What is the primary pathologic alteration resulting from ankylosing spondylitis (AS)?
Selected
Answer:
Inflammation of fibrocartilaginous joints
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the vertebrae
Question 52
1 out of 1 points
A 7 year-old-child presents to the clinic where parents report signs and symptoms
consistent with asthma. What does the healthcare professional do in order to confirm this
diagnosis?
Selected
Answer:
Measure expiratory flow rate with spirometry
testing
Question 53
0 out of 1 points
The student wants to know how the clinical manifestations and onset of juvenile idiopathic
arthritis (JIA) differ from those of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in adults. What answer by the
healthcare professional is best?
Selected
Answer:
JIA has a rapid onset of generalized aches as the
first symptom.
Question 54
1 out of 1 points
Which hospitalized patient does the healthcare professional assess as a priority for the
development of delirium?
Selected
Answer:
An elderly male on the second day after hip
replacement
Question 55
1 out of 1 points
The disruption in cellular adhesion observed in bullous impetigo is caused by an
exfoliative toxin related to which organism?
Selected
Answer:
Staphylococcus
aureus
Question 56
0 out of 1 points
A healthcare professional suspects a patient is brain dead. How would the professional
assess for brain death?
Selected
Answer:
Monitor the patient for eye movements that
seem purposeful.
Question 57
1 out of 1 points
A patient has pernicious anemia and asks the healthcare professional to explain the
disease. Which statement by the professional is most accurate?
Selected
Answer:
Your body cannot absorb
vitamin B 12.
Question 58
1 out of 1 points
Which statement by the healthcare professional accurately describes childhood asthma?
Selected
Answer:
An obstructive airway disease characterized by reversible airflow
obstruction, bronchial hyperreactivity, and
inflammation
Question 59
0 out of 1 points
A baby is born with a myelomeningocele and needs urgent surgery to repair the defect.
The parents want to take the baby home instead. What does the healthcare professional
tell the parents about the purpose of this surgery?
Selected
Answer:
1cPrompt surgery is needed to prevent total paralysis
later on. 1d
Question 60
1 out of 1 points
In which stage of syphilis would the following clinical manifestations be found: destructive
skin, bone and soft tissue lesions, aneurysms, heart failure, and neurosyphilis?
Selected
Answer:
Tertiar
y
Question 61
1 out of 1 points
A mother reports that her young teens have voracious appetites. The healthcare
professional would explain that which hormone is linked to an increase in appetite during
puberty?
Selected
Answer:
Lepti
n
Question 62
1 out of 1 points
What is the role of thromboxane A (TXA 2) in the secretion stage of hemostasis?
Selected
Answer:
Stimulates platelet
aggregation.
Question 63
0 out of 1 points
A man has balanitis. What action by the healthcare professional is most appropriate?
Selected
Answer:
Administer pain medication before retracting
the foreskin.
Question 64
1 out of 1 points
A person has abnormally severe tooth decay and erosion of the tooth enamel. What
problem should the health care professional assess the person for?
Selected
Answer:
Bulimia
Question 65
0 out of 1 points
Compared with an adult, an infant has a greater content of extracellular fluid, as well as a
greater rate of fluid exchange. What effect does this have on the fluid balance of a child
compared with that of an adult?
Selected
Answer:
Daily fluid requirements are
greater.
Question 66
0 out of 1 points
A healthcare professional wants to volunteer for a community education project to help
prevent spinal cord injury. What activity would the professional most likely volunteer for?
Selected
Answer:
Teaching stretching to high school [Show Less]