UCF PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 1
QUESTIONS & VALID CORRECT
ANSWERS PASSED 100%
Pathology - CORRECT ANSWER Study of diseases. (causes, changes at cellular level,
etc)
Pathophysiology - CORRECT ANSWER Study of abnormalities in physiological
function.
Responses to disruptions in homeostasis.
Common and classic presentations of disorders.
Physiology - CORRECT ANSWER Function of living organisms.
Etiology - CORRECT ANSWER Origin of the disease or the underlying causes and
modifying factors (can be genetic or environmental). The etiology of most disorders is
multifactorial. Can be idiopathic, iatrogenic, or from a causative agent.
Pathogenesis - CORRECT ANSWER Steps in the development of the disease and how
etiological factors trigger cellular and molecular changes.
Framework For Pathophysiology - CORRECT ANSWER Etiology -> Pathogenesis ->
Clinical Manifestations -> Treatment Implications
Signs - CORRECT ANSWER Objective changes that a clinician can observe and
measure; e.g., fever or rash.
Symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER Subjective changes in body functions that are not
apparent to an observer; e.g., headache or nausea.
Syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER When etiology of signs/symptoms are not
determined
Stages of Clinical Course - CORRECT ANSWER Latent/Incubation Period ->
Prodromal Period -> Subclinical Phase -> Acute Phase/Manifest Illness
Exacerbations - CORRECT ANSWER Sudden increases in severity
Remission - CORRECT ANSWER Decline or abatement in severity
, Convalescence - CORRECT ANSWER Stage of recover after disease, injury, or
surgery.
Sequela - CORRECT ANSWER Condition subsequent to the condition or disease (a
scar is a sequela to a cut).
Reliability - CORRECT ANSWER Ability of a test to give the same result in repeated
measurements
Validity - CORRECT ANSWER Degree to which a measurement reflects the true value
of what it intends to measure
Predictive Value - CORRECT ANSWER Extent to which the test can differentiate
between the presence or absence of a condition. Positive and Negative predictive
values.
Sensitivity - CORRECT ANSWER Probability that a test will be positive when applied to
a person with a particular condition.
Specificity - CORRECT ANSWER Probability that a test will be negative when applied
to a person without a particular condition
Epidemiology - CORRECT ANSWER Studies the patterns of disease.
Endemic Disease - CORRECT ANSWER Native to a local region, always present in a
certain population. (Malaria)
Epidemic Disease - CORRECT ANSWER Outbreak spreading rapidly/extensively
through a population. Affecting an atypically large amount of people within a population.
(Smallpox, or typhus)
Pandemic Disease - CORRECT ANSWER Worldwide epidemic. Spread to large
geographic areas. (Polio in the 50's)
Primary Prevention - CORRECT ANSWER Altering susceptibility of reducing exposure
(vaccine)
Secondary Prevention - CORRECT ANSWER Early detection and management (pap
smear)
Tertiary Prevention - CORRECT ANSWER Medical and surgical (Rehabilitation,
supportive care, attempts to alleviate disability and restore function).
Necrosis - CORRECT ANSWER Cell death by external injury. Pathological process
associated with significant tissue damage. Cells essentially erupt and cause
inflammation, "dirty death".
QUESTIONS & VALID CORRECT
ANSWERS PASSED 100%
Pathology - CORRECT ANSWER Study of diseases. (causes, changes at cellular level,
etc)
Pathophysiology - CORRECT ANSWER Study of abnormalities in physiological
function.
Responses to disruptions in homeostasis.
Common and classic presentations of disorders.
Physiology - CORRECT ANSWER Function of living organisms.
Etiology - CORRECT ANSWER Origin of the disease or the underlying causes and
modifying factors (can be genetic or environmental). The etiology of most disorders is
multifactorial. Can be idiopathic, iatrogenic, or from a causative agent.
Pathogenesis - CORRECT ANSWER Steps in the development of the disease and how
etiological factors trigger cellular and molecular changes.
Framework For Pathophysiology - CORRECT ANSWER Etiology -> Pathogenesis ->
Clinical Manifestations -> Treatment Implications
Signs - CORRECT ANSWER Objective changes that a clinician can observe and
measure; e.g., fever or rash.
Symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER Subjective changes in body functions that are not
apparent to an observer; e.g., headache or nausea.
Syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER When etiology of signs/symptoms are not
determined
Stages of Clinical Course - CORRECT ANSWER Latent/Incubation Period ->
Prodromal Period -> Subclinical Phase -> Acute Phase/Manifest Illness
Exacerbations - CORRECT ANSWER Sudden increases in severity
Remission - CORRECT ANSWER Decline or abatement in severity
, Convalescence - CORRECT ANSWER Stage of recover after disease, injury, or
surgery.
Sequela - CORRECT ANSWER Condition subsequent to the condition or disease (a
scar is a sequela to a cut).
Reliability - CORRECT ANSWER Ability of a test to give the same result in repeated
measurements
Validity - CORRECT ANSWER Degree to which a measurement reflects the true value
of what it intends to measure
Predictive Value - CORRECT ANSWER Extent to which the test can differentiate
between the presence or absence of a condition. Positive and Negative predictive
values.
Sensitivity - CORRECT ANSWER Probability that a test will be positive when applied to
a person with a particular condition.
Specificity - CORRECT ANSWER Probability that a test will be negative when applied
to a person without a particular condition
Epidemiology - CORRECT ANSWER Studies the patterns of disease.
Endemic Disease - CORRECT ANSWER Native to a local region, always present in a
certain population. (Malaria)
Epidemic Disease - CORRECT ANSWER Outbreak spreading rapidly/extensively
through a population. Affecting an atypically large amount of people within a population.
(Smallpox, or typhus)
Pandemic Disease - CORRECT ANSWER Worldwide epidemic. Spread to large
geographic areas. (Polio in the 50's)
Primary Prevention - CORRECT ANSWER Altering susceptibility of reducing exposure
(vaccine)
Secondary Prevention - CORRECT ANSWER Early detection and management (pap
smear)
Tertiary Prevention - CORRECT ANSWER Medical and surgical (Rehabilitation,
supportive care, attempts to alleviate disability and restore function).
Necrosis - CORRECT ANSWER Cell death by external injury. Pathological process
associated with significant tissue damage. Cells essentially erupt and cause
inflammation, "dirty death".
