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NU 327 Pathophysiology Test 1 Questions and Answers What is pathology? - Answer-It is the study and diagnosis of disease by examining cells, tissues, organs, and bodily fluids. What is physiology? - Answer-It is the study of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of living organis...

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NU 327 Pathophysiology Test 1 Questions
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What is pathology? - Answer✔✔-It is the study and diagnosis of disease by examining cells,

tissues, organs, and bodily fluids.


What is physiology? - Answer✔✔-It is the study of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical

functions of living organisms. (How a living organism functions).


What is pathophysiology? - Answer✔✔-It is the study of abnormalities of physiologic

functioning of living beings.


What is etiology? - Answer✔✔-It is the cause or reason of a phenomena.


What are etiologic classifications? - Answer✔✔-1. Congenital (you are born with it)


2. Degenerative


3. Iatrogenic (a cause from unwanted or unintended medical treatment)


4. Idiopathic (the cause is unknown)


5. Immunologic


6. Infectious


7. Inherited


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8. Metabolic


9. Neoplastic


10. Nutritional deficiency


11. Physical agent


12. Psychogenic


What is pathogenesis? - Answer✔✔-- It is the development and interplay of diseases in cells,

tissues, organs, and your systems functioning.


- It is the development from initial stimulus to clinical manifestations.


What are clinical manifestations? - Answer✔✔-They are the signs and symptoms of a disease

(pathophysiologic process).


Is a symptom objective or subjective? - Answer✔✔-Subjective; it is reported by the patient.


Is a sign objective or subjective? - Answer✔✔-Objective; it is determined by clinical exams, labs,

and x-rays/imaging


What is a risk factor? - Answer✔✔-It is the probability of developing a disease whenever a

factor is present.


What is the latent/incubation period? - Answer✔✔-It is the time between exposure and

infection.


- Incubation period is in referral to an infectious disease.


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What is the prodromal period? - Answer✔✔-It is whenever the very first signs and symptoms

occur.


What is the manifest illness or acute phase? - Answer✔✔-It is when the signs and symptoms are

they highest severity that they will be.


What is the subclinical stage? - Answer✔✔-It is whenever the patient may not have any signs or

symptoms, but things are going on in their body.


- Example: Chronic renal disease can destroy one kidney and partly destroy the other before any

symptoms in a decrease in renal function are recognized.


What is an acute condition? - Answer✔✔-It has pretty high intensity, but only lasts hours, days,

or a few weeks.


What is a chronic condition? - Answer✔✔-A condition that may last months, years, or forever.


- Sometimes chronic diseases begin with an acute phase, and becomes prolonged whenever a

patient's body's defenses are insufficient to overcome the causative agent or stressor.


What is an exacerbation? - Answer✔✔-It is a sudden increase in the severity of a disease or its

signs and symptoms.


What is a remission? - Answer✔✔-It is a decline in the severity of signs and symptoms of a

disease.


What is convalescence? - Answer✔✔-It is the stage of recovery after a disease, injury, or surgical

procedure.

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What is a sequela? - Answer✔✔-It is a subsequent pathologic condition that a disease left

behind.


- Example: After an inflammatory process, there may be scarring because of it.


How can you know which treatment plan to suggest? - Answer✔✔-If you have a good

understanding of etiology, pathogenesis, and clinical consequences of a particular disorder.


What are factors that affect disease patterns? - Answer✔✔-1. Age


2. Ethnicity


3. Gender


4. Socioeconomic factions (the kind of house you live in, religion, your income and job, etc.)


5. Lifestyle considerations (what you eat, drink, and if you smoke, etc.)


6. Geographic locations


What is primary prevention? - Answer✔✔-A healthcare provider keeps the patient from getting

injured or getting a disease.


-A patient can:


-Get immunized


- Be educated


- Get improved nutrition, housing, and


sanitation

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