Physical Therapy Pathology
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Course Introduction
Physical Therapy Pathology is a foundational course that introduces students to the pathological processes that impact human movement and function. The course covers the etiology, clinical manifestations, and progression of common diseases and disorders affecting the musculoskeletal, neurological, cardiovascular, and respiratory systems. Emphasis is placed on understanding how these conditions influence physical therapy assessment and intervention. Students will learn to recognize signs and symptoms, interpret relevant laboratory and diagnostic findings, and integrate pathology knowledge into effective patient management plans. This course provides essential insight into the role of physical therapists in the multidisciplinary healthcare team, preparing students to deliver safe and empathetic care for clients with diverse pathological conditions.
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Pathology for the Health Professions 4th Edition by Ivan Damjanov MD PhD
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Chapter 1: Cell Pathology
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Q1) Which of the following would not be considered a pathogenic mechanism for causing cellular injury?
A) Toxins
B) Microbial pathogens
C) Genetic disturbances
D) Coagulation
E) Hypoxia
Answer: D
Q2) All of the following are signs of irreversible cell injury except:
A) Apoptosis
B) Pyknosis
C) Karyorrhexis
D) Karyolysis
E) Vacuolar degeneration
Answer: E
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Chapter 2: Inflammation
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Q1) The permeability of the capillary walls and postcapillary venules changes in response to inflammation in all of the following situations except:
A) Decreased pressure inside the congested blood vessel
B) Increased pressure outside the congested blood vessel
C) Increase in the circulation of oxygen and nutrients
D) Lysis of leukocytes and platelets
E) Uptake of soluble mediators
Answer: B
Q2) All of the following are cardinal signs of inflammation except:
A) Calor (heat)
B) Rubor (redness)
C) Tumor (swelling)
D) Dolar (pain)
E) Odor (smell)
Answer: E
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Chapter 3: Immunopathology
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Q1) Vaccinations and active and passive immunization are known as:
A) Immunodiagnostics
B) Immunotherapy
C) Immunopreventive
D) Immunokinetics
E) Secondary immune reactions
Answer: C
Q2) Which blood type is known as the universal recipient?
A) A blood
B) B blood
C) AB blood
D) O blood
E) AO blood
Answer: C
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Chapter 4: Neoplasia
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Q1) Hodgkin's lymphoma is a neoplasm that typically involves the:
A) Brain
B) Lungs
C) Heart
D) Liver
E) Lymph nodes
Q2) The incidence of which cancer has been rising in the United States during the past 20 years?
A) Carcinoma of the lung
B) Carcinoma of the liver
C) Carcinoma of the stomach
D) Carcinoma of the thyroid
E) Malignant brain tumors
Q3) The most important source of chemical carcinogens in the human habitat is:
A) Cigarette smoke
B) Asbestos
C) Air pollution
D) Food additives
E) Pesticides in the food
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Chapter 5: Genetic and Developmental Diseases
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Q1) Which congenital deficiency occurs when an inborn error of protein metabolism causes the inability to metabolize phenylalanine into tyrosine?
A) Hunter's syndrome
B) Tay-Sachs disease
C) Niemann-Pick disease
D) Gaucher's disease
E) Phenylketonuria
Q2) Cystic fibrosis may present in newborns with signs of:
A) Dehydration
B) Meconium peritonitis
C) Malabsorption
D) Diarrhea
E) Bronchiectasis
Q3) All of the following are routinely used in prenatal diagnosis except:
A) Ultrasound
B) Chorionic villus biopsy
C) Fetal skin biopsy
D) Amniotic fluid analysis
E) Maternal blood analysis
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Chapter 6: Fluid and Hemodynamic Disorders
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Q1) Oncotic edema caused by reduction of the colloid osmotic pressure of the plasma is a typical feature of chronic failure of the:
A) Heart
B) Brain
C) Lung
D) Liver
E) Thyroid
Q2) Ingrowth of granulation tissue into a venous thrombus is called:
A) Conglutination
B) Sedimentation
C) Margination
D) Organization
E) Infarction
Q3) Clinically significant emboli are most often composed of:
A) Air
B) Amniotic fluid
C) Foreign particulate material
D) Fat
E) Thrombi
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Chapter 7: The Cardiovascular System
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Q1) Atherosclerosis of the brain arteries is the most common cause of:
A) Angina pectoris
B) Coronary vascular accidents
C) Cerebrovascular accidents
D) Hypertension
E) Myocardial infarctions
Q2) What is the most common congenital heart defect recognized in clinical practice?
A) Interatrial septal defect
B) Interventricular septal defect
C) Tetralogy of Fallot
D) Transposition of great vessels
E) Coarctation of the aorta
Q3) Intermittent claudication is caused by atherosclerosis of the:
A) Carotid artery
B) Subclavian artery
C) Splenic artery
D) Renal artery
E) Popliteal artery
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Chapter 8: The Respiratory System
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Q1) Which form of pneumonia is caused by a fungus and is usually seen in patients who have been diagnosed with AIDS?
