Question

1. you are in the hospital having a baby. you become very ill with childbed fever due to your physicians poor handwashing habits. this is an example of a(n) ______________ infection.

a. congenital
b. nosocomial
c. chronic

1. if you are asked about the etiology of the flu, you should respond with:

a. the proper treatment of the flu
b. the prognosis for a patient with the flu
c. the pathogen responsible for the flu
d. the common signs and symptoms of the flu

1. tom developed an infection from stepping on a rusty nail. how would this infection be classified?

a. endogenous
b. exogenous
c. iatrogenic
d. syndrome

1. you have persistent abdominal pain, but when you go to the doctor, the pain is diagnosed as idiopathic. what does this mean?

a. it is a chronic infection.
b. it is caused by an infection acquired at the hospital.
c. it is an inherited problem.
d. it has no known cause.

1. you suspect that your patient has diabetes. you ask for a urine sample. when tested, you find that the urine contains glucose. the glucose in the urine is an example of a:

a. sign
b. symptom
c. both a sign and a symptom
d. neither a sign nor a symptom

1. arthritis, hypertension (high blood pressure) and asthma are best classified as ______________ diseases.

a. iatrogenic
b. acute
c. chronic

1. downs syndrome (an extra 21st chromosome) is an example of condition which is:

a. genetic
b. idiopathic
c. nosocomial
d. congenital

1. all of the following could be used to describe the common cold except:

a. acute
b. disease
c. congenital
d. exogenous

1. during a history and physical, your patient reports \feeling tired all of the time\. how would you classify this statement?

a. a sign
b. a symptom
c. both a sign and a symptom
d. neither a sign nor a symptom

1. the study of the functional changes in physiological processes associated with disease is:

a. anatomy
b. physiology
c. pathology
d. pathophysiology

Explanation:

1. Nosocomial infections occur in hospitals.
2. Etiology is about the cause - pathogen for flu.
3. From outside source is exogenous.
4. Idiopathic means no known cause.
5. Glucose in urine is a sign.
6. These are long - term, chronic diseases.
7. Down's Syndrome is genetic.
8. Common cold isn't congenital.
9. Patient - reported tiredness is a symptom.
10. Pathophysiology studies disease - related physiological changes.

Answer:

1. b. Nosocomial
2. c. the pathogen responsible for the flu
3. b. Exogenous
4. d. It has no known cause.
5. a. Sign
6. c. Chronic
7. a. Genetic
8. c. Congenital
9. b. A symptom
10. d. Pathophysiology