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MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. A sign is:
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2. When a patient has a set of signs and symptoms that occur together and are specific
to a particular condition with an unknown cause, this is referred to as a/n:
a. disease.
b. disorder.
c. aetiology.
d. syndrome.
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3. Frank presents to the emergency room at your local hospital and reports feelings of
nausea and pain in the abdomen. Frank’s self-reported experiences are referred to as:
a. disorders.
b. signs.
c. symptoms.
d. syndromes.
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a. the number of people who have the disease at any one time.
b. the number of new cases that have been diagnosed and confirmed within a set
time period.
c. the presence of several diseases in the same patient.
d. the proportion of the population with the disease.
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5. Jane has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, and her physician has told her that
she is also obese and will need to lose some weight. In Jane’s case, obesity is:
a. a comorbidity
b. a measure of mortality
c. a symptom
d. an incidence.
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13. Which of the following are NOT located in the ventral body cavity?
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a. hypoxia.
b. hyperoxia.
c. hypoxaemia.
d. hypotension.
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a. fat.
b. lack of.
c. self.
d. within.
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16. In medical terms when something is low or deficient the prefix used is:
a. hypo.
b. hyper.
c. hepat.
d. heam.
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17. In medical terms when something is ‘equal to’ the prefix used is:
a. inter.
b. hypo.
c. leuco.
d. iso.
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a. cell.
b. in the blood.
c. inflammation.
d. tumour.
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19. Which of the following is an example of an element found in the human body?
a. carbon
b. sodium chloride
c. sodium bicarbonate
d. hydrochloric acid
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a. carbon
b. calcium
c. chloride
d. hydroxide
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a. hydroxide
b. hydrogen
c. nitrogen
d. magnesium
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23. A molecule:
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24. A compound:
c. is an acid.
d. is a base.
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25. The specific name for elements that carry an electrical charge is:
a. molecules.
b. compounds.
c. atoms.
d. ions.
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26. A patient is given a drink that contains a substance that does not mix well with
water. This substance would be described as:
a. hydrophilic.
b. hydrophobic.
c. lipophilic.
d. amphipathic.
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28. When an equal number of molecules of hydrochloric acid and sodium bicarbonate
are mixed together:
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a. 6.33–7.33.
b. 7.00–7.50.
c. 7.35–7.45.
d. 7.80–8.00.
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30. A patient’s blood results show that the arterial blood pH is 7.24. This patient:
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a. bicarbonate of soda
b. soap
c. pure water
d. stomach contents
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c. amino acids.
d. nucleic acids.
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35. If the number of particles of gas within a container stays constant, and the volume
of the container is reduced, then:
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