Final Exam
Pathophysiology
Question Answer
What would be the most likely
cause of an iatrogenic disease?
an unwanted effect of a
prescribed drug
The best definition of the term
prognosis is the _______
predicted
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Final Exam
Pathophysiology
Question Answer
What would be the most likely
cause of an iatrogenic disease?
an unwanted effect of a
prescribed drug
The best definition of the term
prognosis is the _______
predicted outcome of
likelihood of recovery
from a specific disease
What is considered a systemic
sign of disease? fever
Etiology is defined as the study
of the what? cause of a disease
Hypertrophy of the heart would
be related to what?
increase in the size of the
individual cells
A tissue in which the cells vary
in size and shap;e and show
increased mitotic figures would
be called what?
dysplasia
When a group of cells in the
body dies, the cange is called
______.
necrosis
Lack of exercise during an
illness may cause skeletal
muscle to undergo ____.
atrophy
The inflammatory process is
caused by _____. any tissue injury
Chemical mediators released
during the inflammatory
response include
histamine and
prostaglandins
Which of the following result
directly from the release fo
chemical mediators following a
moderate burn injury
Pain, Increased capillary
permeability
Which of the following is an
attempt to localize and c ontain
the foreign material during an
inflammatory response
Fibrinogen
Edema or tissue swelling
associated with inflammation
results directly form
Increased fluid and
protein in the interstitial
compartment
The process of phagocytosis
involves the
ingestion of foreign
material of cell debris by
leukocytes
Sytemic effects of sever
inflammation include
fatigue, anorexia, and
mild fever
Replacement of damaged tissue
by similiar cells is termed regeneration
Scar tissue consists primarily
of Collagen fibers
patients taking glucocorticoids
for long periods of time are
likely to develop all of the
following except _____
Releif of fever
A burn area in which the
e[idermis and part of the
dermis is destroyed is
classified as
deep partial-thickness
A woman has burns on the
anterior sufrace fo the right
arm, chest, and right let, The
percentage of body surface
area burned is approximately
22.5%
a large burn area predisposes to
decreased blood pressure
because
fluid and protein shift out
of the vascular
compartment
Neutrophils are primarily phagocytic
cells
Which cells are required to
process and present antigens
form foreign material as the
intial step inthe immune
response
Macrphages
Humoral immunity is mediated
by ______ B lymphocityes
When an allergen binds with
IgE antibodies on mast cells,
resulting in release of chemical
mediators, this reaction is
called
Typ I hypersensitvity
The role of memory cells is
to support the immune
response by recognizing
certain antigens
Which statement applies to
contact dermatitis
a type IV reaction
occures ina reas of direct
contact with the causative
substance
An autoimmune disease means
Failure of the immune
system to distinguish self
from nonself
Systemic lupus erythemoatosus
is caused by
immune complex
depostis of antinuclear
antibodies
Bacteria that form a cluster of
spheres are called staphylococci
An anaerobe thribes and
reprodeuces best in the absence of oxygen
The structure of a virus
includes
a PROTEIN COAT AND
RNA rna
Which of the folloowing is a
charaterisitc of rickettsia
Very small gram negative
intercellular microbe
The nosocomial infection
means
Infection acquired in a
hospital of medical
facitlity
The incubation period refers to
the time peeriod between
entry of the pathogen into
the body and the first
signs of infecious disease
A vaccine contains
Attenuated (weakened)
or dead pathogenes or
their toxins
Culture and sensitivity tests are
used to
identify the cuasative
microbe and the effective
antimicrobial agen for it
The process of carciogensis
usually begins witgh
an irreversibel change in
cell DNA
The most critical adverse
effects of chemotherapy and
radiation therapy include
throbocytopenia and
leukopenia
The spread of malignant cells
through blood and lympyh to
distant sites is termed
metastasis
Which of the following cells in
the gastric muscosa produce
intrinsic factor and
hydrocholoric acid
Parietal cells
Which of the floowing is the
primary site for absorption of
nutrients
ileum
which of the following
iscontained in pancreatic
exocrine secretions
bicarbonate ion
Which of the following
processes is likely to occure in
the body immediately after
ameal
glycogenesis
Achalasia is best define as
lack of a nerve plexus to
relax the lower esphageal
sphincter
Oral candidiasis is considred to be an opprtunistic fungal
infection of the mouth
Congential pyloric stenosis
involves
hypertrophy and
hyperplasia of smooth
muscle in the pylorus
commons signs of acute
gastritis include
epigastic tenderness and
vomiting
The pathophysiology of
chronic gastritis includes
atrophy of the gastic
mucosa with decreased
secretions
Prolonged or sever stress may
predispose to peptic ulcer
because
of reduced blood flow to
the gastic wall and
mucous glands
The pathophysiology of peptic
ulcer diesease may involve any
of the following except
increased stimulation of
mucus-producing glands
Predisposng factors to
choleithiasis include increased
billirubin or cholesterol
concentratiuon in the bile
Which of the following applies
to hepatitis a IONFECTION
IT IS TRANSMITTED
BYH TH E ORALFECAL ROUT
The most common type of
hepatitis transmitte by blood
transfusion is
HCV
Elevated serum levels AST and
ALT during the preicteric stage
of hepatitis result form
necrosis of liver cells
Acute pancreatis causes
massive inflammation and
necrosis because of
activation and spread of
preteolytic enzyems
Esphageal varices are caused
primariloy by Portal hypertension
Steatorrhea is best described as bulky, fatty turd
The typical changes occuring
with Crohn's disease include
infalmed area of the wall
of the ileum alternatingf
with thick
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