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Final Patho Ch 11-17
Question | Answer |
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Renal calculi may result from | All the above |
A patient experiences chills, fever, and loss of appetite, with edema. Urinalysis reveals casts, albuminuria, and hematuria. What urinary disease is most suspect? | Acute glomerulonephritis |
Which is the correct order? | Kidney, ureter, urinary bladder, urethra |
Which disease is caused by an acute streptococcal infection where antigens and antibodies get trapped in the glomeruli? | Glomerulonephritis |
Hydronephrosis is caused by | Renal calculi |
Which is the correct order? | Bowman's capsule, proximal tubule, loop of Henle, distal tubule |
Intense pain radiating from the kidney area to the groin is associated with | Urinary calculi |
What is the term for inflammation of the bladder? | Cystitis |
A renal pelvis infection is which? | Pyelitis |
Which is NOT a function of the proximal tubule? | Filtration of blood |
Chills, high fever, and sudden back pain with dysuria indicate pyelonephritis. What will urinalysis reveal? | Pus and bacteria |
Obstruction within the kidney is revealed by | Intravenous pyelogram IVP |
The filtration unit of the nephron is | Glomerulus |
Pyelitis is an infection | Of the renal pelvis |
Which is a hereditary disease? | Polycystic kidney |
Urinary calculi are also known as which? | Kidney stones |
Chronic renal failure may result from | all of these |
A syndrome involving buildup of toxic wastes in the blood is | Uremia |
Sudden oliguria followed within a short time by anuria indicates | Acute Renal Failure |
In hydronephrosis | all the above |
Which is associated with previous streptococcal infections? | Glomerulonephritis |
A cystoscopic examination permits diagnosis of | Bladder tumors |
Anuria means | Absence of urine |
Which involves a kidney dilated with urine? | Hydronephrosis |
An allergic disease of the kidneys that follows a streptococcal infection is | Glomerulonephritis |
The hydatiform mole is a benign tumor of the | Placenta |
Syphilis can be successfully treated in which stage(s)? | Primary and Secondary |
Benign prostatic hyperplasia means | Enlargement of the prostate gland |
The inability to achieve or maintain an erection is | Impotence |
Enlargement of the prostate that commonly occurs in men over 50 years is termed | Benign prostatic hypertrophy |
A benign tumor of the placenta is | Hydatiform mole |
A primary follicle under the influence of gonadotropic hormones matures and becomes a | Graffian follicle |
Which is caused by Treponema pallidum? | Syphilis |
Which of the following sexually transmitted diseases is least likely to cause a systemic infection? | Chlamydia |
Inflammation of the vagina is most commonly due to trichomonas and candida. This condition is also commonly known as | Vaginitis |
The infectious organism implicated in toxic shock syndrome is | Staph aureus |
The condition is which the tissue lining of the uterus becomes embedded elsewhere is called | Endometriosis |
A dermoid cyst is a | Benign tumor |
An inflammation of the testes that follows an injury or a viral infection is | Orchitis |
The external genitalia of the female are called | Vulva |
Which is a viral disease? | Genital herpes |
Which is the correct order? | Ovary, fallopian tube, uterus, vagina |
Once sperm is ejaculated, they live about | 1-3 days |
The observable sign of primary syphilis is/are | A chancre |
The most common infecting organism in a male patient with urethritis is | E. coli |
Sperm travel to the urethra by way of the | Vas deferens |
Which can be transmitted from mother to newborn via the birth canal? | all the above |
Bacteria are usually involved in which? | Prostatitis |
The hormone that controls metabolic rate is | Thyroxine |
Enlargement of the thyroid gland is | Goiter |
Signs and symptoms of insulin shock include all the following EXCEPT | Dehydration |
Which of the following is a warning sign of diabetes mellitus? | all of these |
Disease of the pancreas is a cause of | diabetes mellitus |
The hormone that reduces the loss of sodium and water by the kidneys is | aldosterone |
Which gland atrophies in myxedema? | Thyroid |
The adenohypophysis is another name for the | Anterior Pituitary |
Hypocalcemia results from which condition? | hypoparathyroidism |
Growth hormone is also known as | somatotropin |
Diabetes insipidus is caused by a lower than normal output of which hormone? | Antidiuretic hormone |
Excess activity of the gonads is called hypergonadism and occurs | Before puberty |
Which gland produces growth hormone? | Anterior Pituitary |
The function of adenocorticotropin (ACTH) hormone is | to control the production and release of hormones from the adrenal cortex |
The pancreas secretes which? | Glucagon |
