NSG530 / NSG 530 Exam 1Advanced Pathophysiology
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100% Correct | Grade A+
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1. A certain disease is currently found in 1 of every 10 people in the country
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and 1,000 people contract the disease yearly. The population of the country is
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4,500,000. Which of the following statements is correct?
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a. The prevalence of the disease is 10% and the incidence is .02%.
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b. The prevalence of the disease is .02% and the incidence is 10%.
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c. Neither is correct.
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d. There is insufficient data
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Answer> A m
2. In relation to disease development, the term "etiology" refers to which of the
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following?
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a. number of people with the disease
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b. cause of the disease
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c. definition of the disease
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,d. outcome of the disease m m m
Answer> B m
3. Which of the following is(are) true about "symptoms"?
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a. objective and measurable m m
b. the same as "signs"
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c. both of the above
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d. neither of the above m m m
Answer> D m
4. In 1992, there were 980 deaths in a Midwestern city with a population of
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1,000,000. At the beginning of that year, 900 cases of AIDS existed in this p
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opulation. During the year, 250 new cases of AIDS were diagnosed, and 75
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people died of the disease in 1992.
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Using the data given above, what was the incidence rate (per 100,000 popula-
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tion) at the end of 1992 for AIDS?
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a. 6
b. 25
c. 88
d. 116
Answer> B m
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,5. What level of prevention is a blood pressure screening program for high
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school students who are pregnant?
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a. primary
b. secondary
c. tertiary
Answer> B m
6. Mr. Forbes complains of "indigestion" and becomes sweaty and pale. His
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wife takes him to the Emergency Department at Northwestern Memorial Hos-
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pital. A cardiac catheterization 2 days later shows partial blockage of his righ
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t coronary artery (RCA).
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Blockage of the right coronary artery can lead to myocardial cell injury be-
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cause it results in which of the following?
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a. bilirubin accumulation in myocardial cells
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b. alteration in the genetic material of myocardial cells
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c. reduced energy production in myocardial cells
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d. activation of the complement system m m m m
Answer> C m
7. When myocardial cells are injured, the function of the Na-
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K membrane pump may be impaired. Which of the following may then result?
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, a. intracellular sodium will increase m m m
b. extracellular potassium will decrease m m m
c. cell volume will decrease
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d. all of the above
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Answer> A m
8. Mr. Forbes is being prepared for open heart surgery when he suffers a
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myocardial infarction in which a large part of his left ventricle has suffered
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m lethal cell injury.
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Mr. Forbes' CPK-
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MB and LDH1, enzymes associated with myocardial cells, are significantly ele
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ated. What is the best explanation for this?
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a. It is a sign that necrotic myocardial cells have released their cytoplasmic
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m contents into the blood.
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b. It is a sign of reversible fatty accumulation in the myocardial cells
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c. It is a sign that the myocardial cells are undergoing hypertrophy.
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d. None of the above. m m m
Answer> A m
9. If a tissue specimen of myocardial cells were obtained for examination from
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m Mr. Forbes, which of the following findings would indicate irreversible cell i
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Questions and Verified Answers m m m m
100% Correct | Grade A+
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1. A certain disease is currently found in 1 of every 10 people in the country
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and 1,000 people contract the disease yearly. The population of the country is
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4,500,000. Which of the following statements is correct?
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a. The prevalence of the disease is 10% and the incidence is .02%.
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b. The prevalence of the disease is .02% and the incidence is 10%.
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c. Neither is correct.
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d. There is insufficient data
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Answer> A m
2. In relation to disease development, the term "etiology" refers to which of the
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following?
m
a. number of people with the disease
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b. cause of the disease
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c. definition of the disease
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1m/m84
,d. outcome of the disease m m m
Answer> B m
3. Which of the following is(are) true about "symptoms"?
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a. objective and measurable m m
b. the same as "signs"
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c. both of the above
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d. neither of the above m m m
Answer> D m
4. In 1992, there were 980 deaths in a Midwestern city with a population of
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1,000,000. At the beginning of that year, 900 cases of AIDS existed in this p
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opulation. During the year, 250 new cases of AIDS were diagnosed, and 75
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people died of the disease in 1992.
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Using the data given above, what was the incidence rate (per 100,000 popula-
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tion) at the end of 1992 for AIDS?
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a. 6
b. 25
c. 88
d. 116
Answer> B m
2m/m84
,5. What level of prevention is a blood pressure screening program for high
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school students who are pregnant?
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a. primary
b. secondary
c. tertiary
Answer> B m
6. Mr. Forbes complains of "indigestion" and becomes sweaty and pale. His
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wife takes him to the Emergency Department at Northwestern Memorial Hos-
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pital. A cardiac catheterization 2 days later shows partial blockage of his righ
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t coronary artery (RCA).
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Blockage of the right coronary artery can lead to myocardial cell injury be-
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cause it results in which of the following?
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a. bilirubin accumulation in myocardial cells
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b. alteration in the genetic material of myocardial cells
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c. reduced energy production in myocardial cells
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d. activation of the complement system m m m m
Answer> C m
7. When myocardial cells are injured, the function of the Na-
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K membrane pump may be impaired. Which of the following may then result?
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3m/m84
, a. intracellular sodium will increase m m m
b. extracellular potassium will decrease m m m
c. cell volume will decrease
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d. all of the above
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Answer> A m
8. Mr. Forbes is being prepared for open heart surgery when he suffers a
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myocardial infarction in which a large part of his left ventricle has suffered
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m lethal cell injury.
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Mr. Forbes' CPK-
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MB and LDH1, enzymes associated with myocardial cells, are significantly ele
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ated. What is the best explanation for this?
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a. It is a sign that necrotic myocardial cells have released their cytoplasmic
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m contents into the blood.
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b. It is a sign of reversible fatty accumulation in the myocardial cells
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c. It is a sign that the myocardial cells are undergoing hypertrophy.
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d. None of the above. m m m
Answer> A m
9. If a tissue specimen of myocardial cells were obtained for examination from
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m Mr. Forbes, which of the following findings would indicate irreversible cell i
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