A) Pseudomonas pneumoniae
B) Pneumocystis jiroveci
C) Atypical pneumonia
D) Staphylococcus aureus
E) Escherichia coli
Q2) The most common of all the infections of the respiratory tract is:
A) Upper respiratory infection
B) Laryngitis
C) Tracheitis
D) Pneumonia
E) Pleuritis
Q3) Attacks of intrinsic asthma may be precipitated by:
A) Exercise
B) Exposure to exogenous allergens
C) Daily use of Tylenol
D) Corticosteroids
E) Hay fever
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Chapter 9: The Hematopoietic and Lymphoid System
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Q1) The most common symptom of lymphomas is:
A) Lymph node enlargement
B) Infection
C) Fever
D) Pruritus
E) Sweating
Q2) Consumption of platelets associated with widespread hemorrhages is a feature of:
A) Hemophilia A
B) Hemophilia B
C) Aplastic anemia
D) Leukemia
E) Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)
Q3) The sickling of red blood cells of patients with sickle cell anemia can be induced in a test tube by exposing the blood to:
A) Normal blood
B) Normal serum
C) Oxygen
D) An oxygen-binding chemical such as metabisulfite
E) Alkali
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Chapter 10: The Gastrointestinal System
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Q1) Approximately 50% of all carcinomas of the intestine develop in the:
A) Rectosigmoid area
B) Descending colon
C) Transverse colon
D) Ascending colon
E) Small intestine
Q2) Atrophic gastritis is characterized by:
A) Xerostomia
B) Achlorhydria
C) Gastric hyperacidity
D) Achalasia
E) Reflux esophagitis
Q3) All of the following are common symptoms or complications of duodenal ulcer except:
A) Hematemesis
B) Melena
C) Vomiting
D) Epigastric pain
E) Carcinoma
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Chapter 11: The Liver and Biliary System
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Q1) Overall the most common cause of cirrhosis in the United States is:
A) Viral infection
B) Alcohol abuse
C) Drug abuse
D) Immune hepatitis
E) Extrahepatic obstruction
Q2) Which hepatitis virus most commonly results in cirrhosis in the United States?
A) HAV
B) HBV
C) HCV
D) HDV
E) HEV
Q3) In cirrhosis the surface of the liver is:
A) Smooth and shiny
B) Smooth but fatty
C) Dark brown and rough
D) Nodular
E) Covered with fibrin or pus
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Chapter 12: The Pancreas
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Q1) Which of the following commonly occurs in alcoholics?
A) Increased incidence of acute pancreatitis caused by overstimulation of secretin
B) Decreased incidence of acute pancreatitis caused by overstimulation of secretin
C) Increased incidence of acute pancreatitis caused by understimulation of secretin
D) Decreased incidence of chronic pancreatitis caused by overstimulation of secretin
E) Increased incidence of acute pancreatitis caused by overstimulation of insulin
Q2) What is the most important and most abundant hormone secreted by the pancreas?
A) Insulin
B) Glucagon
C) Somatostatin
D) Gastrin
E) Cholecystokinin
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Chapter 13: The Urinary Tract
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Q1) Patients who develop chronic renal failure or end-stage renal disease require:
A) Nephrectomy
B) Dialysis
C) Blood transfusions
D) Corticosteroid treatments
E) Ultrasonic targeting
Q2) Mercury poisoning primarily affects the:
A) Glomeruli
B) Proximal renal tubules
C) Distal renal tubules
D) Collecting ducts
E) Ureter
Q3) Which of the following is considered "the functional unit" of the kidney?
A) Glomerulus
B) Loop of Henle
C) Distal tubules
D) Collection ducts
E) Nephrons
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Chapter 14: The Male Reproductive System
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Q1) Which of the following is a typical feature of secondary syphilis?
A) Penile ulcer
B) Chancre on the prepuce
C) Condyloma latum
D) Aortic aneurysm
E) Tabes dorsalis
Q2) Most genital infections in males are:
A) Hematogenous
B) Lymphogenous
C) Sexually transmitted
D) Caused by HIV
E) Found before puberty
Q3) A 65-year-old male complains of urinary retention,has an urgency to void but cannot begin to urinate,and has a weak urinary stream or experiences dribbling.The most likely cause is:
A) Cystitis
B) Chlamydia infection
C) Syphilis
D) BPH
E) Prostatic enlargement
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Chapter 15: The Female Reproductive System
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Q1) Inflammation of the fallopian tubes is called:
A) Cervicitis
B) Endometritis
C) Salpingitis
D) Oophoritis
E) Vulvovaginitis
Q2) Which endocrine disorder is a recognized risk factor for endometrial carcinoma?
A) Hyperthyroidism
B) Hypothyroidism
C) Hyperestrinism
D) Hypoparathyroidism
E) Hyperinsulinism
Q3) Which of the following is part of the external female genitalia?
A) Vagina
B) Vulva
C) Cervix
D) Endometrium
E) Fallopian tube
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Chapter 16: The Breast
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Q1) On the histologic grading scale for tumors,which grade is the worst?
