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Chapter 01: Introduction to Pathophysiology
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Test Bank
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MULTIPLExCHOICE
1. Whichxofxthexfollowingxwouldxbexthexmostxlikelyxcausexofxanxiatrogenicxdisease?
a. Anxinheritedxdisorder
b. Axcombinationxofxspecificxetiologicalxfactors
c. Anxunwantedxeffectxofxaxprescribedxdrug
d. Prolongedxexposurextoxtoxicxchemicalsxinxthexenvironment
ANS:x C REF:x 6
2. Thexmanifestationsxofxaxdiseasexarexbestxdefinedxasxthe:
a. subjectivexfeelingsxofxdiscomfortxduringxaxchronicxillness.
b. signsxandxsymptomsxofxaxdisease.
c. factorsxthatxprecipitatexanxacutexepisodexofxaxchronicxillness.
d. earlyxindicatorsxofxthexprodromalxstagexofxinfection.
ANS:x B REF:x 6
3. Thexbestxdefinitionxofxthextermxprognosisxisxthe:
a. precipitatingxfactorsxcausingxanxacutexepisode.
b. numberxofxremissionsxtoxbexexpectedxduringxthexcoursexofxaxchronicxillness.
c. predictedxoutcomexorxlikelihoodxofxrecoveryxfromxaxspecificxdisease.
d. exacerbationsxoccurringxduringxchronicxillness.
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ANS:x C REF:x 7
4. Whichxofxthexfollowingxisxconsideredxaxsystemicxsignxofxdisease?
a. Swellingxofxthexknee
b. Fever
c. Painxinxthexneck
d. Redxrashxonxthexface
ANS:x B REF:x 6
5. Etiologyxisxdefinedxasxthexstudyxofxthe:
a. causesxofxaxdisease.
b. coursexofxaxdisease.
c. expectedxcomplicationsxofxaxdisease.
d. manifestationsxofxaxdisease.
ANS:x A REF:x 5
6. Axtypexofxcellularxadaptationxinxwhichxtherexisxaxdecreasexinxcellxsizexisxreferredxtoxas:
a. hypertrophy.
b. metaplasia.
c. anaplasia.
d. atrophy.
ANS:x D REF:x 8
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7. Axchangexinxaxtissuexmarkedxbyxcellsxthatxvaryxinxsizexandxshapexandxshowxincreasedxmitoticxfi
guresxwouldxbexcalled:
a. metaplasia.
b. atrophy.
c. dysplasia.
d. hypertrophy.
ANS:x C REF:x 8
8. Axdeficitxofxoxygenxinxthexcellsxusuallyxduextoxrespiratoryxorxcirculatoryxproblemsxisxcalled:
a. apoptosis.
b. ischemia.
c. hypertrophy.
d. necrosis.
ANS:x B REF:x 9
9. Whenxaxgroupxofxcellsxinxthexbodyxdies,xthexchangexisxcalled:
a. ischemia.
b. gangrene.
c. hypoxia.
d. necrosis.
ANS:x D REF:x 10
10. Rigorousxweightxlifting/bodyxbuildingxregimensxmayxresultxinxthexskeletalxmusclexcells
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a. hypertrophy.
b. dysplasia.
c. atrophy.
d. regeneration.
ANS:x A REF:xxx8
11. Thextermxcancerxrefersxto:
a. dysplasia.
b. hyperplasia.
c. metaplasia.
d. malignantxneoplasm.
ANS:x D REF:xxx9
12. Toxwhichxofxthexfollowingxdoesxthextermxapoptosisxrefer?
a. Increasedxratexofxmitosisxbyxcertainxcells
b. Ischemicxdamagextoxcells
c. Liquefactionxofxnecroticxtissue
d. Preprogrammedxcellxself-destruction
ANS:x D REF:x 9
13. WhichxofxthexfollowingxstatementsxisxTRUE?
a. AlterationxofxDNAxdoesxnotxchangexcellxfunction.
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b. Damagedxcellsxmayxbexablextoxrepairxthemselves.
c. Allxtypesxofxcellsxdiexatxthexsamexrate.
d. Mildxischemiaxcausesximmediatexcellxdeath.
ANS:x B REF:x 10
14. Caseationxnecrosisxrefersxtoxanxareaxwhere:
a. cellxproteinsxhavexbeenxdenatured.
b. cellxarexliquefiedxbyxenzymes.
c. deadxcellsxformxaxthickxcheesyxsubstance.
d. bacterialxinvasionxhasxoccurred.
