NUR 612 Exam 1 Module 1 UAB Questions And Answers Rated A+
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NUR 612 Exam 1 Module 1 UAB Questions And Answers Rated A+
Study of the normal functions of the human body ANS Physiology
The study of the cellular and organ changes that occur with disease and the effects that these changes have on the total body function
Focuses on the mechanism of the unde...
NUR 612 Exam 1 Module 1 UAB Questions And
Answers Rated A+
Study of the normal functions of the human body ANS Physiology
The study of the cellular and organ changes that occur with disease and the effects that these changes
have on the total body function
Focuses on the mechanism of the underlying disease and provides information to assist with planning
preventive as well as therapeutic health care measures and practices such as following a healthy diet,
exercising, and being compliant with prescribed medications ANS Pathophysiology
Attain lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death.
Achieve health equity and eliminate disparities
Promote good health for all
Promote healthy behaviors across the life span ANS Determinants of Health
An acute or chronic illness that one acquires or is born with that causes physiological dysfunction in
one or more body system ANS Disease
Explains the cause of the disease ANS Etiology
How the disease process evolves
Sequence of cellular and tissue events that occur from initial contact with an etiologic agent until the
ultimate expression of the disease occurs ANS Pathogenesis
The microscopic and gross changes that are characteristic in a disease process ANS Morphologic
changes
The microscopic study of cells and extracellular matrix ANS Histology
A pathologic or traumatic change of an organ or tissue ANS Lesion
,The hidden or obvious evidence that a person is sick ANS Clinical Manifestations
Subjective complaints noted by the person with the disorder such as pain, difficulty breathing,
headache, blurred vision ANS Symptoms
Disease manifestations noted by the observer such as temperature elevation, a blown pupil and
pitting edema ANS Signs
A compilation of signs and symptoms ANS Syndrome
Adverse extension of a disease or treatment ANS Complication
Lesions or impairments that follow or are caused by a disease ANS Sequelae
Designation as to cause or nature of a health problem; involves evaluating competing possibilities
and selecting the most likely one from many conditions in a given age, gender, race, lifestyle, genetic
background and locality based upon ANS Diagnosis
The person's account of symptoms, progress, and factors that contribute to a diagnosis ANS
History
Performed to identify signs of altered body structure or functions; also may identify problems not
obtained in the history ANS Physical Exam
Relatively severe, but self-limited ANS Acute disorder
Intermediate between an acute and a chronic disorder, general not as severe as an acute disorder and
does not last as long as a chronic disorder ANS Subacute disorder
, Continous, long-term process
May improve or get worse ANS Chronic disorder
Disease is not clinically evident but will progress to clinical disease ANS Preclinical stage
Not clinically apparent and not destined to become a clinical disease ANS Sublcinical disease
The disease is present as manifested by signs and symptoms ANS Clinical disease
A person has an organism but is not infected as evidenced by an antibody response or by clinical
manifestations; this person CAN infect others ANS Carrier Status
The study of disease occurrence in human populations ANS Epidemiology
Reflects the number of new cases of a particular illness during a specified time for a population at
risk that does not have the disease ANS Incidence
Measures existing disease in a population at a given point in time ANS Prevalence
Describes the effects of an illness ANS Morbidity
Death ANS Mortality
Conditions suspected of contributing to a development of a disease ANS Risk Factors
Use the simultaneous collection of information to classify exposure and outcome status
Used to compare prevalence of disease in those with exposure factor to those unexposed to the factor
ANS Cross-sectional
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