Subclinical disease Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 370 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE Chapter 1: 1. Etiology: study of causes or reasons for a particular injury. Idiopathic (unknown) vs Iatrogenic (unintended/unwanted medical treatment). Risk Factor: a factor that increases the likelihood of disease. 2. Pathogenesis: development or evolution of disease from initial stimulus to ultimate expression of manifestations of the disease. 3. Clinical Manifestations: Signs (objective) vs Symptoms (subjective). 4. Stages and Clinical Course:...

Pathophysiology: Exam 1 University of South Alabama Questions with Correct Answers Etiology - Correct Answer Cause(s) for disease or condition idiopathic - Correct Answer disease or disorder w/ unknown cause iatrogenic - Correct Answer a disease or disorder acquired as a result of a physician's words or actions. risk factors - Correct Answer characteristics or behaviors that increase the likelihood of developing a medical disorder or disease Pathophysiology - Correct Answer the stu...

What is pathophysiology? correct answers study of abnormalities in physiologic functioning of living beings & the physiologic responses of an organism to disruptions in it's internal & external environ How is pathophysiology different from pathology & physiology? correct answers - pathology = study of causes/effects of diseases - physiology = study of normal functions of living organisms & their parts What are the 4 components of pathophysiology? correct answers 1. Etiology 2. Pathoge...

Tertiary Prevention Examples (Ans- Counseling on medication; rehabilitation; supportive care; reducing disability Latent Period (Ans- time between exposure of tissue to injurious agent and first appearance of signs and/or symptoms Endemic (Ans- Native to local region Subclinical Disease (Ans- no noticeable signs or symptoms (inapparent infection) Etiology (Ans- cause of disease Idiopathic (Ans- unknown cause latrogenic (Ans- Cause results from unintended or unwant...

NSG 522- Final Exam Questions and Correct Answers, 100% Correct. Epidemiology is defined as? The STUDY of the DISTRIBUTION and DETERMINANTS of HEALTH-RELATED STATES OR EVENTS in specified POPULATIONS and the application of this knowledge to the CONTROL OF HEALTH PROBLEMS What are the core Epidemiological Functions? Surveillance Field Investigations Analytic Studies Evaluation Linkages Policy What type of science is Epidemiology? Quantitative What does measurement focus on in Epidemio...

What is septicemia? correct answers a systematic disease caused by presence of pathogenic microorganisms or toxins in the blood How does it differ from bacteremia? correct answers bacteremia is bacteria in the blood. Septicemia is the presence of microoganisms in the blood. What is the cause of endotoxic shock? correct answers the LPS layer of gram negative bacteria contains endotoxins that are released when large amounts of gram negative bacteria are killed- thus leading to endotoxic shoc...

Types of prevention - answer-primary- car restraints, bicycle helmets, immunizations secondary- prevent for those with RF-pap, mammo tertiary-mgmt of established disease- meds, lifestyle Primary - answer-Preventing the health problem, most cost effective form of healthcare **IMMUNIZATIONS, ensuring adequate illumination at home (preventing falls) Secondary - answer-Detecting disease in early asymptomatic stages, screenings -Early cause finding of asymptomatic disease via the use of a sc...

tertiary prevention CORRECT ANSWER A level of preventive medicine that deals with the rehabilitation and return of a patient to a status of maximum usefulness with a minimum risk of recurrence of a physical or mental disorder. tertiary prevention examples CORRECT ANSWER Medical; PT, Pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, radiation, chemo, immunotherapy, exp. gene therapy. Clinical setting; provides rehabilitative and supportive tertiary prevention to the affected individual. latent vs. Prodromal...

PATH 370 - Final Exam Practice Questions and Verified Answers The cellular response indicative of injury due to faulty metabolism is Hydropic swelling Lactate production Metaplasia Intracellular accumulations - CORRECT ANSWER-intracellular accumulation After surgery to remove a lung tumor, your patient is scheduled for chemotherapy, which will Selectively kill tumor cells Stimulate immune cells to fight the cancer Have minimal side effects Kill rapidly dividing cells - CORRECT A...

PATH 370 - Final Exam 2024 Questions & Answers-The cellular response indicative of injury due to faulty metabolism is Hydropic swelling Lactate production Metaplasia Intracellular accumulations - intracellular accumulation After surgery to remove a lung tumor, your patient is scheduled for chemotherapy, which will Selectively kill tumor cells Stimulate immune cells to fight the cancer Have minimal side effects Kill rapidly dividing cells - kill rapidly dividing cells All the...