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COMPLETE TEST BANK: FOR RADIOGRAPHIC PATHOLOGY FOR TECHNOLOGISTS 6TH EDITION BY NINA KOWALCZYK PH.D. R.T LATEST UPDATE GRADED A+
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Radiographic Pathology for Technologists, 8th Edition TEST
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Rental cell carcinoma: additive/subtractive/both/neither - ANSWER: Neither
Cor Pulmonale: Additive/Subtractive/Both/Neither - ANSWER: Additive because of
enlarged right ventricle and pulmonary artery
Aneurysmal bone cyst - ANSWER: Solitary benign osteoplastic serum or blood filled
lesion of the bone.
Virulence - ANSWER: The ease with which an organism overcomes body defenses
Sequalae - ANSWER: Conditions resulting from a disease.
Prevalence - ANSWER: A statistical measure that refers to the number of cases of a
disease found in a given population.
Syndrome - ANSWER: A group of signs and symptoms that occur together and
characterize a specific abnormal disturbance
Traumatic - ANSWER: Pertaining to the effects of a wound or injury, whether physical
or psychological
Genetic Mapping - ANSWER: A map assigning deoxyribonucleic (DNA) fragments to
chromosomes.
Manifestation - ANSWER: Observable changes resulting from cellular changes in the
disease process.
Metaplasia - ANSWER: Conversion of a specific type of tissue into a different kind of
tissue.
Metastatic spread - ANSWER: The spread of cancer cells.
Hypertrophy - ANSWER: Increase in number of cells and tissue resulting in an
increased organ size without the presence of a tumor.
Iatrogenic - ANSWER: Pertains to any adverse condition that occurs in a patient as a
result of medical treatment.
Mortality rate - ANSWER: Is the average number of deaths caused by a particular
disease in a population
,Autoantibodies - ANSWER: Antibody acting against its own tissue or organism.
Autoimmune Disorders - ANSWER: Disease in which antibodies form against and
injure the patient's own tissues, in contrast to the normal process in which
antibodies form in response to foreign antigens.
Benign Neoplasm - ANSWER: A localized tumor of well-differentiated cells that does
not invade surrounding tissue or metastasize to distant areas within the body.
Morphology - ANSWER: The form and structure of disease
Idiopathic - ANSWER: Having no identifiable causative factor.
Degenerative - ANSWER: Refers to deterioration of the body usually associated with
the aging process.
Diagnosis - ANSWER: The name of a disease an individual is believed to have.
Disease - ANSWER: Any abnormal disturbance of the normal function or structure of
a body part, organ, or system; may display a variety of manifestations.
Sickness sufficient to interfere with normal daily routines is termed: - ANSWER:
Morbidity
Invasion - ANSWER: The prolapse of a segment of bowel into a distal segment
Lesion - ANSWER: General term used to describe the various types of cellular
changes that can occur in response to a disease
Leukemia - ANSWER: A malignant disease of the leukocytes and their precursor cells
in blood and bone marrow
A neoplasticism growth is evaluated to determine its degree of histologic
differentiation. This is termed: - ANSWER: Grading
A DNA sequence variation occurring when a single nucleotide in the genome differs
between members of a biological species or paired chromosomes in an individual -
ANSWER: SINGLE-NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISMS (SNPs)
Sarcoma - ANSWER: A type of tumor, often highly malignant, composed of a
substance similar to embryonic connective tissue
SEEDING - ANSWER: Traveling of cancerous cells to a distant site or distant organ
An objective manifestation of disease that is detected by the physician during
examination - ANSWER: SIGN
,SYMPTOM - ANSWER: Any subjective evidence of a disease as perceived by the
patient
A compression fracture of the lumbar spine that results from steroid treatments for
pain reduction of arthritis would be an example of ____________ disease. -
ANSWER: Iatrogenic
Carcinoma - ANSWER: A malignant growth composed of epithelial cells that tends to
invade surrounding tissues and give rise to metastasis
Chronic - ANSWER: Presenting slowly and persisting over a long period of time
Congenital - ANSWER: Existing at, and usually before, birth and resulting from
genetic or environmental factors
A disease such as Tay-Sachs syndrome that is transmitted genetically is termed: -
ANSWER: Hereditary
Neoplastic - ANSWER: Pertaining to new, abnormal tissue growth
Acute - ANSWER: Having a quick onset and lasting a short period of time with a
relatively severe course
Morbidity Rate - ANSWER: The incidence of sickness sufficient to interfere with an
individual's normal daily routine
Pathogenesis - ANSWER: Refers to the sequence of events producing cellular
changes that ultimately leading to observable changes.
Asymptomatic - ANSWER: Showing or causing no identifiable symptoms
Atrophy - ANSWER: A reduction in size or a wasting of cells, tissues, or organs as a
result of poor nutrition or nonuse
Hematogenous Spread - ANSWER: Spread through the blood
Physical mapping - ANSWER: A form of genetic mapping based on direct analysis of
DNA , in which the physical distance between DNA, fragments are measured. This is
used to assign DNA fragments to specific chromosomes.
Hereditary - ANSWER: Genetically transferred from ethier parent to child & derived
from ancestors
Prognosis - ANSWER: The prediction of course and outcome for a given disease.
Hyperplasia - ANSWER: Overdevelopment
, The prediction of the course and end of a disease and an outlook based on that
prediction best define its: - ANSWER: Prognosis
Genome - ANSWER: The entirety of an organism's hereditary information, including
both the genes and the non-coding sequences of DNA and ribonucleic acid
Haplotype - ANSWER: A combination of DNA sequences at adjacent locations on the
chromosome that are transmitted together
A disease that manifests slowly and is present for a long period is said to be? -
ANSWER: Chronic
Which of the following disease classifications is usually associated with the normal
aging process? - ANSWER: Degenerative
Nosocomial - ANSWER: Originating or taking place in a hospital, acquired in a
hospital, especially in reference to an infection.
Incidence - ANSWER: A statistical measure that refers to the number of new cases of
a disease found in a given period of time.
Infection - ANSWER: An inflammatory process caused by exposure to some disease-
causing organism.
Inflammatory - ANSWER: Refers to the body process of destroying, diluting, or
walling off a localized injurious agent.
Lymphatic spread - ANSWER: Spread through the lymphatic system.
Lymphoma - ANSWER: Neoplasticism growth in the lymphatic system.
Malignant neoplasm - ANSWER: A lesion that grows, spreads, and invades other
tissues.
Generalized increase in cell size refers to? - ANSWER: Hyperplasia
Which of the following would be considered a symptom of a disease process? -
ANSWER: Nausea
Dysplasia - ANSWER: the abnormal growth or development of a tissue or organ.
Etiology - ANSWER: The cause or origin of the disease
Epidemiology - ANSWER: Study and control of disease or injury patterns in human
populations
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