A 45-year-old woman with a diagnosis of shingles is experiencing ...

[swpotter12]

A 45-year-old woman with a diagnosis of shingles is experiencing an acute onset of severe neuropathic pain. Which stage of Selye's characterization of stress response is the woman most likely experiencing at the moment?
 
  A)
  General adaptation syndrome (GAS)
  B)
  Exhaustion
  C)
  Alarm
  D)
  Resistance

Question 2

The spirochete leptospires is primarily transmitted to farmers by
 
  A)
  an airborne mechanism.
  B)
  exposure to spores in the environment.
  C)
  direct contact with infected animals.
  D)
  a mosquito bite.

[aidanmbrowne]

Answer to Question 1

Ans:
C

Feedback:

The stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system, such as that during an episode of pain, characterizes the alarm stage. Resistance and exhaustion would likely follow, and GAS encompasses the whole continuum, not just this particular stage.

Answer to Question 2

Ans:
C

Feedback:

The pathogenic leptospires infect a wide variety of wild and domestic animals. Infected animals shed the organisms into the environment through the urinary tract. Transmission to humans occurs by contact with infected animals or urine-contaminated surroundings. This spirochete is not transmitted by air, spores, or a fomite.

[swpotter12]

Excellent

[isabelt_18]

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