Pathology Final Chpt. 1-5

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What is the study of disease called?

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Pathology

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Any Illness characterized by certain signs and symptoms:

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Disease

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What is the evaluation of signs and symptoms, physical examination, and other procedures leading to disease identification?

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Diagnosis

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What are objective indicators of disease that can be observed and measured, such as swelling, skin rashes, fever, and high blood pressure?

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Signs

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What are the subjective feelings of which only the person experiencing them is aware, such as headaches, nausea, pain, and anxiety?

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Symptoms

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A group of signs and symptoms occurring together to present a particular disease or abnormality is called:

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Syndrome

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Disease that is distributed throughout the body is called:

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systemic

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Period of increased signs and symptoms:

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Exacerbation

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When the body mistakes its own tissues for something foreign:

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The body attacks that tissue, other tissues then get attacked and the immune system is depleted.

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A  communicable disease is a(n):

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Infectious disease

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Organism in which pathogens reside:

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Host

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Source of infectoin, living or inanimate:

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Reservoir

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Biological agent capable of causing disease:

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Pathhogen

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What occurs when a pathogen resides in or on an organism?

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Contamination

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Which of the following is NOT an example of direct physical contact for pathogens?

 

a. Intact skin

b. Broken skin

c. ingestion

d. mucous  membranes

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C. Ingestion

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Apjplication of measures to promote a healthful, disease-free environment:

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Sanitation

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Causative factors or origins of disease are its:

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Etiology

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If the disease does not have a known cause, it is called:

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Idiopathic

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What is based on information gathered through the client's hhealth intake form, the interview, and other assesments?

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Treatment plan

 

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Process  involved in appraisintgt a client's condition based on subjective reporting and objective findings?

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Assessment

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Which of the following refers to information learned from the client?

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Subjective data

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Data that is measurable and quantitative:

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Objective data

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On an intake form, if the writing is your own and not the client's:

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Place your initials next to the entry

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Form of assessment through touching with purpose and intent:

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Palpation

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Absolute contraindication for massage:

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headache

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When assessing a client's pain:

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Ask the client questions using the acronym OPPQRST

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Term used to describe the practive of treating disease with drugs is called:

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Pharmacotherapy

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The study of drug movement throught the body is_____________, and the study of drug dynamics is called ____________.

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Pharmacokinetics; pharmacodynamics

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Massage over a recent topical application of a drug:

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Application site and adjacent area should be avoided for 24 hours

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NSAIDs are _______ and require massage consideratoins, including ______.

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Steroid-free anti-inflammatory drugs; using caution w/deep pressure

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Corticosteroids:

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Reduce immune and inflammatory responses

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Drugs used to prevent or reduce the ability of the blood to form clots:

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Anticoagulants and Antithrombotics

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Vasodilators may be prescribed to treat any of the following EXCEPT:

 

a. Angina pectoris

b. congestive heart failure

c. hyupertension

d. diabetes

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D. Diabetes

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Tinea are:

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Fungal infections

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Bacterial infection affecting hair follicles and their associated sebaceous glands?

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Acne

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Skin infection caused by bacteria and characterized by vesicles or pustules that itch or burn: most commonly seen in children and occurs mainly around the mouth, nose, and hands:

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Impetigo

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Paronychia is an infection found:

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 Around the nails

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Folliculitis most frequently occurs:

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In the groin, axilla, or beard

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INflammation that is limited to hair follicles:

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Folliculitis

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Collection of boils that coalesce to form a larger mass is called:

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Carbuncle

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Characterized by pain, rednes, and swelling, due to infected hair follicles that spread to surrounding areas?

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Boil

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Cellulitis is an infection of:

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Skin and subcutaneous tissue

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Which is not a viral infection?

a. chickenpox

b. tinea

c. warts

d. cold sores

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B. Tinea

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Fungal skin infections are caused by:

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Dermatophytes

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What is an elevated vesicle filled with pus?

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Pustile

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Fungal skin infection characterized by a red, raised, round or oval scaling area with a clear center, which creates a ring appearance:

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Ringworm

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Contagious superficial foot fungus characterized by skin discoloration and a ridge of red tissue:

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Athletes foot

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Tinea manus is found on the:

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Hand

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Due to HPV, _______is a small benign mass resulting from hyperplasia.

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Wart

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Veruca is a:

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Wart

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Warts are:

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An absolute contraindication

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This highly contagious viral infection appears as an oral lesion and is caused by the herpes simplex virus:

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Cold sore

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A dermatone is a(n):

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Area of skin innervated by a spinal nerve

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What condition presents itself as painful groups of vesicles in bandlike patterns along affected dermatomes resulting from reactivation of the varicella-zoster virus?

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Shingles

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Inflammatory disorder characterized by dry skin that is scaly, leathery, or crusty and may itch or burn?

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Eczema

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For a client with eczema:

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Adjust pressure and avoid areas where skin is broken.

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Approximately 30 percent of people with moderate or severe psoriasis will develop:

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Arthritis