PATH Exam

Your patient has been in CR for 12 years. This best characterizes what?

• Improvement

• Partial Remission

• Complete Remission

• Cure

Answer explanation

Oncology Part 1 #26

Improvement: primary tumor more than 1/2 original size

PR: primary tumor reduced to <1/2 original size after treatment

CR: no evidence of disease after treatment

Cure: patient has been in Complete Remission for at least 5 years

The PR Interval represents what?

• Ventricular depolarization

• Delay before ventricular repolarization

• Time between the firing of SA & AV nodes

• Electrical systole

Answer explanation

Cardiovascular Part 1 #8

Which of the following is characterized as calcium buildup in the middle layer of arteries that reduces the elasticity of arterial walls?

• Arteriolar sclerosis

• Atherosclerosis

• Calcium Arteriosclerosis

• Monckeberg's arteriosclerosis

Answer explanation

Cardiovascular Part 1 #21

Atherosclerosis: fatty buildup within arteries

Monckeberg's: calcium buildup in middle layer of arteries

Arteriolar sclerosis: thickening of the small arteriolar walls

Select all the characteristics that define the damage done from an MI.

• Duration

• Tissue type

• Location

• Intensity

Answer explanation

Cardiovascular Part 2 #4

Calculate a 67 y/o patient's THR at 70% whose HR was 76 when they woke up and 80 when they sit and talk to you. (Round to nearest whole number)

Answer explanation

Cardiovascular Part 2 #11

RHR is best measured right after you wake up

220 - 67 = 153

153 - 76 = 77

77 x .70 = 53.9

53.9 + 76 = 130 (129.9)

Select all the adverse effects of "Chemo Brain"

• Decreased short-term memory

• Anomia

• Decreased long-term memory

• Limited attention span

Answer explanation

Oncology Part 1 #35

True or False. A patient's blood pressure was 133/85 and dropped to 114/74 while their HR increased from 85bpm to 96bpm. They have Orthostatic Hypotension.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Cardiovascular Part 1 #7

Decrease of at least 20 Systolic

OR

Decrease of at least 10 Diastolic with increase in HR of > 15bpm

On an EKG, a deeper Q characterizes what?

• Angina

• Previous MI

• Atrial repolarization

• Current heart attack

Answer explanation

Cardiovascular Part 1 #8

Deeper/wider/abnormal Q represents previous MI

If T wave is elevated earlier, it is a current MI

Which of the following is incorrect regarding cardiovascular disorders in females?

• Loss of estrogen accelerates left ventricle hypertrophy

• Shorter QT interval

• Higher incidence of bleeding episodes from thrombolytics

• "Decision delay"

Answer explanation

Cardiovascular Part 1 #18-19

Women have longer QT interval. 3x greater risk for fatal arrhythmias with some medications

True or False. A healthy individual will have high levels of HDLs and low levels of LDLs.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Cardiovascular Part 1 #22

High HDL and low LDL is good. The inverse is bad.