PTA 110 Module 3 Pre-Class Assignment

PTA 110 Module 3 Pre-Class Assignment

By Rhonda White

​INFECTIOUS DISEASE

​Goodman

Chapter 5

Professor Rhonda C. White

PTA Program​

Multiple Choice

"Originating in a hospital."

• Bullae

• Dysuria

• Emesis

• Nosocomial

Multiple Choice

Fever, a sustained temperature above normal, can be caused by abnormalities of the hypothalamus, brain tumors, dehydration, or toxic substances affecting the temperature-regulating center of the hypothalamus.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Fever in older people may not be high enough to cause concern because the basal body temperature is high.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Fill in the Blanks

In some instances, microorganisms may be present in the tissues of the host yet not cause symptomatic disease. This process is called

Multiple Choice

The period between the pathogen entering the host and the appearance of clinical symptoms is called the_______

• sequelae

• prophylaxis

• incubation period.

• virulence

Open Ended

What is the period of communicability?

Multiple Choice

A communicable disease can be defined as any disease whereby the causative agent may pass or be carried from one person to another directly or indirectly.

• TRUE

• FASLE

Open Ended

Share a comment on how you feel we are being affected by covid-19 as it relates to your new knowledge of communicable diseases.

Open Ended

List ONE microorganism responsible for infectious disease.

​The Chain of Transmission

• Pathogens

• Reservoir

• Portal of Exit

• Mode of Transmission

• Portal of Entry

• Host Susceptibility

• ​

• • Lines of Defense

  • Control of Transmission​

​The Chain of Transmission Continued

Fill in the Blanks

List ONE example of a first line defense.

Clostridium Difficile "C-Diff"

Multiple Choice

In some cases, cancer may be staged as II or III depending on the spread of the specific type of cancer.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Choice

Staging is more predictive than grading.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Open Ended

List ONE commonly diagnosed cancer.

Poll

Which of the following risk factors do you feel you have the most experience with?

• Aging

• Diet and Nutrition

• Stress

• Ethnicity

Environmental or External

​Exogenous

Genetic Origin

​Endogenous

Etiology-The cause of cancer varies and can be subdivided into two categories:

​What is Cancer Pain?

Multiple Choice

Anorexia has been attributed to tumor production of tumor necrosis factor (TNF), which is a protein also called cachectin.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Fill in the Blanks

The term

refers to the damaging effects of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy on nonmalignant tissues, as well as to the social, emotional, and economic consequences of survival.