ECPI PATHO EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
Pathophysiology - answer-the study of functional or physiologic changes in the body
Gross level - answer-organ or system level
Microscopic level - answer-cellular level
Biopsy - answer-excision of small amounts of living tissue
Autopsy - answer-examination of the body and organs after death
Acute disease - answer-develops quickly, marked signs, short term (ex. Acute
appendicitis)
Chronic disease - answer-develops gradually, persists for long time (ex. Rheumatoid
arthritis)
Subclinical state - answer-pathologic changes occur, no obvious manifestations (ex.
Acute infection with hcv, colon tumor)
Latent state - answer-(inactive infection) includes incubation period of infectious
diseases
Prodromal period - answer-early development of a disease
*** signs are not specific: nausea, headache,
Manifestations - answer-signs & symptoms of disease
Syndrome - answer-collection of signs & symptoms often affecting more than one organ
Convalescence - answer-period of recovery and return to healthy state
Prognosis - answer-probability for recovery or for other outcomes
Rehabilitation - answer-maximizing function of diseased tissue
Epidemiology - answer-science of identifying the causative factors and tracking the
patter or occurrence of disease
Morbidity - answer-functional impairment that a disease causes within a population
ANSWERS
Pathophysiology - answer-the study of functional or physiologic changes in the body
Gross level - answer-organ or system level
Microscopic level - answer-cellular level
Biopsy - answer-excision of small amounts of living tissue
Autopsy - answer-examination of the body and organs after death
Acute disease - answer-develops quickly, marked signs, short term (ex. Acute
appendicitis)
Chronic disease - answer-develops gradually, persists for long time (ex. Rheumatoid
arthritis)
Subclinical state - answer-pathologic changes occur, no obvious manifestations (ex.
Acute infection with hcv, colon tumor)
Latent state - answer-(inactive infection) includes incubation period of infectious
diseases
Prodromal period - answer-early development of a disease
*** signs are not specific: nausea, headache,
Manifestations - answer-signs & symptoms of disease
Syndrome - answer-collection of signs & symptoms often affecting more than one organ
Convalescence - answer-period of recovery and return to healthy state
Prognosis - answer-probability for recovery or for other outcomes
Rehabilitation - answer-maximizing function of diseased tissue
Epidemiology - answer-science of identifying the causative factors and tracking the
patter or occurrence of disease
Morbidity - answer-functional impairment that a disease causes within a population