ANS:x C REF:x 10
15. Routinexapplicationxofxsunxblockxtoxskinxwouldxbexanxexamplexof:
a. anxiatrogenicxcausexofxcancer.
b. axpreventivexmeasure.
c. axprecipitatingxfactor.
d. axpredisposingxcondition.
ANS:x B REF:x 6
16. Axcircumstancexthatxcausesxaxsuddenxacutexepisodexofxaxchronicxdiseasextoxoccurxisxtermed:
a. latentxstage.
b. predisposingxfactor.
c. incidence.
d. precipitatingxfactor.
ANS:x D REF:x 7 NURSINGTB.COM
17. Thextermxhomeostasisxrefersxto:
a. thexcausativexfactorsxinxaxparticularxdisease.
b. maintenancexofxaxstablexinternalxenvironment.
c. axconditionxthatxtriggersxanxacutexepisode.
d. axcollectionxofxsignsxandxsymptoms.
ANS:x B REF:x 2
18. Whichxtermxisxusedxtoxdescribexaxnewxandxsecondaryxorxadditionalxproblemxthatxarisesxafterxthexo
riginalxdiseasexhasxbeenxestablished?
a. Symptoms
b. Occurrence
c. Manifestations
d. Complication
ANS:x D REF:x 7
19. Pathophysiologyxinvolvesxthexstudyxof:
a. thexstructurexofxthexhumanxbody.
b. thexfunctionsxofxvariousxorgansxinxthexbody.
c. functionalxorxstructuralxchangesxresultingxfromxdiseasexprocesses.
d. variousxcellxstructuresxandxrelatedxfunctions.
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ANS:x C REF:x 2
20. Whichxofxthexfollowingxisxthexbestxdefinitionxofxepidemiology?
a. Thexsciencexofxtrackingxthexoccurrencexandxdistributionxofxdiseases
b. Thexrelativexnumberxofxdeathsxresultingxfromxaxparticularxdisease
c. Identificationxofxaxspecificxdiseasexthroughxevaluationxofxsignsxandxsymptoms
d. Thexglobalxsearchxforxemergingxdiseases
ANS:x A REF:x 7
21. Whichxofxthexfollowingxcanxcausexcellxinjuryxorxdeath?
1. Hypoxia
2. Exposurextoxexcessivexcold
3. Excessivexpressurexonxaxtissue
4. Chemicalxtoxins
a. 1,x2
b.xxx 2,x4
c. 1,x3,x4
d.x 1,x2,x3,x4
ANS:x D REF:x 9
22. AllxofxthexfollowingxarexpartxofxthexSevenxStepsxtoxHealthxEXCEPT:
a. followxcancerxscreeningxguidelines.
b. usexsunxblockxagentsxwheneverxexposed.
c. participatexinxstrenuousxexercisexonxaxregularxdailyxbasis.
d. choosexhighxfiber,xlowerxfatxfoods.
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ANS:x C REF:x 2
23. Thextermxdiseasexrefersxto:
a. thexperiodxofxrecoveryxandxreturnxtoxaxnormalxhealthyxstate.
b. axdeviationxfromxthexnormalxstatexofxhealthxandxfunction.
c. thextreatmentxmeasuresxusedxtoxpromotexrecovery.
d. axbasicxcollectionxofxsignsxandxsymptoms.
ANS:x B REF:x 2
24. Axcollectionxofxsignsxandxsymptoms,xoftenxaffectingxmorexthanxonexorganxorxsystem,xthatxu
suallyxoccurxtogetherxinxresponsextoxaxcertainxconditionxisxreferredxtoxasxax(an):
a. acutexdisease.
b. multiorganxdisorder.
c. syndrome.
d. manifestation.
