NSG 3280 Exam 1 COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT | LATEST UPDATED 2025
1: Pathology - ANSWER the study and diagnosis of disease through
examination of organs, tissues, cells, and bodily fluids.
1: Etiology - ANSWER the study of the causes of diseases
1: risk factor - ANSWER Something which increases risk or susceptibility.
1: pathogenesis - ANSWER the development or evolution of a disease, from
initial stimulus to the ultimate expression of the manifestations
1: signs of disease - ANSWER manifestations of disease that are observed
1: symptoms - ANSWER subjective feelings of an abnormality in the body
1: syndrome - ANSWER etiology of a particular set of signs and symptoms has
not yet been determined
1: latent period - ANSWER interval between exposure of a tissue to an
injurious agent and the first appearance of signs and symptoms
, 1: prodromal period - ANSWER refers to the appearance of the first signs and
symptoms indicating the onset of a disease
1: Stage of manifest illness/acute phase - ANSWER disease reaches its full
intensity, and signs and symptoms attain their greatest severity
1: latent/ silent period - ANSWER signs and symptoms may become mild or
disappear for a time
1: acute condition - ANSWER relatively severe manifestations but runs a short
coarse measured in hours, days, or a few weeks
1: chronic condition - ANSWER 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 - ANSWER sudden increase in the severity of a disease
1: remission - ANSWER an abatement or decline in severity of the signs and
symptoms of a disease
1: convalescence - ANSWER stage of recovery after a disease, injury, or surgical
operation
1: sequela (sequelae) - ANSWER subsequent pathologic condition produced by
a disease
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