Capstone Ch. 4, 5, 6

1. Chronic glomerulonephritis and renal failure may both result in

Uremia

2. What is the name of the condition caused by hypersecretion of growth hormone before puberty?

Gigantism

3. Which of following sexually transmitted diseases is sometimes called the silent STD?

Chlamydial Infection

4. Failure of the testes to descend into the scrotum from the abdominal cavity is called

cryptorchidism.

5. Which of the following is the most common disease or condition of the urinary system?

pyelonephritis

Vitiligo is a condition that affects which of the following body systems?

integumentary

Tetanus is commonly called

lockjaw.

Which of the following is not an obvious sign of Parkinson’s disease?

seizure

The absence of the onset of menstruation at puberty is called

amenorrhea.

Undescended testes may become the potential site of

cancer.

Which of the following diseases is caused by an excess of growth hormone?

acromegaly

The prolapse of one segment of the intestine into the lumen of another segment, causing intestinal obstruction, is called which of the following?

intussusception

Which of the following diseases is commonly found in the Mississippi and Ohio River Valleys?

histoplasmosis

Which of the following is a type of encephalitis characterized by lethargy, oculomotor paralysis, delirium, stupor, coma, and reversal of sleep rhythm?

sleeping sickness

Which of the following diseases is characterized by the accumulation of uric acid crystals in joints?

gout

Adenocarcinoma of the vagina has been linked to use of which of the following hormones?

diethylstilbestrol

Which of the following is another name of thromboangiitis obliterans?

Buerger's disease

Which of the following is also called Wilms' tumor?

nephroblastoma

Which of the following terms means "total hearing loss"?

anacusis

Which of the following defines hemothorax?

blood in the pleural cavity

Which of the following thyroid disorders is an inflammatory autoimmune disease?

Hashimoto's thyroiditis

Kaposi's sarcoma is seen in which of the following infections?

AIDS

Uterine bleeding at any time other than during menstruation is called which of the following?

metrorrhagia

Testicular cancer is most common in males between the ages of

20 and 35

Which of the following skin disorder is characterized by circumscribed red patches, covered by thick, dry, silvery adherent scales?

psoriasis

Which of the following microorganisms is a grapelike cluster?

staphylococci

Which of the following organisms requires a vector?

rickettsia

The smallest organisms are called

viruses

If a virus has a bacterial host, it is called

bacteriophage

Any close relationship that exists between two different species is known as

symbiosis.

Which of the following is not true of the Gram stain procedure?

It works for all bacteria

Spiral-shaped bacteria are called

spirilla

Streptococci appear in

chains of cocci

The bacterium Escherichia coli can cause

urinary infections

Which of the following words is misspelled?

Myecobacteria

Which of the following microorganisms are the most frequent producers of exotoxins?

the genus Clostridium

All of the following pathogenic bacteria are rod shaped, except

Neisseria gonorrhoeae.

Multicellular fungi that are the main source of antibiotics are known as which of the following?

molds

A patient is brought to a walk-in clinic with fever, headache, confusion, sleepiness, and agitation. Which of the following diseases comes to the medial assistant's mind?

rabies

Mucopurulent endocervical or urethral exudates are signs and symptoms of which of the following microbial diseases?

gonorrhea

Which of the following are single-cell microscopic eukaryotes that produce proteins and vitamins?

yeasts

Which of the following terms means "the power of a microorganism"?

virulence

Which of the following diseases is carried by ticks?

Rocky Mountain spotted fever

Which of the following infectious diseases may be caused by the Epstein-Barr virus?

mononucleosis

Which of the following words is misspelled?

lejionellosis

Which of the following statements describes "autotrophs"?

organisms that use inorganic carbon dioxide as their basic carbon source

Which of the following describes "virion"?

a virus that exists outside a host cell

Which of the following diseases is transferred by mosquitoes?

malaria

Which of the following microorganisms is organized in a chain?

streptococci

Bacillary dysentery is also called

shigellosis.

Mr. Martin. He is a 70-year-old male who has been diagnosed with late-stage cancer of the stomach. He probably will only live three–six months. You are the medical assistant at the primary care doctor’s office.:

Mr. Martin has just been told of his diagnosis of cancer and the probability that he will not live too long. According to Kübler-Ross’s stages of grief, what do you expect to hear from the patient?

a statement of denial

Mr. Martin. He is a 70-year-old male who has been diagnosed with late-stage cancer of the stomach. He probably will only live three–six months. You are the medical assistant at the primary care doctor’s office.

A month later, Mr. Martin returns to the office and snaps back at the receptionist who comments on the nice day. Mr. Martin meets you and is very argumentative and annoyed when you try to help him to get up from the chair. According to Kübler-Ross’s stages, what do you think is happening?

Mr. Martin is realizing that he is dying and is angry.

Mr. Martin. He is a 70-year-old male who has been diagnosed with late-stage cancer of the stomach. He probably will only live three–six months. You are the medical assistant at the primary care doctor’s office.

Mr. Martin is facing death in his late adulthood and is reviewing his life. According to Erikson’s stages of development, what conflict is he trying to resolve?

integrity vs. despair

Which statement is true about stress?

Stress can affect the body's ability to fight off illness

Your patient was asked to exercise her neck for three minutes, six times a day. She told the medical assistant that she could not do the exercises because she had to go to work. Which of the following defense mechanisms is she using?

rationalization

A 38-year-old woman who has advanced breast cancer becomes extremely upset with family members when they even talk about the disease. The patient refuses to talk about the diagnosis and even acts as if she has a minor problem. This patient is using which of the following defense mechanisms?

denial

Major depression and bipolar disorder are most characteristic of which of the following psychological conditions?

mood disorder

A person with a preoccupation toward inner thoughts and a lack of responsiveness to others has which of the following conditions?

autism

Which of the following is a major life event that commonly causes a high level of stress?

death of spouse

The terms extroversion, introversion, personal unconscious, and collective unconscious are attributed to

Jung.

Which of the following is an example of "repression"?

a rape victim cannot recall the crime

According to Freud, which of the following ages is called the "phallic stage"?

3-6 years

Which of the following terms means "a person's overt actions that others can directly observe"?

behavior

An unacceptable impulse that is replaced by a more acceptable impulse is described as which of the following?

sublimation

Which of the following is not a stage of Freud’s psychosexual states of development?

phobia

Which of the following means "a pathologic fear of high places that causes anxiety"?

acrophobia

Which of the following is characterized by the inability to focus attention, leading to behavior problems and learning disabilities?

attention deficit disorder

The cognitive abilities of an individual to learn from experience, to reason well, and to cope with demands of daily living are collectively referred to as which of the following terms?

intelligence

Which of the following terms means a morbid fear of being in or becoming trapped in an enclosed space?

claustrophobia

Which of the following is not one of the five stages described by Elisabeth Kübler-Ross?

grief

Which of the following is a disorder in which people have a constant fear of illness?

hypochondriasis

A person who fears his violent behavior and becomes a religious zealot is an example of which of the following defense mechanisms?

reaction formation

When an anxiety-producing event is not accepted as reality, this is the defense mechanism known as

denial.

Which of the following represents the lowest level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs?

biological needs

A mental disorder characterized by extreme withdrawal and an abnormal absorption in fantasy and an inability to communicate with others is known as which of the following?

autism