ANS:x C REF:x 7
25. AllxofxthexfollowingxstatementsxarexcorrectxaboutxcellxdamagexEXCEPT:
a. Thexinitialxstagexofxcellxdamagexoftenxcausesxanxalterationxinxmetabolicxreactions.
b. Ifxthexfactorxcausingxthexdamagexisxremovedxquickly,xthexcellxmayxbexablextoxr
ecoverxandxreturnxtoxitsxnormalxstate.
c. Ifxthexnoxiousxfactorxremainsxforxanxextendedxperiodxofxtime,xthexdamagexbecomes
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Chapter 01: Introduction to Pathophysiology
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Test Bank
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MULTIPLExCHOICE
1. Whichxofxthexfollowingxwouldxbexthexmostxlikelyxcausexofxanxiatrogenicxdisease?
a. Anxinheritedxdisorder
b. Axcombinationxofxspecificxetiologicalxfactors
c. Anxunwantedxeffectxofxaxprescribedxdrug
d. Prolongedxexposurextoxtoxicxchemicalsxinxthexenvironment
ANS:x C REF:x 6
2. Thexmanifestationsxofxaxdiseasexarexbestxdefinedxasxthe:
a. subjectivexfeelingsxofxdiscomfortxduringxaxchronicxillness.
b. signsxandxsymptomsxofxaxdisease.
c. factorsxthatxprecipitatexanxacutexepisodexofxaxchronicxillness.
d. earlyxindicatorsxofxthexprodromalxstagexofxinfection.
ANS:x B REF:x 6
3. Thexbestxdefinitionxofxthextermxprognosisxisxthe:
a. precipitatingxfactorsxcausingxanxacutexepisode.
b. numberxofxremissionsxtoxbexexpectedxduringxthexcoursexofxaxchronicxillness.
c. predictedxoutcomexorxlikelihoodxofxrecoveryxfromxaxspecificxdisease.
d. exacerbationsxoccurringxduringxchronicxillness.
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ANS:x C REF:x 7
4. Whichxofxthexfollowingxisxconsideredxaxsystemicxsignxofxdisease?
a. Swellingxofxthexknee
b. Fever
c. Painxinxthexneck
d. Redxrashxonxthexface
ANS:x B REF:x 6
5. Etiologyxisxdefinedxasxthexstudyxofxthe:
a. causesxofxaxdisease.
b. coursexofxaxdisease.
c. expectedxcomplicationsxofxaxdisease.
d. manifestationsxofxaxdisease.
ANS:x A REF:x 5
6. Axtypexofxcellularxadaptationxinxwhichxtherexisxaxdecreasexinxcellxsizexisxreferredxtoxas:
a. hypertrophy.
b. metaplasia.
c. anaplasia.
d. atrophy.
ANS:x D REF:x 8
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7. Axchangexinxaxtissuexmarkedxbyxcellsxthatxvaryxinxsizexandxshapexandxshowxincreasedxmitoticxfi
guresxwouldxbexcalled:
a. metaplasia.
b. atrophy.
c. dysplasia.
d. hypertrophy.
ANS:x C REF:x 8
8. Axdeficitxofxoxygenxinxthexcellsxusuallyxduextoxrespiratoryxorxcirculatoryxproblemsxisxcalled:
a. apoptosis.
b. ischemia.
c. hypertrophy.
d. necrosis.
ANS:x B REF:x 9
9. Whenxaxgroupxofxcellsxinxthexbodyxdies,xthexchangexisxcalled:
a. ischemia.
b. gangrene.
c. hypoxia.
d. necrosis.
ANS:x D REF:x 10
10. Rigorousxweightxlifting/bodyxbuildingxregimensxmayxresultxinxthexskeletalxmusclexcells
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a. hypertrophy.
b. dysplasia.
c. atrophy.
d. regeneration.
ANS:x A REF:xxx8
11. Thextermxcancerxrefersxto:
a. dysplasia.
b. hyperplasia.
c. metaplasia.
d. malignantxneoplasm.
ANS:x D REF:xxx9
12. Toxwhichxofxthexfollowingxdoesxthextermxapoptosisxrefer?
a. Increasedxratexofxmitosisxbyxcertainxcells
b. Ischemicxdamagextoxcells
c. Liquefactionxofxnecroticxtissue
d. Preprogrammedxcellxself-destruction
ANS:x D REF:x 9
13. WhichxofxthexfollowingxstatementsxisxTRUE?
a. AlterationxofxDNAxdoesxnotxchangexcellxfunction.
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b. Damagedxcellsxmayxbexablextoxrepairxthemselves.
c. Allxtypesxofxcellsxdiexatxthexsamexrate.
d. Mildxischemiaxcausesximmediatexcellxdeath.
ANS:x B REF:x 10
14. Caseationxnecrosisxrefersxtoxanxareaxwhere:
a. cellxproteinsxhavexbeenxdenatured.
b. cellxarexliquefiedxbyxenzymes.
c. deadxcellsxformxaxthickxcheesyxsubstance.
d. bacterialxinvasionxhasxoccurred.
