Nurs 302 Final Exam – Pathophysiology- 496 Questions- With Complete Solutions

Atrophy correct answer: Decrease in the size of cells ◦Results in reduced tissue mass Hypertrophy correct answer: Increase in cell size ◦Results in enlarged tissue mass Hyperplasia correct answer: Increased number of cells ◦Resulting in an enlarged tissue mass Metaplasia correct answer: Mature cell type is replaced by a different mature cell type Who ultimately defines health? correct answer: the patient Ischemia correct answer: Reduced blood supply to tissues Hypoxia correct answer: Reduced oxygen supply to the tissue Health correct answer: Dynamic state of physical, mental, and social well-being Disease correct answer: Deviation from the normal state of homeostasis Diagnosis correct answer: Identification of a specific disease Etiology correct answer: Causative factors in a particular disease Pathogenesis correct answer: Mechanism of development of the disease Predisposing factors correct answer: Tendencies that promote development of a disease in an individual Acute disease correct answer: Develops quickly, marked signs, short term e.g. acute appendicitis Chronic disease correct answer: Develops gradually, persist for long time e.g. rheumatoid arthritis Subclinical state correct answer: Pathologic changes occur, no obvious manifestations Latent state correct answer: Inactive infection- includes incubation period of infectious diseases Convalescence correct answer: Period of recovery & return to healthy state Prognosis correct answer: Probability for recovery or for other outcomes Rehabilitation correct answer: Maximizing function of diseased tissues Epidemiology correct answer: Science of identifying the causative factors and tracking the pattern or occurrence of disease Morbidity correct answer: Functional impairment that a disease causes within a population