LATEST PATHO 370 FINAL EXAM: A+ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
When the cause of a disease is said to be unknown, the condition is said to be
idiopathic
A virus that was initially native to a local region is found to have spread to a
different continent. This distribution pattern is best described as
pandemic disease
A patient with high blood pressure who is otherwise healthy is counseled to
restrict sodium intake. This is an example of
secondary prevention
According to Hans Seyle, the first sign of the general adaptation syndrome (GAS)
is
alarm
Stress is
can vary in scope, immensity, & duration
Two people experience the same stressor, yet one is able to cope & adapt more
adequately. All of the following increase the capacity to adapt to stress EXCEPT
circadian rhythym disruption
Feedback control mechanisms that alter parameters in the ___direction are
known as ___feedback control mechanisms & are ___in the body
opposite, negative, abundant
A patient is extremely anxious about his impending surgery. To help control his
stress response, the nurse could do which of the following?
create a quiet, comfortable environment
Cell injury that results from malfunction of the sodium/potassium pump is known
as
hydropic swelling
Cellular adaption in which an increase in cell number is observed describes
hyperplasia
Patient G.P. eats "lots of fat," leads to a "stressful" life, & has smoked "about two
packs a day" for the last 40 years. Her chronic morning cough recently worsened,
, & she was diagnosed with a lung mass. The most likely contributing factor for
development of lung cancer in G.P. is
cigarette smoking
A woman with breast cancer is found to have high levels of estrogen receptors.
Which treatment strategy would be ineffective for this patient?
All of the above treatments would benefit the patient (Tamoxifen, an anti-estrogen drug,
an antibody to the tumor cells carrying toxin, lumpectomy followed by local radiation)
After surgery to remove a lung tumor, patient G.P. is scheduled for chemotherapy
which will
kill rapidly diving cells
Patient G.P. has a lung tumor that is secreting cortisol. The excess cortisol is
causing a decrease in his immune function. This manifestation of cancer is best
described as
paraneoplastic syndrome
Mutations in well differentiated cells results in
benign tumor
A hepatocyte infected with a virus presents the antigens on MHC 1 cell-surface
receptors. The immune cell that will bing to these receptors are
cytoxic T-cells
At one-month old, a baby is tested HIV-positive. This confirms
the mother has HIV
Autoimmune diseases
result from failure of the immune system to differentiate self from non-self cells
A patient with type A blood is given a blood transfusion with type B blood. This
results in antibodies attacking the B antigens in the transfused blood. This is an
example of
type II hypersensitivity
Which of the following endocrine disorders would contribute most significantly to
immunodeficiency?
hypersecretion of glucocorticoid hormones
Type I hypersensitivity is associated with
When the cause of a disease is said to be unknown, the condition is said to be
idiopathic
A virus that was initially native to a local region is found to have spread to a
different continent. This distribution pattern is best described as
pandemic disease
A patient with high blood pressure who is otherwise healthy is counseled to
restrict sodium intake. This is an example of
secondary prevention
According to Hans Seyle, the first sign of the general adaptation syndrome (GAS)
is
alarm
Stress is
can vary in scope, immensity, & duration
Two people experience the same stressor, yet one is able to cope & adapt more
adequately. All of the following increase the capacity to adapt to stress EXCEPT
circadian rhythym disruption
Feedback control mechanisms that alter parameters in the ___direction are
known as ___feedback control mechanisms & are ___in the body
opposite, negative, abundant
A patient is extremely anxious about his impending surgery. To help control his
stress response, the nurse could do which of the following?
create a quiet, comfortable environment
Cell injury that results from malfunction of the sodium/potassium pump is known
as
hydropic swelling
Cellular adaption in which an increase in cell number is observed describes
hyperplasia
Patient G.P. eats "lots of fat," leads to a "stressful" life, & has smoked "about two
packs a day" for the last 40 years. Her chronic morning cough recently worsened,
, & she was diagnosed with a lung mass. The most likely contributing factor for
development of lung cancer in G.P. is
cigarette smoking
A woman with breast cancer is found to have high levels of estrogen receptors.
Which treatment strategy would be ineffective for this patient?
All of the above treatments would benefit the patient (Tamoxifen, an anti-estrogen drug,
an antibody to the tumor cells carrying toxin, lumpectomy followed by local radiation)
After surgery to remove a lung tumor, patient G.P. is scheduled for chemotherapy
which will
kill rapidly diving cells
Patient G.P. has a lung tumor that is secreting cortisol. The excess cortisol is
causing a decrease in his immune function. This manifestation of cancer is best
described as
paraneoplastic syndrome
Mutations in well differentiated cells results in
benign tumor
A hepatocyte infected with a virus presents the antigens on MHC 1 cell-surface
receptors. The immune cell that will bing to these receptors are
cytoxic T-cells
At one-month old, a baby is tested HIV-positive. This confirms
the mother has HIV
Autoimmune diseases
result from failure of the immune system to differentiate self from non-self cells
A patient with type A blood is given a blood transfusion with type B blood. This
results in antibodies attacking the B antigens in the transfused blood. This is an
example of
type II hypersensitivity
Which of the following endocrine disorders would contribute most significantly to
immunodeficiency?
hypersecretion of glucocorticoid hormones
Type I hypersensitivity is associated with
