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Pathophysiology - BIOD 331 - Module 1 Practice Questions and Answers (100% Pass) What is the definition of "pathophysiology"? - ️️ Pathophysiology is defined as not only the cellular and organ changes that occur with disease, but also the effects that these changes have on total body functi...

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Pathophysiology - BIOD 331 - Module 1 Practice
Questions and Answers (100% Pass)



What is the definition of "pathophysiology"? - ✔️✔️Pathophysiology is defined as not only

the cellular and organ changes that occur with disease, but also the effects that these

changes have on total body function.


Name the 5 etiologic factors and give an example if listed. - ✔️✔️Etiologic factors are the

causes of a disease.


1. Physical forces: trauma, burns, etc


2. Chemical agents: poisons, alcohol


3. Biological agents: bacteria, viruses


4. Genetic predisposition: inherent genes from both parents but you don't necessarily

develop the disease but are predispositioned to it


5. Nutritional excess or deficiencies: Iodine deficiency can lead to hypothyroidism.

Nutritional excess in carbohydrates can lead to irritable bowel syndrome.


What are the 2 types of risk factors? - ✔️✔️Congenital: present at birth




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Acquired: occur after birth


What is the difference between morphology and histology? - ✔️✔️Morphology is defined

as the fundamental structure or form of cells or tissues. Histology is the study of the

cells and extracellular matrix of body tissues.


Describe the difference between signs and symptoms and give an example of each. -

✔️✔️These both relate to manifestations of a disease. Signs is an objective manifestation

while symptoms are a subjective complaint. Signs are apparent to the physician,

symptoms are apparent to the patient.


What are 3 important processes when coming to a diagnosis? - ✔️✔️Patient history,

diagnostic testing, and a physical examination.


Explain validity, reliability, sensitivity, and specificity. - ✔️✔️Validity: how a tool measures

what it is intended to measure i.e. the correct tool to do the job, such as using a blood

pressure cuff to measure blood pressure


Reliability: likelihood of yielding the same result of a test, usually dependent on

someone's experience and skill level


Sensitivity: proportion of people with a disease who test positive


Specificity: people without the disease who test negative for it




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Define epidemiology and name some things that it tracks. - ✔️✔️Epidemiology is the

study of disease occurrence. It tracks the health of a community by tracking age, race,

nutritional habits and locations.


What is the difference between incidence and prevalence? - ✔️✔️Incidence is the

number of new cases in the population at a given time, prevalence is the number of

cases that exist in the population at a given time.


Define mortality and morbidity. - ✔️✔️Mortality is the reason for death in a population.

Morbidity is the effect of the illness on someone's life, as it pertains to their quality of life.


Define primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention and give an example of each. -

✔️✔️Primary prevention is what a person does to prevent a disease from occurring, for

example eating healthy and exercising.


Secondary prevention is aiming to detect and treat diseases when they are either still

curable or asymptomatic. An example of this is a colonoscopy


Tertiary prevention is when a disease is diagnosed and clinical interventions happen to

cause further complications. For example, using medication to reduce the risk of future

heart attacks.


Why is evidence-based practice important? - ✔️✔️Evidence-based practice is important

because medical professions follow up-to-date information and studies in order to treat




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