ANS:x C REF:x 10
15. Routinexapplicationxofxsunxblockxtoxskinxwouldxbexanxexamplexof:
a. anxiatrogenicxcausexofxcancer.
b. axpreventivexmeasure.
c. axprecipitatingxfactor.
d. axpredisposingxcondition.
ANS:x B REF:x 6
16. Axcircumstancexthatxcausesxaxsuddenxacutexepisodexofxaxchronicxdiseasextoxoccurxisxtermed:
a. latentxstage.
b. predisposingxfactor.
c. incidence.
d. precipitatingxfactor.
ANS:x D REF:x 7 NURSINGTB.COM
17. Thextermxhomeostasisxrefersxto:
a. thexcausativexfactorsxinxaxparticularxdisease.
b. maintenancexofxaxstablexinternalxenvironment.
c. axconditionxthatxtriggersxanxacutexepisode.
d. axcollectionxofxsignsxandxsymptoms.
ANS:x B REF:x 2
18. Whichxtermxisxusedxtoxdescribexaxnewxandxsecondaryxorxadditionalxproblemxthatxarisesxafterxthexo
riginalxdiseasexhasxbeenxestablished?
a. Symptoms
b. Occurrence
c. Manifestations
d. Complication
ANS:x D REF:x 7
19. Pathophysiologyxinvolvesxthexstudyxof:
a. thexstructurexofxthexhumanxbody.
b. thexfunctionsxofxvariousxorgansxinxthexbody.
c. functionalxorxstructuralxchangesxresultingxfromxdiseasexprocesses.
d. variousxcellxstructuresxandxrelatedxfunctions.
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ANS:x C REF:x 2
20. Whichxofxthexfollowingxisxthexbestxdefinitionxofxepidemiology?
a. Thexsciencexofxtrackingxthexoccurrencexandxdistributionxofxdiseases
b. Thexrelativexnumberxofxdeathsxresultingxfromxaxparticularxdisease
c. Identificationxofxaxspecificxdiseasexthroughxevaluationxofxsignsxandxsymptoms
d. Thexglobalxsearchxforxemergingxdiseases
ANS:x A REF:x 7
21. Whichxofxthexfollowingxcanxcausexcellxinjuryxorxdeath?
1. Hypoxia
2. Exposurextoxexcessivexcold
3. Excessivexpressurexonxaxtissue
4. Chemicalxtoxins
a. 1,x2
b.xxx 2,x4
c. 1,x3,x4
d.x 1,x2,x3,x4
ANS:x D REF:x 9
22. AllxofxthexfollowingxarexpartxofxthexSevenxStepsxtoxHealthxEXCEPT:
a. followxcancerxscreeningxguidelines.
b. usexsunxblockxagentsxwheneverxexposed.
c. participatexinxstrenuousxexercisexonxaxregularxdailyxbasis.
d. choosexhighxfiber,xlowerxfatxfoods.
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ANS:x C REF:x 2
23. Thextermxdiseasexrefersxto:
a. thexperiodxofxrecoveryxandxreturnxtoxaxnormalxhealthyxstate.
b. axdeviationxfromxthexnormalxstatexofxhealthxandxfunction.
c. thextreatmentxmeasuresxusedxtoxpromotexrecovery.
d. axbasicxcollectionxofxsignsxandxsymptoms.
ANS:x B REF:x 2
24. Axcollectionxofxsignsxandxsymptoms,xoftenxaffectingxmorexthanxonexorganxorxsystem,xthatxu
suallyxoccurxtogetherxinxresponsextoxaxcertainxconditionxisxreferredxtoxasxax(an):
a. acutexdisease.
b. multiorganxdisorder.
c. syndrome.
d. manifestation.
ANS:x C REF:x 7
25. AllxofxthexfollowingxstatementsxarexcorrectxaboutxcellxdamagexEXCEPT:
a. Thexinitialxstagexofxcellxdamagexoftenxcausesxanxalterationxinxmetabolicxreactions.
b. Ifxthexfactorxcausingxthexdamagexisxremovedxquickly,xthexcellxmayxbexablextoxr
ecoverxandxreturnxtoxitsxnormalxstate.
c. Ifxthexnoxiousxfactorxremainsxforxanxextendedxperiodxofxtime,xthexdamagexbecomes
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