Deck 1: Introduction to Concepts of Pathology

Question 1

A person with injury to the brain in the right hemisphere would most likely exhibit which of the following cognitive deficits?

A) decreased executive functions
B) poor complex problem solving
C) slowed information processing
D) memory deficits

Answer 1

decreased executive functions

Question 2

A patient after recent and total knee replacement cannot climb stairs.Using the Nagi disablement model,what classification does the inability to negotiate stairs fall under?

A) disease or pathology
B) impairment
C) functional limitation
D) disability

Answer 2

functional limitation

Question 3

Which of the following conditions would have the least predictive natural history?

A) cerebral palsy
B) muscular dystrophy
C) total knee replacement
D) rotator cuff repair

Answer 3

cerebral palsy

Question 4

Which of the following is not a principle of immunotics?

A) Immunotics is used to prevent illness.
B) Immunotics has no side effects.
C) Immunotics represents a group of immunity boosters.
D) Immunotics is used to treat illness after it occurs.

Question 5

What is the process by which a cell will undergo an acquired mutation?

A) The mutation is inherited from the mother or father.
B) The defective gene is delivered using a viral vector.
C) The defective gene is delivered using a nonviral vector.
D) DNA flaws are passed along from the mother cell to daughter cells.

Question 6

Which of the following groups of people should focus on practicing healthy behaviors?

A) individuals with acute diseases
B) individuals with subacute diseases
C) individuals with chronic diseases
D) any individual regardless of disease process

Question 7

Which of the following is considered a natural part of the psychological process of dealing with illness?

A) noncompliance
B) paranoia
C) denial
D) persistent depression

Question 8

In which type of cognitive deficit should the physical therapist assistant use repetition to teach the patient new activities?

A) decreased executive functions
B) poor complex problem solving
C) slowed information processing
D) memory deficits

Question 9

Using the International Classification of Functioning,Disability,and Health (ICF)classification system,which of the following would be defined as the execution of specific tasks or actions?

A) activity
B) activity limitations
C) participation
D) participation restrictions

Question 10

Preventive medicine is categorized as primary,secondary,or tertiary.Primary prevention is characterized by which of the following?

A) regular exercise to prevent osteoporosis
B) skin test for tuberculosis
C) colonoscopy for colon cancer
D) radiation for localized cancer

Question 11

The nucleus of nearly every cell in the human body contains _________.

A) amino acids
B) DNA
C) proteins
D) ribosomes

Question 12

Which of the following was not a purpose of the Human Genome Project?

A) to identify all human genes
B) to map the genes' locations on chromosomes
C) to determine the origins of humans on the planet
D) to provide detailed information on genes function

Question 13

Which of the following can be defined as the development of an unhealthy condition?

A) pathology
B) clinical pathology
C) pathogenesis
D) disease

Question 14

Which of the following is a characteristic of an acute illness?

A) permanent impairment
B) residual physical or cognitive disability
C) the need for long-term medical management
D) disease with a rapid onset and short duration

Question 15

In utero gene therapy (IUGT)is most beneficial for genetic diseases if gene therapy is performed _________.

A) immediately after conception
B) before symptoms have manifested
C) after symptoms have manifested, but before birth
D) after birth

Question 16

What type of gene therapy is the most controversial because it carries an unknown level of risk?

A) small molecule therapy
B) transferring a gene into cancer cells to make them sensitive to certain drugs
C) germ-lined therapy
D) In utero gene therapy IUGT