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NSG 3280 Exam 1, NSG-3280 Exam 1(found) Questions and Answers
1: Pathology
✓ ~~~ the study and diagnosis of disease through examination of organs, tissues, cells,
and bodily fluids.
1: Etiology
✓ ~~~ the study of the causes of diseases
1: risk factor
✓ ~~~ Something which increases risk or susceptibility.
1: pathogenesis
✓ ~~~ the development or evolution of a disease, from initial stimulus to the ultimate
expression of the manifestations
1: signs of disease
✓ ~~~ manifestations of disease that are observed
1: symptoms
✓ ~~~ subjective feelings of an abnormality in the body
1: syndrome
✓ ~~~ etiology of a particular set of signs and symptoms has not yet been determined
1: latent period
, ✓ ~~~ interval between exposure of a tissue to an injurious agent and the first appearance
of signs and symptoms
1: prodromal period
✓ ~~~ refers to the appearance of the first signs and symptoms indicating the onset of a
disease
1: Stage of manifest illness/acute phase
✓ ~~~ disease reaches its full intensity, and signs and symptoms attain their greatest
severity
1: latent/ silent period
✓ ~~~ signs and symptoms may become mild or disappear for a time
1: acute condition
✓ ~~~ relatively severe manifestations but runs a short coarse measured in hours, days, or
a few weeks
1: chronic condition
✓ ~~~ can begin in the acute phase and become prolonged when the body's defenses are
insufficient to overcome the causative agent and can last for months
1: exacerbation
✓ ~~~ sudden increase in the severity of a disease
1: remission
✓ ~~~ an abatement or decline in severity of the signs and symptoms of a disease
1: convalescence
, ✓ ~~~ stage of recovery after a disease, injury, or surgical operation
1: sequela (sequelae)
✓ ~~~ subsequent pathologic condition produced by a disease
1: validity/accuracy
✓ ~~~ the degree to which a measurement reflects the true value of the object it is intended
to measure
1: reliability/precision
✓ ~~~ the ability of a test to give the same result in repeated measurements
1: predictive value
✓ ~~~ the extent to which a test can differentiate between the presence or absence of a
condition in an individual
1: positive predictive value
✓ ~~~ estimate of the probability that disease is present if the test is positive
1: negative predictive value
✓ ~~~ an estimate of the probability that disease is absent if the test is negative
1: Sensitivity
✓ ~~~ probability that a test will be positive when applied to a person with the condition
1: Specificity
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