - ANSWER: A delta fibers
A type of general anesthesia where the patient can respond to commands but is
unaware of the procedure and does not experience any discomfort is called: -
ANSWER: neuroleptanesia
Pain that originates in the skin, bone, or muscles and is conducted by sensory fibers
is called: - ANSWER: Somatic pain
Unmyelinated fibers that are involved in the transmission of chronic pain and thus
transmit pain impulses slowly are: - ANSWER: C fibers
Pain that lasts several months, often doesn't respond to pain therapy, and often has
an unknown cause is referred to as: - ANSWER: Chronic pain
Nociceptors are: - ANSWER: free sensory nerve endings
TAKEN 2019 HIGHLY RECOMMENDED
A disease that may start out rather mild, developing gradually but persisting for a
long time, usually causing significant permanent tissue damage, is referred to as: -
ANSWER: Chronic
Prevention of a disease is linked to both the _______________________________
for a specific disease. (2) - ANSWER: etiology and predisposing factors
The term used to refer to undifferentiated cells that have variable nuclei and cell
structures and is the basis for grading a tumor is: - ANSWER: Anaplasia
The number of new cases of a disease in a given population noted within a stated
time period indicates the _______ of a disease. - ANSWER: Incidence
Signs are manifestations of a disease or condition that are: - ANSWER: objective
indicators such as fever
An area of dead cells resulting from a lack of oxygen, where the function of the
tissue or organ may be lost, is called a(n): - ANSWER: Infarction
The term used to describe the death of a group of cells, regardless of the cause of
the damage, is: - ANSWER: Necrosis
The potential unwanted, usually damaging outcomes of a primary condition or
disease, such as paralysis following recovery from a stroke, are referred to as: -
ANSWER: Sequelae
_______________________ indicate(s) a high risk for the development of a certain
disease or condition but not the certain development of the disease. - ANSWER:
Predisposing factors
A condition in the tissue where there is a reduced level of oxygen is called: -
ANSWER: Hypoxia
A solution in which adding small amounts of acid or base will not measurably change
the pH is called a(n): - ANSWER: Buffer
Renal failure or the excessive loss of bicarbonate through severe diarrhea can result
in the body pH imbalance referred to as: - ANSWER: Metabolic acidosis
Hypokalemia can cause an irregular, abnormal cardiac rhythm referred to as: -
ANSWER: Dysrhythmias
, An excess or very high volume of blood in the body is referred to as: - ANSWER:
Hypervolemia
Typical causes of dehydration include vomiting, excessive sweating, use of
concentrated supplements, and: - ANSWER: Diabetic ketoacidosis
Located in the hypothalamus of the brain, these sensor cells are essential in
maintaining the fluid balance of the body: - ANSWER: Osmosreceptors
In reaction to an acid-base imbalance, the body can use two corrective mechanisms:
- ANSWER: Compensation and decompensation
Hyperventilation as a result of high anxiety or high fever may result in a pH
imbalance referred to as: - ANSWER: Respiratory alkalosis
The condition of high serum potassium levels as a result of renal failure is referred to
as: - ANSWER: Hyperkalemia
The four general causes of edema are increased capillary pressure, chronic
obstruction of lymph vessels, and: - ANSWER: Loss of plasma proteins and increased
capillary permeability
Pain that originates in the organs and is conducted by sympathetic fibers is called: -
ANSWER: Visceral pain
The most common chronic pain condition in the United States is: - ANSWER: Low
back pain
Myelinated nerve fibers that rapidly transmit acute pain information from the
sensory fibers to the central nervous system are: - ANSWER: A delta fibers
A type of general anesthesia where the patient can respond to commands but is
unaware of the procedure and does not experience any discomfort is called: -
ANSWER: neuroleptanesia
Pain that originates in the skin, bone, or muscles and is conducted by sensory fibers
is called: - ANSWER: Somatic pain
Unmyelinated fibers that are involved in the transmission of chronic pain and thus
transmit pain impulses slowly are: - ANSWER: C fibers
Pain that lasts several months, often doesn't respond to pain therapy, and often has
an unknown cause is referred to as: - ANSWER: Chronic pain
Nociceptors are: - ANSWER: free sensory nerve endings
