HOSA Pathophysiology Practice Questions
REVISED CORRECTLY
2023//2024
Which layer of the eyeball is inflamed in uveitis? - ANSWER vascular tunic
A neoplasm of mesenchymal origin - ANSWER sarcoma
Presence of microbial toxins in the blood overwhelms the immune system and produces a whole-body inflammatory state. - ANSWER sepsis
A host and a microbe exist with no harm to either - ANSWER commensialism
What is the end product?
pluripotent stem cell > myeloid stem cell > erythroblast > reticulocyte > ??? - ANSWER erythrocyte
Oblong lens, irregular shape of the lens and/or cornea - ANSWER astigmatism
Characterized by the sudden onset of petechiae and purpura in young children - ANSWER idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura
Where does erythropoiesis occur after age 20? - ANSWER ribs, sternum, and pelvis
Presence of M cells in serum without findings of multiple myeloma - ANSWER monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
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Based on anaplasia and uses Roman numerals I-IV - ANSWER grading
Autosomal deficiency or defect in vWf - ANSWER Von Willebrand disease
A factor IX deficiency is involved in this - ANSWER hemophilia B
Purple areas of bruising - ANSWER purpura
A decrease in the absolute number of cells - ANSWER hypoplasia (but can be generalized as atrophy)
Cellular engulfment, killing and degradation of microorganisms and particulate matter - ANSWER phagocytosis
These are not leukocytes - ANSWER reticulocytes
Exudate that contains pus and mucus - ANSWER mucopurulent
An abnormal passageway between two endothelium-lined organs or between two blood vessels that don't normally connect - ANSWER fistula
What is the end product?
pluripotent stem cell > myeloid stem cell > granulocyte > ??? - ANSWER eosinophil, neutrophil, and basophil
Elements:
painless lymphadenopathy night sweats Reed Sternburg cells - ANSWER Hodgkin's lymphoma
Low frequency hearing loss originated from the middle or external ear - ANSWER conductive hearing loss
Involves debris collecting between the retina and the choroid - ANSWER dry macular degeneration
Microvascular disease characterized by
- widespread platelet thrombi
- thrombocytopenia
- fragmentation of erythrocytes causing hemolytic anemia and jaundice - ANSWER
thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura
Established by the American Joint Committee on Cancer, this is based on size and spread, involvement of lymph nodes, and the extent of metastasis - ANSWER staging and TNM system
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