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ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY NURS 6630 REAL EXAM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS
LATEST UPDATED FINAL EXAM WITH A+ GRADED {NEW BRAND} 2026
REAL EXAM 1




Chapter 1: Introduction to Pathophysiology




Risk
ANSWER-------Factor that when present increases the chance of
disease
Not stressors, but conditions or situations that increase the
likelihood of encountering a stressor




Prevalence

,ANSWER--------A measure of disease that allows us to
determine a person's likelihood of having a disease. Therefore,
the number of prevalent cases is the total number of cases of
disease existing in a population. A prevalence rate is the total
number of cases of a disease existing in a population divided by
the total population
Indicates how widespread the disease is




Incidence
ANSWER--------A measure of disease that allows us to
determine a person's probability of being diagnosed with a
disease during a given period of time. Therefore, incidence is
the number of newly diagnosed cases of a disease. An
incidence rate is the number of new cases of a disease divided
by the number of persons at risk for the disease.
Conveys information about the risk of contracting the disease.




Ratio

,ANSWER-------The quantitative relation between two amounts
showing the number of times one value contains or is
contained within the other.




Primary Prevention
ANSWER-------Altering susceptibility or reducing exposure for
susceptible persons
*Both illness and disease are absent


example: vaccinations, healthy lifestyles




Secondary Prevention
ANSWER--------Early detection, screening, and management of
disease
*Illness absent, disease present


example: screenings and testings

, Tertiary Prevention
ANSWER-------Rehabilitation, supportive care, reducing
disability, and restoring effective functioning
*Both illness and disease present


example: education




Epidemiology
ANSWER-----study of the patterns of disease involving
populations; examining the occurrence, incidence, prevalence,
transmission, and distribution of diseases in large groups of
populations/people




Endemic

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