Pathophysiology Unit 1 and 2
A patient has been exposed to meningococcal meningitis, but is not yet demonstrating signs of this disease. This stage of illness is called the _____ stage.
Latent
Which is normally secreted in response to stress?
Norepinephrine Cortisol Epinephrine
After suffering a heart attack, a middle-aged man is counseled to take a cholesterol-lowering medication. This is an example of
Tertiary Prevention
Many of the responses to stress are attributed to activation of the sympathetic nervous system and are mediated by
norepinephrine.
When the cause is unknown, a condition is said to be ________.
Idiopathic
Selye's three phases of the stress response include
Alarm, Resistance and Exhaustion
The primary adaptive purpose of the substances produced in the alarm stage is
Energy and repair
Persistence of the alarm stage will ultimately result in
Permanent damage and death
A 17-year-old college-bound student receives a vaccine against an organism that causes meningitis. This is an example of
Primary Prevention
A patient with high blood pressure who is otherwise healthy is counseled to restrict sodium intake. This is an example of
Secondary Prevention
The nurse is swabbing a patient's throat to test for streptococcal pharyngitis. The nurse must understand that tests such as this differ in the probability that they will be positive for a condition when applied to a person with the condition; this probability is termed ________.
Sensitivity
The stage during which the patient functions normally, although the disease processes are well established, is referred to as
Subclinical
Indicators that an individual is experiencing high stress include
tachycardia. diaphoresis. increased peripheral resistance.
All the following stress-induced hormones increase blood glucose
cortisol. norepinephrine. epinephrine.
Allostasis is best defined as
the overall process of adaptive change necessary to maintain survival and well-being.