Midterm WCU Patho 370 Final Exam Questions and Correct Answers 2025

Midterm WCU Patho 370 Final Exam Questions
and Correct Answers
2025

A patient has been exposed to meningococcal meningitis, but is not yet dem
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onstrating signs of this disease.This stage of illness is called the
g g stage.
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a. prodromal
b. latent
c. sequela
d. convalescence: b g




3. A patient with high blood pressure who is otherwise healthy is counseled to
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restrict sodium intake.This is an example of
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a. primary prevention. g




b. secondary prevention. g




c. tertiary prevention. g




d. disease treatment.: b g g




4. what clinical course would you see SIGNS & SYMPTOMS?: PRODROMAL
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5. A disease that is native to a particular region is called
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a. epidemic.
b. endemic.
c. pandemic.
d. ethnographic.: b g




1. 1 After suffering a heart attack, a middle-aged man is counseled to take a
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cholesterol-lowering medication.This is an example of g g g g g g




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,a. primary prevention. g




b. secondary prevention. g




c. tertiary prevention .d. disease treatment.: c
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e. 2.
6.
C.Q. was recently exposed to group A hemolytic Streptococcus and sub seque
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ntly developed a pharyngeal infection. His clinic examination reveals an
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oral temperature of 102.3°F, skin rash, dysphagia, and reddened throat mucosa
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with multiple pustules. He complains of sore throat, malaise, and joint stiffness
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A throat culture is positive for Streptococcus, and antibiotics have been prescri
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bed.The etiology of C.Q.'s disease is
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a. genetic susceptibility. g




b. pharyngitis.




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,c. streptococcal infection. g




d. a sore throat.: c
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7.
The stage during which the patient functions normally, although the disease pr
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ocesses are well established, is referred as a. latent.
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b. subclinical.
c. prodromal.
d. convalescence.: b g




8. When the cause is unknown, a condition is said to be idiopathic a.
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true
b. false: a g




9. primary level of prevention: prevention before you ever have a disease; immu
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gnization
10. Many of the responses to stress are attributed to activation of the sympa t
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hetic nervous system and are mediated by?
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a. norepinephrine.
b. cortisol.
c. glucagon.
d. ACTH.: a g




11. Allostasis is best defined as g g g g




a. steady-state.
b. a state of equilibrium, of balance within the organism.
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c. the process by which the body heals following disease.
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d. the overall process of adaptive change necessary to maintain survival a
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ndwell-being.: d g




12. Selye's three phases of the stress response include all the following e
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xcept?
a. allostasis.
b. resistance.
c. alarm.
d. exhaustion.: a g




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, 13. All the following stress-induced hormones increase blood glucose ex cept?
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a. aldosterone.
b. cortisol.
c. norepinephrine.
d. epinephrine.: a g




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