In type I diabetes mellitus, the cause is | beta cells fail to secrete |
What is the source of glucocorticoids? | Adrenal cortex |
What is the major effect of aldosterone? | Raises sodium level in the blood |
A cerebrovascular accident is also commonly known as a | Stroke |
The autonomic nervous system regulates internal involuntary functions of the body and is controlled by the | Hypothalamus |
The most specific sign of rabies is | Hydrophobia |
The vaccines for polio differ in that the | Sabin vaccine is an oral vaccine |
The causative microbe for the herpes zoster or shingles infection is | Chicken pox virus |
The neurons that are damaged in polio are the | Motor |
A disease of nonprogressive brain damage manifested by motor retardation that is also associated with infections or injury near the time of birth is | Cerebral palsy |
Myelin | is a lipid material |
The fluid-filled spaces within the brain that are continuous with the spinal cord are also known as the | Ventricles |
Which is/are viral? | all of these |
Which is an obvious sign of Parkinson's disease? | all of the above |
Which usually is NOT first diagnosed in childhood? | Parkinson's |
A motor disorder caused by a deficiency of dopamine is | Parkinson's disease |
The myelin sheath is found surrounding | neuron fibers |
Tetanus is caused by a soil organism which is a | bacterium not requiring oxygen to live |
Which causes destruction of the myelin sheath? | Multiple sclerosis |
Acute inflammation of the brain most often due to bacterial infections is | Meningitis |
Which is correct about schizophrenia? | Characterized by severe psychosis |
Severe deficits in reciprocal social interactions, which become progressively noticeable around age 3, are characteristic of this disorder: | Autism |
Neurofibrillatory tangles and acetylcholine alterations in the brain are characteristic of this disease: | Alzheimer's |
The DSM-IV categorizes mental illness according to | Groups of symptoms |
Which is correct about treatment for schizophrenia? | Combination of medication and psychosocial therapy is standard and effective |
Which is common to all mental illness diagnoses in DSM-IV? | Impairment of academic or occupational performance and social relationships. |
An intense fear of gaining weight and obsession with calories and exercise are traits of | Anorexia Nervosa |
Which best describes mental illness among children? | occurs in 1 in 10 children |
Which can contribute to the development of alcohol or drug dependence? | all the above |
Severe, persistent worries that are out of proportion to the circumstance are characteristic of | Generalized Anxiety Disorder |
Which is correct about mental illness? | Severe and debilitating, usually requiring medical treatment |
Aggressive, antisocial behavior and willful disobedience is characteristic of this disorder: | Conduct disorder |
Bipolar disorder is characterized by which of the following? | all the above |
A muscle attaches to bone through | tendons |
Who are more at risk for osteoporosis? | postmenopausal women |
Articulating bone are held together by | ligaments |
A disease of muscle in which the muscle fibers become necrotic is | muscular dystrophy |
Osteogenic sarcoma may be | a complication of Paget's disease |
Which of these diseases is hereditary? | muscular dystrophy |
Fever, leukocytosis, tachycardia, nausea, anorexia and pain in a leg are signs and symptoms of possible | infection in bone |
Which is more characteristic of rheumatoid arthritis? | systemic inflammatory disease |
Myasthenia gravis is a neuromuscular disease in which | myoneural junction is diseased |
Which is thought to result in osteoporosis? | lack of dietary calcium and exercise |
Which age group is most at risk for gout? | middle-aged man |
Diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis is indicated with discovery of | antiglobulin antibodies |
Diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome is made by what test that measures the velocity of nerve impulses? | Electromyography |
Acne | may lead to scarring and disfigurement |
Which is the correct order from outside to inside? | epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous tissue |
The skin lesions of acne arise in response to | all the above |
The most common method of diagnosing a skin disease is | visual examination |
Verucca vulgaris appearing on a foot is normally called | plantar wart |
Which is related to poor living conditions? | scabies |
Urticaria is also known as | Hives |
Streptococcal skin infections include | erysipelas |
Which of the following is fungal? | all the above |
An infectious disease of the skin that commonly affects children is known as | impetigo |
A liver disease patient has abnormally yellow skin. This is what condition? | Jaundice |