EXAM 1 PATHO 169 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS 2025/2026
-branch of medicine that investigates essential nature of disease including
changes in body tissues/organs that cause or are caused by disease - CORRECT
ANSWER Pathophysiology
-pathology applied to the solution of clinical problems including use of laboratory
methods in clinical diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER Clinical Pathology
-the mechanism of disease - CORRECT ANSWER Pathogenesis
-the study of the cause of a disease - CORRECT ANSWER Etiology
-probable course & outcome of disease
-what is going to happen - CORRECT ANSWER Prognosis
-objective, measureable
-can put a # on it - CORRECT ANSWER Signs
-subjective reporting experienced by the patient - CORRECT ANSWER Symptoms
-state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the
absence of disease - CORRECT ANSWER Health
,-health promotion
-prevention and wellness
-patient education
-must address the WHOLE person - CORRECT ANSWER What is the role of physical
therapy in respect to health?
-disruption of homeostasis
-a biologic or physiologic alteration that results in a malfunction of a body organ
or system - CORRECT ANSWER Disease
-# of new cases of a condition in a specific period of time in relation to the total #
of people in the population who are at risk - CORRECT ANSWER Incidence
-all cases of a condition among those at risk for developing the condition -
CORRECT ANSWER Prevalence
-help tell what the patients prognosis and outcomes might be - CORRECT ANSWER
Predictive factors
-when an illness is caused by a medical exam or treatment - CORRECT ANSWER
Iatrogenic
-when a disease has no known cause - CORRECT ANSWER Idiopathic
, -healthcare associated infections
-infections that develop during hospital stays that are not present prior to
admission
-handwashing has been cited as the easiest and most effective prevention of these
diseases - CORRECT ANSWER Nosocomial
-ID disease/condition
-telling someone what they have or what is wrong with the - CORRECT ANSWER
Diagnosis
-risk factors you can change
-lifestyle - CORRECT ANSWER Modifiable Risk Factors
-risk factors you cant change
-age, sex, gender - CORRECT ANSWER Non-modifiable Risk Factors
-an illness or disease that has a relatively rapid onset and a short duration
-usually responds to a specific treatment and is usually self-limiting
-usually follows a specific sequence, or stages of illness from onset to recovery -
CORRECT ANSWER Acute Illness
-describes a time course between acute and chronic
-present longer than a few days but less than several months - CORRECT ANSWER
Subacute Illness
ANSWERS 2025/2026
-branch of medicine that investigates essential nature of disease including
changes in body tissues/organs that cause or are caused by disease - CORRECT
ANSWER Pathophysiology
-pathology applied to the solution of clinical problems including use of laboratory
methods in clinical diagnosis - CORRECT ANSWER Clinical Pathology
-the mechanism of disease - CORRECT ANSWER Pathogenesis
-the study of the cause of a disease - CORRECT ANSWER Etiology
-probable course & outcome of disease
-what is going to happen - CORRECT ANSWER Prognosis
-objective, measureable
-can put a # on it - CORRECT ANSWER Signs
-subjective reporting experienced by the patient - CORRECT ANSWER Symptoms
-state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the
absence of disease - CORRECT ANSWER Health
,-health promotion
-prevention and wellness
-patient education
-must address the WHOLE person - CORRECT ANSWER What is the role of physical
therapy in respect to health?
-disruption of homeostasis
-a biologic or physiologic alteration that results in a malfunction of a body organ
or system - CORRECT ANSWER Disease
-# of new cases of a condition in a specific period of time in relation to the total #
of people in the population who are at risk - CORRECT ANSWER Incidence
-all cases of a condition among those at risk for developing the condition -
CORRECT ANSWER Prevalence
-help tell what the patients prognosis and outcomes might be - CORRECT ANSWER
Predictive factors
-when an illness is caused by a medical exam or treatment - CORRECT ANSWER
Iatrogenic
-when a disease has no known cause - CORRECT ANSWER Idiopathic
, -healthcare associated infections
-infections that develop during hospital stays that are not present prior to
admission
-handwashing has been cited as the easiest and most effective prevention of these
diseases - CORRECT ANSWER Nosocomial
-ID disease/condition
-telling someone what they have or what is wrong with the - CORRECT ANSWER
Diagnosis
-risk factors you can change
-lifestyle - CORRECT ANSWER Modifiable Risk Factors
-risk factors you cant change
-age, sex, gender - CORRECT ANSWER Non-modifiable Risk Factors
-an illness or disease that has a relatively rapid onset and a short duration
-usually responds to a specific treatment and is usually self-limiting
-usually follows a specific sequence, or stages of illness from onset to recovery -
CORRECT ANSWER Acute Illness
-describes a time course between acute and chronic
-present longer than a few days but less than several months - CORRECT ANSWER
Subacute Illness
