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NUR 210 - Exam 1: Questions & Complete AnswersEtiology Right Ans - Causes of a phenomena
-factors
-risk factors
-causative agents
congenital Right Ans - born with (congential heart defect)
degenerative Right Ans - occurring over time (osteoarthritis)
latrogenic Right Ans - caused from a medical treatment (nasocomial)
idiopathic Right Ans - unknown cause
immunologic Right Ans - immune system attacks body (allergies, rxn to
virus, lupus, rheumatoid arthritis)
metabolic Right Ans - may be missing enzymes
neoplastic Right Ans - over production of cells (cancer)
nutritional deficiency Right Ans - scurvy, rickett's
physical agent Right Ans - burn
psychogenic Right Ans - mental health is the cause
pathogenesis Right Ans - -describes how a disease develops from the
inciting event to the manifestations
-dynamic process
clinical manifestations Right Ans - -signs of a disease
-data from hx, physical exam, labs, imaging
-symptoms
,latent period Right Ans - time between exposure to noxious agent and
person experiencing signs and symptoms
incubation period Right Ans - time between exposure to infectious agent
and the time the person experiences symptoms
prodromal period Right Ans - onset of disease (first set of symptoms)
silent period Right Ans - period when symptoms are mild or absent
subclinical stage Right Ans - patient able to function normally although has
active disease
acute Right Ans - severe manifestations lasting a short period of time
(hours or weeks)
chronic Right Ans - long lasting (months to years)
exacerbations Right Ans - sudden increase in the symptoms of a disease
(often alternates with remission
cure Right Ans - chronic remission greater than 5 years
convalescence Right Ans - stage of recovery
sequela Right Ans - pathologic condition produced by a disease
normality in health Right Ans - whole picture; what is normal for this
patient
validity Right Ans - accuracy - is a test measuring what it is intended to
measure
reliability Right Ans - precision - tests gives same results with repeated
measurements (hits the target)
predictive value Right Ans - how well a test can predict the presence or
absence of a disease (based on sensitivity and specificity)
, positive predictive value Right Ans - probability that a test is positive and a
disease is present
negative predictive value Right Ans - probability that a test is negative and
disease is not present
epidemiology Right Ans - patterns of disease in groups of people
endemic Right Ans - native to region
epidemic Right Ans - disease spread to many people within a hort period of
time (ebola, mad cow, zika)
pandemic Right Ans - epidemic affecting large geographic regions
factors affecting patterns of disease Right Ans - age, ethnic group, gender,
socioeconomic factors and lifestyle considerations, geographic area
3 levels of prevention (primary) Right Ans - reducing the susceptibility of
disease
3 levels of prevention (secondary) Right Ans - early detection, screening ,
and management (pap smear, mammograms)
3 levels of prevention (tertiary) Right Ans - restoring functioning and
preventing disability (supportive care and rehab)
The nurse is caring for a patient who was born with a disease this would be an
example of a ___________ etiologic classification of disease.
1. congenital
2. latrogenic
3. idiopathic
4. neoplastic Right Ans - 1. congenital
The nurse notes that she gets varying readings from an automated blood
pressure cuff but when she uses a manual cuff the blood pressure readings are
stable. The automated blood pressure cuff is not a ___________ measure
1. valid
2. reliable
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