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NORRIS PORTH'S ESSENTIALS OF
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY CHAP. 1 CONCEPTS OF HEALTH
AND DISEASE EXAM 2025 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT SOLUTIONS | GUARANTEED
SUCCESS.
A client develops an infection with a resistant organism while hospitalized for
surgery. After treatment, there are no obvious signs of infection, but a culture
shows that the organism is present. Which term describes the client's status?
a) Preclinical stage
b) Carrier status
c) Chronic disease
d) Clinical disease - (answers)b) Carrier status
In carrier status, the client shows no symptoms, tests positive for the disease, and
may still transmit the disease but is not infected. Chronic disease is a long-term,
continuous process. In the preclinical stage of a disease, a client may show no
symptoms but will progress to clinical disease. In clinical disease, the condition is
overtly present.
There are three fundamental types of prevention used in health care: primary,
secondary, and tertiary. Which statement accurately describes secondary
prevention?
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a) Secondary prevention is often accomplished outside the health care system at
the community level.
b) Secondary prevention goes beyond treating the problem with which the person
presents.
c) Secondary prevention takes place within health care systems and involves the
services of a number of different types of health care professionals.
d) Secondary prevention detects disease early, and most is done in clinical
settings. - (answers)d) Secondary prevention detects disease early, and most is
done in clinical settings.
Secondary prevention detects disease early in its course when it is still
asymptomatic and treatment measures can effect a cure or stop the disease from
progressing. Most secondary prevention is undertaken in clinical settings. Tertiary
prevention goes beyond treating the presenting problem. Tertiary prevention
programs are located within health care systems and involve the services of a
number of different types of health care professionals. Primary prevention is
often accomplished outside the health care system at the community level.
Why are some diseases termed syndromes?
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a) They have complications.
b) They leave sequelae (e.g., lesions) and residual effects.
c) They are a compilation of signs and symptoms characteristic of a specific
disease state.
d) They are a group of disease states that has the same etiology. - (answers)c)
They are a compilation of signs and symptoms characteristic of a specific disease
state.
A syndrome is a compilation of signs and symptoms (e.g., chronic fatigue
syndrome) that are characteristic of a specific disease state. Complications are
possible adverse extensions of a disease or outcomes from treatment. Sequelae
are lesions or impairments that follow or are caused by a disease. There is no
name for a group of disease states that all have the same cause.
A multidisciplinary healthcare team operates a program aimed at the prevention,
identification, and treatment of diabetes on a large Indian reservation. Which
aspect of the program would most likely be classified as secondary prevention?
a) Administering oral antihyperglycemic medications to clients who have a
diagnosis of diabetes.
b) Teaching school children how a nutritious, traditional diet can lessen their
chances of developing adult-onset diabetes.
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c) Staffing a booth where community residents who are attending a baseball
tournament can have their blood glucose levels checked.
d) Regularly scheduled wound dressing changes for clients who have foot ulcers
secondary to peripheral neuropathy and impaired wound healing. - (answers)c)
Staffing a booth where community residents who are attending a baseball
tournament can have their blood glucose levels checked.
Secondary prevention focuses on screening and early disease identification, such
as checking the blood glucose levels of a large number of individuals to identify
potential cases of diabetes. Wound treatment and medication administration
would be considered tertiary interventions, and education would be considered
primary prevention.
An occupational therapist conducts a group therapy program called MindWorks
with older adults who have diagnoses of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. The
goal of the group is to slow the cognitive decline of clients by engaging them in
regular, organized mental activity such as reading maps and solving puzzles. How
would the program most likely be characterized?
a) Prognosis enhancement
b) Tertiary prevention
c) Secondary prevention
d) Primary prevention - (answers)b) Tertiary prevention
NORRIS PORTH'S ESSENTIALS OF
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY CHAP. 1 CONCEPTS OF HEALTH
AND DISEASE EXAM 2025 ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT SOLUTIONS | GUARANTEED
SUCCESS.
A client develops an infection with a resistant organism while hospitalized for
surgery. After treatment, there are no obvious signs of infection, but a culture
shows that the organism is present. Which term describes the client's status?
a) Preclinical stage
b) Carrier status
c) Chronic disease
d) Clinical disease - (answers)b) Carrier status
In carrier status, the client shows no symptoms, tests positive for the disease, and
may still transmit the disease but is not infected. Chronic disease is a long-term,
continuous process. In the preclinical stage of a disease, a client may show no
symptoms but will progress to clinical disease. In clinical disease, the condition is
overtly present.
There are three fundamental types of prevention used in health care: primary,
secondary, and tertiary. Which statement accurately describes secondary
prevention?
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a) Secondary prevention is often accomplished outside the health care system at
the community level.
b) Secondary prevention goes beyond treating the problem with which the person
presents.
c) Secondary prevention takes place within health care systems and involves the
services of a number of different types of health care professionals.
d) Secondary prevention detects disease early, and most is done in clinical
settings. - (answers)d) Secondary prevention detects disease early, and most is
done in clinical settings.
Secondary prevention detects disease early in its course when it is still
asymptomatic and treatment measures can effect a cure or stop the disease from
progressing. Most secondary prevention is undertaken in clinical settings. Tertiary
prevention goes beyond treating the presenting problem. Tertiary prevention
programs are located within health care systems and involve the services of a
number of different types of health care professionals. Primary prevention is
often accomplished outside the health care system at the community level.
Why are some diseases termed syndromes?
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a) They have complications.
b) They leave sequelae (e.g., lesions) and residual effects.
c) They are a compilation of signs and symptoms characteristic of a specific
disease state.
d) They are a group of disease states that has the same etiology. - (answers)c)
They are a compilation of signs and symptoms characteristic of a specific disease
state.
A syndrome is a compilation of signs and symptoms (e.g., chronic fatigue
syndrome) that are characteristic of a specific disease state. Complications are
possible adverse extensions of a disease or outcomes from treatment. Sequelae
are lesions or impairments that follow or are caused by a disease. There is no
name for a group of disease states that all have the same cause.
A multidisciplinary healthcare team operates a program aimed at the prevention,
identification, and treatment of diabetes on a large Indian reservation. Which
aspect of the program would most likely be classified as secondary prevention?
a) Administering oral antihyperglycemic medications to clients who have a
diagnosis of diabetes.
b) Teaching school children how a nutritious, traditional diet can lessen their
chances of developing adult-onset diabetes.
, 4|Page
c) Staffing a booth where community residents who are attending a baseball
tournament can have their blood glucose levels checked.
d) Regularly scheduled wound dressing changes for clients who have foot ulcers
secondary to peripheral neuropathy and impaired wound healing. - (answers)c)
Staffing a booth where community residents who are attending a baseball
tournament can have their blood glucose levels checked.
Secondary prevention focuses on screening and early disease identification, such
as checking the blood glucose levels of a large number of individuals to identify
potential cases of diabetes. Wound treatment and medication administration
would be considered tertiary interventions, and education would be considered
primary prevention.
An occupational therapist conducts a group therapy program called MindWorks
with older adults who have diagnoses of dementia and Alzheimer's disease. The
goal of the group is to slow the cognitive decline of clients by engaging them in
regular, organized mental activity such as reading maps and solving puzzles. How
would the program most likely be characterized?
a) Prognosis enhancement
b) Tertiary prevention
c) Secondary prevention
d) Primary prevention - (answers)b) Tertiary prevention
