PATHO 371 QUIZ 1 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS LATEST UPDATED 2022

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Question 1 • 0.125 out of 0.125 points Your patient eats “lots of fat,” leads a “stressful” life, and has smoked “about two packs a day for the last 40 years.” Her chronic morning cou... gh recently worsened, and she was diagnosed with a lung mass. The most likely contributing factor for development of lung cancer in this patient is Selected Answer: b. cigarette smoking. Correct Answer: b. cigarette smoking. Response Feedback: The most likely contributing factor for the development of lung cancer is cigarette smoking. Tobacco smoke contains hundreds of compounds, many of which have known genotoxicity and probably serve as initiators. Tobacco smoke also contains promoters, which spur the mutant cells to proliferate. Although a high-fat diet, urban pollutants, and a stressful lifestyle have been implicated in some types of cancer, they are not the likely contributing factor in your patient’s lung cancer. 1. Question 2 • 0.125 out of 0.125 points Many of the responses to stress are attributed to activation of the sympathetic nervous system and are mediated by Selected Answer: b. norepinephrine. Correct Answer: b. norepinephrine. Response Feedback: Norepinephrine is secreted in response to activation of the sympathetic nervous system during stress by the adrenal medulla. Cortisol is secreted by the adrenal cortex. Glucagon is secreted by the pancreas. ACTH is secreted by the pituitary gland. 1. Question 3 • 0.125 out of 0.125 points The nurse is swabbing a patient’s throat to test for streptococcal pharyngitis. The nurse must understand that tests such as this differ in the probability that they will be positive for a condition when applied to a person with the condition; this probability is termed sensitivity. Selected Answer: b. True Correct Answer: b. True Response The sensitivity of any test refers to the probability that the test will be positive [Show More]

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