disease and pathogens final

Signs of disease are?

 

A. Active natural

B. Continuous

C. Something a patient tell you 

D. Are objective findings, Something you measure, Something you can see

 

D. Are objective findings, Something you measure, Something you can see

What is the definition of a Syndrome?

 

A. Objective findings

B. Something you can see or measure

C. Something the patient tells you

D. A group of signs and symptoms appearing concurrently.

 

D. A group of signs and symptoms appearing concurrently.

what is a definition of a the term Diagnosis

 

A. The ability to determine once longevity

B. The determination of the nature of a disease in order to effect treatment

C. The ability to develop a disease

D. The ability of a patient to determine his own diagnosis

 

B. The determination of the nature of a disease in order to effect treatment

When the etiology of a disease is unknown, it is said to be:

 

A. Idiopathic

B. Pathogenic

C. Hereditary

D. Untreatable

 

A. Idiopathic

What is Included in the body’s natural defense system against infection

 

A. risk factors for disease

B. agents that damage DNA

C. the combined effects of inheritance and environmental factors 

D. The inflammatory response and the immune response

 

D. The inflammatory response and the immune response

Homeostasis refers to: 

 

A. disease related to age 

B. a chronic disease process.

C. genetic predisposition to disease

D. internal balance between systems of the body

 

D. internal balance between systems of the body

The Medical term used that refers to the "cause of a disease" is?

 

A. genesis

B. etiology

C. histology

D. morphology

 

B. etiology

The term used to describe the swelling that occurs when fluid moves into an area of localized inflammation.

A. Calor

B. Dolor 

C. Rubor

D. Tumor

D. Tumor

The term used to describe the heat produced in an area of inflammation.

 

A. Calor 

B. Dolor

C. Rubor

D. Tumor

 

A. Calor

What is the term that refers to "The source of an illness or abnormal condition, together with its development", is?

 

A. history

B. pathology

C. prognosis

D. pathogenesis

D. pathogenesis

Patients may have the presence of a disease without feeling or knowing it.  What is the medical term used to describe this possibility:

  

A. Idiopathic

B. Symptomatic

C. Asymptomatic

D. Psychosomatic

C. asymptomatic

The term used to describe fluid mixture of protein, leukocytes, and debris (liquified dead tissue):

 

A. Pus

B. Exudate

C. Serous fluid

D. Hydropathogenesis

B. exudate

Of the following, which would be considered a symptom?

 

A. Calor

B. Dolor

C. Rubor

D. Tumor

B. dolor

The expected outcome of the disease is known as what?

 

A. Etiology

B. Ideology

C. Diagnosis

D. Prognosis

D. prognosis

The type of disorder that is present at birth is classified as a(an)________ disease.

 

A. Neoplastic

B. Metabolic

C. Congenital

D. Degenerative

C. congenital

The term applied to an organism that causes a disease is:   

 

A. Germ

B. Pathogen 

C. Organelle

D. Extracellulite

B. Pathogen

When the signs and symptoms of a chronic disease subside, the patient is said to be:

 

A. Cured

B. In denial

C. In relapse

D. In remission

D. in remission

Diseases that are transmitted from human to human are known as?

 

A. Pathogenic

B. Inflammatory

C. Communicable

D. None of the above

C. communicable

The best and most effective means of preventing the spread of pathogens by health care workers is:

  

A. Quarantine

B. Wearing PPE

C. Hand washing

D. Personal hygiene

B. hand washing

Which of the following relationships benefits one element without harm to the other element.

 

A. Synergism

B. Parasitism

C. Mutualism

D. Commensalism

D. commensalism

This pathogen is identified by its spherical (round) shape.

 

A. Vibrio

B. Coccus

C. Bacillus

D. Spirochete

B. coccus

A gram-negative organism ______ and takes on a ______ color when stained.

  

A. has a single membrane, red 

B. has a single membrane, purple

C. has an extra membrane layer, red

D. has an extra membrane layer, blue

C. has an extra membrane layer, red

the name of a Bacteria that are capable of self-nourishment by using inorganic materials and photo/chemosynthesis as a source of energy is:

 

A. Parasitic

B. autotrophic

C. Psychophile

D. heterotrophic

B. autotrophic

In which symbiotic relationship do both organisms benefit?

 

A. Parasitism

B. Mutualism

C. Commensalism

D. Active natural

B. mutualism

All of the following are causes of tissue necrosis EXCEPT one:

 

A. Toxins

B. Anoxia

C. Trauma

D. Dyspnea

D. dyspnea

The intentional closure of a wound like suturing is known as:

 

A. Initial intention

B. Primary intention

C. Secondary intention

D. Initial closure

B. primary intention

Most tissue regeneration is accomplished by:

 

A. Mitotic process

B. Use of medications

C. Non-dividing process

D. Facultative mitotic process

A. mitotic process

A complication of healing where a freshly healed wound separates (pops open) is termed:

 

A. Dehiscence

B. Hyperfibrosis 

C. Exacerbation

D. Dysarticulation

A. dehiscence

An organism that can survive in extreme cold is considered to be a:

 

A. Mesophile

B. Psychrophile

C. orthophile

D. Thermophile

B. psychrophile

The process of killing some pathogens or rendering them inactive is the control process of:

 

A. Sanitation

B. Disinfection

C. Sterilization

D. None of the above

B. disinfection

During which phase does an endospore form the hard shell that protects it from most forms of control?

 

A. Vegetative

B. Facultative

C. Sporulating

D. Heterotrophic

C. sporulating

Which of the following is NOT part of the inflammatory process?

 

A. Blood flow slows

B. Vessels become permeable 

C. Vessels constrict or become smaller around 

D. Fluid escapes from the blood vessels carrying lymphocytes

C. Vessels constrict or become smaller around

Tetanus is an example of an organism that can live without oxygen. It is considered to be:

A. Aerobic

B. Anaerobic

C. Capnophili 

D. Cyclonic

B. anaerobic

The arrangement of an organism that resembles a chain is characteristic of:

A. Viruses

B. Helminths

C. Streptococcal organisms

D. Staphylococcal organisms

C. streptococcal organism

A facultative organism is one that can?

 

A. Can survive in anaerobic conditions

B. Can survive in aerobic conditions

C. Can generate ATP only in aerobic conditions

D. Can survive in both aerobic and anaerobic conditions

 

D. Can survive in both aerobic and anaerobic conditions

An exciting cause of a disease is what?

 

A. Lowers resistance

B. Is the actual cause

C. Lowers susceptibility

D. Increase susceptibility

B. is the actual cause

An organism that requires organic matter as food is called:

 

A. Saprophytic

B. Autotrophic

C. Heterotrophic

D. All organisms

C. heterotrophic

All of the following considered to be an appropriate disinfectant EXCEPT?

 

A. Alcohol

B. Aldehydes

C. Iodophores

D. Hypochlorites

E. Hydrogen peroxide

E. Hydrogen peroxide

The process that destroys all microorganisms including spores is:

 

A. Sanitation

B. Disinfection

C. Sterilization

D. There is no process that kills all microorganisms

C. Sterilization

In which symbiotic relationship does one organism benefits but destroys others?

 

A. Parasitism

B. Mutualism

C. Commensalism

D. Probe

A. Parasitism