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During an exam, a healthcare professional uses a stethoscope to listen to the patient’s lungs and hears the patient’s breathing sounds. What type of assessment is the healthcare professional using?

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Auscultation



Palpation



Inspection



Observation

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What type of condition exists at or before birth or develops during the first month of life?

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Degenerative disease



Neoplastic disease



Congenital disease



Inflammatory disease

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Which term refers to the study of disease and injury and how both of these affect the body?

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Antibiotics



Allied healthcare



Morphology



Pathology

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What can Gina do to protect herself from bodily fluids?

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Wash her hands



Carry a container for all used sharps



Wear personal protective equipment



Use disposable equipment

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The steps that occur for a disease to spread are referred to as the

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path from entry to exit.



chain of infection.



countdown.



path of pathology.

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What type of patient is treated by a hematologist?

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Someone with a weakened immune system



Someone experiencing symptoms of the common cold



Someone with seasonal allergies



Someone with a blood disorder

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You’ve been told by your physician that you have the flu and that in 7 to 10 days you'll make a full recovery. What's the medical term for the physician’s statement?

Question 7 options:



Diagnosis



Prognosis



Infection level



Outcome

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What is the difference between objective data and subjective data?

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There's no difference; objective data and subjective data are the same thing.



Objective data traces the development of a disease. Subjective data involves the medical professional’s opinion and prognosis for the patient’s recovery.



Objective data is retrieved from a physical examination and can be measured or analyzed. Subjective data is a patient's description of something and can't be quantified.



Subjective data is retrieved from a physical examination and can be measured or analyzed. Objective data is a patient's description of something and can't be quantified.

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What is the term for a decrease in the development of normal cells within an organ?

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Atrophy



Metaplasia



Hypoplasia



Dysplasia

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A patient taking steroids to treat his rheumatoid arthritis develops Cushing’s syndrome. What variation of disease is this?

Question 10 options:



Iatrogenic disease



Neoplastic disease



Autoimmune disease



Degenerative disease

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Redness, heat, swelling, and pain are the signs and symptoms of

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immunity.



enlarged lymph nodes.



inflammation.



contamination.

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Which term refers to the study of cause or origination?

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Etiology



Pasteurization



Histopathology



Pathology

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When a pathologist compares normal cells with other cells, finds differences between the cells, and then documents the findings, what term is applied to those findings?

Question 13 options:



Diagnosis



Deficiency



Etiology



Stage

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What is/are the human body’s first line of defense against pathogens?

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Eyelashes



Skin



Tears



Vaccination

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What is the term for someone who is able to become infected with a pathogen?

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Carrier



Susceptible host



Portal of entry



Contractor

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Pesticides, toxins, and venoms are examples of what type of potential disease-causing factor?

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Environmental



Acute



Genetic



Indirect

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What type of microorganism lives in our intestinal tract and aids in the digestion of the food we eat?

Question 17 options:



Pathogens



Flora



Vaccinations



Antibiotics

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Which term applies to the minimum infection prevention practices that apply to all patient care, regardless of infection status of the patient?

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Safe handling practices



Preventive contact procedures



Transmission-based precautions



Standard precautions

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What type of environment is needed for a pathogen to survive and grow?

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Each pathogen requires an environment suitable to its type.



The environment should be highly acidic.



The temperature must be lower than 98.6°F.



The environment must contain oxygen.

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Here are the answers to your questions:

Question 1: What type of assessment is the healthcare professional using?

  • Answer: Auscultation

Question 2: What type of condition exists at or before birth or develops during the first month of life?

  • Answer: Congenital disease

Question 3: Which term refers to the study of disease and injury and how both of these affect the body?

  • Answer: Pathology

Question 4: What can Gina do to protect herself from bodily fluids?

  • Answer: Wear personal protective equipment

Question 5: The steps that occur for a disease to spread are referred to as the

  • Answer: chain of infection.

Question 6: What type of patient is treated by a hematologist?

  • Answer: Someone with a blood disorder

Question 7: What's the medical term for the physician’s statement?

  • Answer: Prognosis

Question 8: What is the difference between objective data and subjective data?

  • Answer: Objective data is retrieved from a physical examination and can be measured or analyzed. Subjective data is a patient's description of something and can't be quantified.

Question 9: What is the term for a decrease in the development of normal cells within an organ?

  • Answer: Atrophy

Question 10: What variation of disease is this?

  • Answer: Iatrogenic disease

Question 11: Redness, heat, swelling, and pain are the signs and symptoms of

  • Answer: inflammation.

Question 12: Which term refers to the study of cause or origination?

  • Answer: Etiology

Question 13: What term is applied to those findings?

  • Answer: Diagnosis

Question 14: What is/are the human body’s first line of defense against pathogens?

  • Answer: Skin

Question 15: What is the term for someone who is able to become infected with a pathogen?

  • Answer: Susceptible host

Question 16: Pesticides, toxins, and venoms are examples of what type of potential disease-causing factor?

  • Answer: Environmental

Question 17: What type of microorganism lives in our intestinal tract and aids in the digestion of the food we eat?

  • Answer: Flora

Question 19: Which term applies to the minimum infection prevention practices that apply to all patient care, regardless of infection status of the patient?

  • Answer: Standard precautions

Question 20: What type of environment is needed for a pathogen to survive and grow?

  • Answer: Each pathogen requires an environment suitable to its type.

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