4th Edition Salvo Test Bank

Mosbys Pathology for Massage Therapists 4th Edition Salvo Test Bank

Chapter 01: Introduction to Pathology and Infection Control

Salvo: Mosby’s Pathology for Massage Therapists, 4th Edition

MULTIPLE CHOICE

• Which term means the study of disease?
• Physiology
• Pathology
• Pharmacology
• Psychology

ANS: B

“Patho” stems from Greek meaning disease; “-ology” implies “study of”.

REF: p. 2 TOP: MTBOK: section 210.4 (Pathology) MSC: ELAP: section 13.0 (Using Anatomic and Health Care Terminology)

• Which term means any illness that is characterized by certain signs and symptoms?
• Disease
• Handicap
• Liability
• Disorder

ANS: A

A disease features signs and symptoms in relation to abnormal function.

REF: p. 4 TOP: TMETSBTOBKA: sNecKtiSonE2L1L0.E4 R(P.atChoOloMgy) MSC: ELAP: section 13.0 (Using Anatomic and Health Care Terminology)

• Which term means a prediction of how a disease will progress and the chances of recovery?
• Prognosis
• Diagnosis
• Palpation
• Determination

ANS: A

A prognosis is a prediction on the course of a disease.

REF: p. 4 TOP: MTBOK: section 210.4 (Pathology) MSC: ELAP: section 13.0 (Using Anatomic and Health Care Terminology)

• Which term means objective indicators of disease such as swelling, skin rashes, and fever?
• Signs
• Complications
• Symptoms
• Diagnosis

ANS: A

Signs are objective evidence related to a disease.

REF: p. 5 TOP: MTBOK: section 210.4 (Pathology) 1 / 4

MSC: ELAP: section 13.0 (Using Anatomic and Health Care Terminology)

• Which term means subjective feelings such as headaches, nausea, pain, and anxiety?
• Situation
• Syndrome
• Signs
• Symptoms

ANS: D

Symptoms are subjective evidence related to a disease.

REF: p. 5 TOP: MTBOK: section 210.4 (Pathology) MSC: ELAP: section 13.0 (Using Anatomic and Health Care Terminology)

• A group of signs and symptoms occurring together to present a particular disease or

abnormality is called a

• prognosis.
• complication.
• syndrome.
• risk factor.

ANS: C

A syndrome presents with a predicted set of signs and symptoms.

REF: p. 4 TOP: MTBOK: section 210.4 (Pathology) MSC: ELAP: section 13.0 (Using Anatomic and Health Care Terminology)

• Disease that is distributed

T th E ro S u T gh B o A ut N t K he S b E o L dy L i E s R ca .ll C ed OM

• chronic.
• systemic.
• acute.
• contagious.

ANS: B

Systemic diseases affect multiple systems throughout the entire body.

REF: p. 12 TOP: MTBOK: section 210.4 (Pathology) MSC: ELAP: section 13.0 (Using Anatomic and Health Care Terminology)

• Which type of disease has an abrupt onset of severe signs and symptoms then runs a brief

course?

• Acute
• Local
• Chronic
• Delayed

ANS: A

Acute diseases present for brief courses of time.

REF: p. 5 TOP: MTBOK: section 210.4 (Pathology) MSC: ELAP: section 13.0 (Using Anatomic and Health Care Terminology)

• Which type of disease develops gradually and lasts longer than 6 months? 2 / 4

• Acute
• Local
• Chronic
• Delayed

ANS: C

Chronic diseases present for longer time periods, 6 months up to entire lifespan.

REF: p. 5 TOP: MTBOK: section 210.4 (Pathology) MSC: ELAP: section 13.0 (Using Anatomic and Health Care Terminology)

• A period of partial or complete disappearance of the signs and symptoms of chronic disease is

called a

• flare-up.
• complication.
• remission.
• syndrome.

ANS: C

Remission is a period of partial or complete disappearance of signs and symptoms of a disease.

REF: p. 8 TOP: MTBOK: section 210.4 (Pathology) MSC: ELAP: section 13.0 (Using Anatomic and Health Care Terminology)

• Which term means a period of increased signs and symptoms?
• Remission
• Chronic
• Syndrome
• Exacerbation

ANS: D

Exacerbation is a period of increases signs and symptoms of a disease.

REF: p. 8 TOP: MTBOK: section 210.4 (Pathology) MSC: ELAP: section 13.0 (Using Anatomic and Health Care Terminology)

• Which process occurs when the body mistakes its own tissues for something foreign?
• The tissues are attacked, and the immune system is depleted.
• The immune system soon recognizes the tissues as normal and never attacks them

again.

• The tissues attack the immune system, shutting it down.
• The tissues stimulate the immune system to prevent infection by pathogens.

ANS: A

An autoimmune disease features the body mistaking its own tissues as foreign.

REF: p. 8 TOP: MTBOK: section 210.4 (Pathology) MSC: ELAP: section 13.0 (Using Anatomic and Health Care Terminology)

• A description that belongs to communicable diseases is that they are
• the result of exposure to cancer-causing agents. 3 / 4

• caused by disruption in the body’s metabolism.
• inherited.
• infectious.

ANS: D

An infectious disease is considered communicable since it can be transmitted from one person to another.

REF: p. 11 TOP: MTBOK: section 210.4 (Pathology) MSC: ELAP: section 13.0 (Using Anatomic and Health Care Terminology)

14. Infectious agents can be spread through:

• contact with contaminated linens.
• contact with contaminated massage tools.
• contact with open containers of lubricant.
• All of the above

ANS: D

Massage equipment can carry infectious agents and must be cleaned to avoid spread.

REF: p. 15 TOP: MTBOK: section 210.4 (Pathology) MSC: ELAP: section 13.0 (Using Anatomic and Health Care Terminology)

• Which term means an organism in which pathogens reside?
• Reservoir
• Cistern
• Host
• Hiatus

ANS: C

A host is a residency in which pathogens can harbor.

REF: p. 15 TOP: MTBOK: section 210.4 (Pathology) MSC: ELAP: section 13.0 (Using Anatomic and Health Care Terminology)

• Which terms means the source of infection, living or inanimate?
• Cistern
• Hiatus
• Host
• Reservoir

ANS: D

A reservoir is a source that may be living or inanimate of infection transmission.

REF: p. 15 TOP: MTBOK: section 210.4 (Pathology) MSC: ELAP: section 13.0 (Using Anatomic and Health Care Terminology)

• Which terms means a biologic agent capable of causing disease?
• Aseptic agent
• Contamination
• Pathogen
• Fomite
• / 4