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Ch6-10 HLTH 160
Question | Answer |
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A precursor to skin cancers is | actinic keratosis. |
Appearance and location of the lesions confirm the diagnosis of each of the three types of skin carcinoma. | false |
Basal cell carcinoma is the most common type of skin cancer. | true |
One of the most common skin disorders marked by an inflammatory condition of the sebaceous glands is | seborrheic dermatitis. |
The followiing statement(s) is(are) true about scabies and pediculosis. | They are two most common parasitic infections to infest man. |
The most common premalignant tumors are | actinic keratosis and nevi. |
Tinea capitis, tinea corporis, tinea pedis and tinea cruris are manifestations of | dermatophytosis. |
_____ is a serious form of skin cancer that often ulcerates, forms a crust, and has a tendency to metastasize if allowed to reach an advanced stage. | Squamous cell carcinoma |
_____ is an eruption of extremely painful vesicles that occur in a bandlike unilateral pattern along the course of a peripheral nerve. | Herpes zoster |
_____ is an abscess that involves the entire hair follicle and adjacent subcutaneous tissue. | A furuncle |
A degenerative disorder of the metatarsal-phalangeal joint of the great toe is called | hallus rigidus. |
A progressive degeneration and weakening of the skeletal muscles is known as | muscular dystrophy |
A vitamin D deficiency can cause this abnormal metabolic bone disease | osteomalacia. |
A _____ is a benign growth filled with a jellylike substance. It commonly develops on the back of the wrist and may be caused by repetitive injury. | ganglion |
An infection in a bone, which can lead to an abscess formation and sequestrum if not properly cared for, is called | osteomyelitis. |
An inflammatory response at the heel bone, which is a common problem in individuals active in sports and especially in runners, is | plantar fasciitis and spur |
Chronic, progressive, inflammatory disease of bones and joints caused by degenerative changes in the cartilage is called | osteoarthritis. |
Inflammation of the bursae is called polymyositis. | false |
The skeletal system is composed of 306 bones. | false |
_____ is a hereditary group of conditions of the connective tissue that causes an abnormal growth of the extremities. Cardiovascular complications are common. | Marfan syndrome |
Inflammation, infection, or irritation of the large serous membrane that lines the abdominal cavity and folds over the visceral organs is called | peritonitis. |
Mechanical obstruction of the bowel can result from | neoplasm, fecal impaction, volvulus, or intussusception. |
Pain and limitation of the movement of the jaw with tinnitus as a result of inflammation of the temporomandibular joints is characteristic of | TMJ syndrome. |
Pseudomembranous enterocolitis is related to | use of broad spectrum antibiotics. |
The primary treatment of gastric cancer may include | gastric resection usually followed by chemoradiotherapy. |
The treatment of oral leukoplakia is | finding or correcting the source of irritation or both. |
Abdominal discomfort with maximum tenderness of the abdomen at McBurney's point, nausea, vomiting, fever, diarrhea, or constipation, are clinical signs of | appendicitis |
Cancer of the liver is | usually a secondary cancer. |
Cholelithiasis, which causes obstruction of bile ducts, causes the patient to experience | biliary colic, with radiating pain, and jaundice. |
Hiatal hernia can be caused by | a weakness that develops in the diaphragm. |
Inflammation of the gallbladder commonly associated with gallstones is called | cholecystitis. |
Barrett's esophagus is a severe consequence of GERD. | true |
Cancer of the pancreas is twice as common in men as women and is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death in the United States. | true |
A fairly common chronic inflammatory disease of the alimentary canal involving all layers of the bowel, which causes chronic diarrhea, is | Crohn disease |
A collection of air or gas in the pleural cavity, resulting in a collapsed lung, describes a condition called | pneumothorax. |
A double fracture of three or more adjacent ribs resulting in instability in the chest wall describes a patient with | flail chest. |
An area of contained infectious material in the lung is known as | pulmonary abscess. |
Of primary importance in the diagnosis of hemoptysis is | determination of the source of the bleeding. |
Severe hypoxemia in a patient who has recently experienced trauma is called shock lung or | ARDS. |
The common symptom of a tumor of the larynx is | dysphonia |
The Epstein-Barr virus is the cause of | infectious mononucleosis. |
The pneumonia-like disease caused by bacteria that thrive in warm aquatic environments and are inhaled from moisture droplets in air conditioning units is called | Legionella infection. |
_____ is a fungal disease originating in the lungs, with the greatest occurrence in the Midwestern United States. | Histoplasmosis |
Histoplasmosis | COPD |
Pontiac fever is a milder form of Legionellosis; both forms are not contagious. | True |
A vasospastic disease of the fingers, hands, or feet resulting in pain, numbness, and sometimes discoloration is | Raynaud disease. |
Cardiomyopathy is a noninflammatory disease of the cardiac muscle. | true |
Joint and bone pain, fever, weight loss, fatigue, weakness, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, and enlarged lymph glands are typical symptoms of | leukemia. |
Mitral stenosis usually is the result of rheumatic heart disease. | true |
Painless enlargement of the lymph nodes, severe itching, fever, night sweats, weight loss, fatigue and malaise are symptoms of | Hodgkin disease |
The cause of essential hypertension is unknown. | true |
The chronic hereditary form of anemia found predominately in the black race is called | sickle cell anemia. |
The condition that results in painless gross swelling of an extremity is | lymphedema. |
Question 13 of 20 Score: 1 (of possible 1 point) The condition where fat-containing substances are deposited on the coronary artery lumens causing a narrowing is | coronary artery disease |
The patient who complains of sudden onset of severe headache, blurred vision, and dyspnea may be suffering from | malignant hypertension. |
The procedure where a catheter with a balloon is threaded into a coronary artery and expanded to compress the plaque and widen the lumen is called | angioplasty |