A) 0
B) 1
C) 2
D) 3
E) Depends on staging of the tumor
Q2) The developmental abnormality that refers to the congenital absence of the breast is known as:
A) Accessory breast tissue
B) Polythelia
C) Polymastia
D) Amastia
E) Anumerary breasts
Q3) Which of the following is the most common histologic type of breast carcinoma?
A) Medullary carcinoma
B) Mucinous carcinoma
C) Invasive duct carcinoma
D) Lobular carcinoma
E) Tubular carcinoma
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Chapter 17: The Endocrine System
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Q1) The C cells of the thyroid secrete:
A) Thyroglobulin
B) Thyroxin
C) Triiodothyronine
D) Calcitonin
E) Thyroid-stimulating hormone
Q2) What is the most common benign thyroid tumor?
A) Follicular adenoma
B) Follicular carcinoma
C) Anaplastic carcinoma
D) Papillary carcinoma
E) Medullary carcinoma
Q3) ACTH,which is normally produced by pituitary cells,can also be produced by cells of a(n):
A) Brain tumor
B) Adrenal tumor
C) Carcinoma of the thyroid
D) Small-cell carcinoma of the lung
E) Ovarian carcinoma
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Chapter 18: The Skin
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Q1) A rash that the typically begins between the toes and spreads locally is known as:
A) Tinea unguium
B) Tinea corporis
C) Tinea cruris
D) Tinea capitis
E) Tinea pedis
Q2) Tinea lesions are caused by:
A) Worms
B) Parasites
C) Fungi
D) Bacteria
E) Viruses
Q3) Diabetes predisposes the skin to:
A) Tumors
B) Autoimmune diseases
C) Infections
D) Hyperplasia
E) Hyperpigmentation
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Chapter 19: Bones and Joints
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Q1) Bowlegs,craniotabes,and rachitic rosary in a growing child are signs of:
A) Osteoporosis
B) Osteopetrosis
C) Vitamin B<sub>1</sub> deficiency
D) Vitamin D deficiency
E) Vitamin A deficiency
Q2) In rheumatoid arthritis the synovium of joints is infiltrated with:
A) Neutrophils
B) Eosinophils
C) Mast cells
D) Basophils
E) Plasma cells
Q3) Which of the following diseases has the highest incidence among postmenopausal women?
A) Osteoporosis
B) Osteopetrosis
C) Osteomalacia
D) Achondroplasia
E) Osteomyelitis
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Chapter 20: Muscles and Peripheral Nerves
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Q1) Skeletal muscles are:
A) Composed of either type I (slow) or type II (fast) fibers
B) Composed of rapidly dividing cells
C) Composed of nondividing cells that can be stimulated to enter mitosis by a variety of cytokines
D) In close contact with nerves
E) Major storage sites of calcium and phosphate
Q2) The most prominent symptom of muscle disease is:
A) Weakness
B) Fatigability
C) Myotonus
D) Fibrillation
E) Myalgia
Q3) Spastic contraction of muscles,known as tetany,is caused by:
A) Hypercalcemia
B) Hypoparathyroidism
C) Hyperthyroidism
D) Hyponatremia
E) Hypophosphatemia
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Chapter 21: The Nervous System
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Q1) Which tumor occurs only in peripheral nerves?
A) Meningioma
B) Oligodendroglioma
C) Schwannoma
D) Medulloblastoma
E) Ependymoma
Q2) The most common location of glioblastoma multiforme is:
A) Cerebrum
B) Pons
C) Cerebellum
D) Medulla oblongata
E) Spinal cord
Q3) In Parkinson's disease,which part of the brain shows depigmentation?
A) Frontal cortex
B) Occipital cortex
C) Cerebellum
D) Substantia nigra
E) Medulla oblongata
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Chapter 22: The Eye
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Q1) Which of the following is found in all patients with glaucoma?
A) Myopia
B) Mydriasis
C) Hypermetropia
D) Opacities of the lens
E) Increased intraocular pressure
Q2) An irregular surface of the cornea or the lens that results in an uneven refraction of light is known as:
A) Myopia
B) Hyperopia
C) Astigmatism
D) Presbyopia
E) Myosis
Q3) The innermost sensory layer of the eye,composed of rods and cones,is called:
A) Iris
B) Cornea
C) Sclera
D) Retina
E) Choroid
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Chapter 23: The Ear
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Q1) The ear is connected to the nasopharynx by the:
A) Internal auditory canal
B) External auditory canal
C) Tympanic membrane
D) Eustachian tube
E) Stapes
Q2) Jimmy,10 years old,is on the swim team.He practices 4 days a week for 3 hours a day.Jimmy returns from swim practice complaining of ear pain.What is the most likely cause of the pain?
A) Otitis media
B) Otitis externa
C) Cauliflower ear
D) Ménière's disease
E) Vertigo
Q3) Accumulation of fluid in the inner ear is known as:
A) Purulent otitis media
B) Purulent otitis externa
C) Acute otitis media
D) Serous otitis media
E) Serous otitis externa
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