HOSA PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FULL STUDY
SHEET QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS COLLECTION
●● asymptomatic
Answer: without symptoms
●● syndrome
Answer: A group of symptoms typical of a particular disease or
condition
●● symptoms
Answer: subjective findings
●● signs
Answer: objective findings
●● predisposing factors
Answer: risk factors; make a person vulnerable to a disease
●● chronic
Answer: A condition that develops slowly and lasts a long period of time
,●● acute
Answer: A condition with a rapid onset with a short course (less than 6
months) ending in recovery or death
●● pathogenesis
Answer: the stages of development of a disease
●● C-reactive protein
Answer: protein produced by the liver, levels of CRP increase when
inflammation is present in the body; a blood test can be done to detect
inflammation in the body
●● Widespread inflammation
Answer: marked by systemic symptoms, such as fever, malaise, and loss
of appetite, elevated white blood cells
●● ESR
Answer: Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate; measures the rate that red
blood cells fall to the bottom of a tube in mm/hr. Rate is higher w/
autoimmune disorders. Measures amount of inflammation in the body,
can be used to help with diagnoses.
●● Acute inflammation
,Answer: a normal, protective physiologic response to tissue injury and
disease; is accompanied by redness, swelling, pain, and loss of function
●● ischemia
Answer: holding back/obstructing the flow of blood
●● exudative response/ inflammation exudate
Answer: attempts to wall off, or destroy, and digest bacteria and
dead/foreign material; this in tissues causes swelling and the excess fluid
puts pressure on tissue and nerve endings, causing pain.
●● phagocytic
Answer: the process in which cells surround and digest certain particles
●● Methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Answer: "superbug" that is to blame for aggressive skin & soft tissue
infections, quickly developing into abscesses and cellulitis; sometimes
called "flesh-eating bacteria".
●● autosomes
Answer: the 22 remaining pairs of chromosomes
●● genotype
, Answer: an organism's genetic makeup
●● karyotype
Answer: a display of the chromosome pairs of a cell arranged by size
and shape
●● phenotype
Answer: an organism's physical appearance, or visible traits.
●● autosomal dominant
Answer: the gene in question is located on an autosome & the mutant
phenotype is seen even if a normal gene is present (eg- Huntington's and
Marfan's syndrome)
●● autosomal recessive
Answer: gene located on an autosome but is insufficient to produce
mutant phenotype unless both genes are inherited (eg- cystic fibrosis &
phenylketonuria).
●● X-linked (sex linked)
Answer: recessive; the gene is located only on the X chromosome: more
common in males. (eg- Duchenne's muscular dystrophy and hemophilia
A).
SHEET QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS COLLECTION
●● asymptomatic
Answer: without symptoms
●● syndrome
Answer: A group of symptoms typical of a particular disease or
condition
●● symptoms
Answer: subjective findings
●● signs
Answer: objective findings
●● predisposing factors
Answer: risk factors; make a person vulnerable to a disease
●● chronic
Answer: A condition that develops slowly and lasts a long period of time
,●● acute
Answer: A condition with a rapid onset with a short course (less than 6
months) ending in recovery or death
●● pathogenesis
Answer: the stages of development of a disease
●● C-reactive protein
Answer: protein produced by the liver, levels of CRP increase when
inflammation is present in the body; a blood test can be done to detect
inflammation in the body
●● Widespread inflammation
Answer: marked by systemic symptoms, such as fever, malaise, and loss
of appetite, elevated white blood cells
●● ESR
Answer: Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate; measures the rate that red
blood cells fall to the bottom of a tube in mm/hr. Rate is higher w/
autoimmune disorders. Measures amount of inflammation in the body,
can be used to help with diagnoses.
●● Acute inflammation
,Answer: a normal, protective physiologic response to tissue injury and
disease; is accompanied by redness, swelling, pain, and loss of function
●● ischemia
Answer: holding back/obstructing the flow of blood
●● exudative response/ inflammation exudate
Answer: attempts to wall off, or destroy, and digest bacteria and
dead/foreign material; this in tissues causes swelling and the excess fluid
puts pressure on tissue and nerve endings, causing pain.
●● phagocytic
Answer: the process in which cells surround and digest certain particles
●● