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HUMAN PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM #1 STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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HUMAN PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM #1STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
#1 cause of death in the US - Answer-heart disease
#2 cause of death in the US - Answer-cancer
#1 cause of death in the world - Answer-heart disease
#2 cause of death in the world - Answer-stroke
disease - Answer-impaired health as a result of injury
pathology - Answer-study of changes in bodily structure and function that occur as a
result of disease
etiology - Answer-cause of disease
idiopathic - Answer-unknown cause
iatrogenic - Answer-disease due to medical treatment
nosocomial - Answer-hospital acquired
lesion - Answer-structural abnormality produced by injury
pathogenesis - Answer-history and development
pathophysiology - Answer-Functional changes associated with disease
epidemiology - Answer-study of disease in populations
prevalence - Answer-number of total cases
incidence - Answer-number of new cases
morbidity - Answer-degree of disability
causes of disease - Answer-genetic, environment, or multifactoral
age-dependent - Answer-diseases that occur to some extent in all individuals with time
, age-related - Answer-diseases that occur in the elderly but don't happen to everyone
symptoms - Answer-subjective
sign - Answer-objective (measurable)
syndrome - Answer-collection of clinical signs and symptoms
prognosis - Answer-predicted course and outcome of a disease
multifactorial - Answer-caused by both environmental and genetic factors
remission - Answer-signs and symptoms subside
exacerbation - Answer-increase in the severity of signs/symptoms
relapse - Answer-disease returns after its apparent cessation
complication - Answer-abnormal state that develops in a person already suffering from a
disease
acute - Answer-sudden, rapid onset (less than 6 months)
chronic - Answer-long term (more than 6 months)
frequency of acute illnesses ________ with age - Answer-decreases
frequency of chronic illnesses _______ with age - Answer-increases
gross examination - Answer-autopsy
microscopic examination - Answer-biopsy
clinical pathology - Answer-study of the functional aspects of disease by laboratory
study
clinical pathology tests - Answer-issue, blood, urine
diagnostic test - Answer-establish presence of absence of disease
qualitative test - Answer-positive or negative
quantitative test - Answer-test results are numerical
abnormal range for tests is ____ standard deviations away from mean - Answer-2
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