Test Bank For Porth Pathophysiology Concepts of Altered Health States 1st Canadian Edition Hannon
Test Bank For Porth Pathophysiology Concepts of Altered Health States 1st Canadian Edition Hannon
Test Bank For Porth Pathophysiology Concepts of Altered Health States 1st Canadian Edition Hannon
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5. The laboratory technologists are discussing a new blood test that helps establish a
differential diagnosis between shortness of breath with a cardiac etiology and
shortness of breath with a respiratory/pulmonary etiology. A positive result is
purported to indicate a cardiac etiology. The marketers of the test report that 99.8%
of patients who have confirmed cardiac etiologies test positive in the test. However,
1.3 percent of patients who do not have cardiac etiologies for their shortness of
breath also test positive. Which of the following statements best characterizes this
blood test?
A) Low validity, high reliability
B) High sensitivity, low specificity
C) High specificity, low reliability
D) High sensitivity, low reliability
6. As part of a screening program for prostate cancer, men at a senior citizens' centre
are having their blood levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) measured. Which of
the following statements would best characterize high positive predictive value but
low negative predictive value for this screening test?
A) All of the men who had high PSA levels developed prostate cancer; several men
who had low PSA levels also developed prostate cancer.
B) All of the men who had low PSA levels were cancer free; several men who had
high levels also remained free of prostate cancer.
C) Men who had low PSA levels also displayed false-positive results for prostate
cancer; men with high levels were often falsely diagnosed with prostate cancer.
D) The test displayed low sensitivity but high specificity.
7. A particular disease has a debilitating effect on the ability of sufferers to perform their
activities of daily living and is a significant cause of decreased quality of life.
However, few people die as a result of the disease's direct effects. There are hundreds
of thousands of Canadians living with the disease but relatively few new cases in
recent years. Which of the following statements best conveys an accurate
epidemiological characterization of the disease?
A) Low mortality, high morbidity, low prevalence, high incidence
B) Low mortality, high morbidity, high incidence, low prevalence
C) High mortality, low morbidity, high incidence, low prevalence
D) High morbidity, low mortality, high prevalence, low incidence
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8. An epidemiologist is conducting a program of research aimed at identifying factors
associated with incidence and prevalence of congenital cardiac defects in infants. The
researcher has recruited a large number of mothers whose infants were born with
cardiac defects, as well as mothers whose infants were born with healthy hearts. The
researcher is comparing the nutritional habits of all the mothers while their babies
were in utero. Which of the following types of studies is the epidemiologist most
likely conducting?
A) Cohort study
B) Cross-sectional study
C) Case-control study
D) Risk-factor study
10. An occupational therapist conducts a group therapy program called MindWorks with
older adults who have diagnoses of dementia and Alzheimer disease. The goal of the
group is to slow the cognitive decline of clients by engaging them in regular,
organized mental activity, such as reading maps and solving puzzles. How would the
program most likely be characterized?
A) Primary prevention
B) Secondary prevention
C) Tertiary prevention
D) Prognosis enhancement
11. The clinical educator of a hospital medical unit has the mandate of establishing
evidence-based practice guidelines for the nursing care on the unit. Which of the
following statements most accurately captures a guiding principle of the nurse's task?
A) Evidence-based practice guidelines will be rooted in research rather than nurses'
subjective practice preferences and experiences.
B) Guidelines are synonymous with systematic research reviews.
C) The need for continuity and standardization of guidelines will mean that they will
be fixed rather than changeable.
D) The guidelines will combine individual expertise with external systematic
evidence.
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12. An understanding of pathophysiology is crucial for providing adequate care for your
future patients. To best understand the study of pathophysiology, you must have a
clear understanding of the term itself. Of the definitions below, which one best
describes the term pathophysiology?
A) The physiology of altered health
B) Any deviation from or interruption of the normal structure or function of any
part, organ, or system of the body
C) Causes of disease
D) Changes in structure or form that is characteristic of a disease
14. While you are working on a case, your patient dies, and you are charged with filling
out the death certificate. In performing this task, you are required to record age, sex,
cause of death, and socieoeconomic status, among other factors. What is the purpose
of reporting these statistics?
A) These statistics are recorded so pharmaceutical companies may compile the data
to determine future need.
B) These statistics are useful for the government to update tax records.
C) These statistics are useful in terms of anticipating health-care needs, planning
public-education programs, directing health research efforts, and allocating
health-care dollars.
D) These statistics are useful in ranking the efficiency of hospitals and clinics.
15. The Framingham Heart Study is one of the most well-known studies carried out to
date. Clinicians use the information obtained from the study to predict outcomes of
patients with coronary disease. What type of study was this?
A) Repetition
B) Double-blind placebo
C) Case-control
D) Cohort
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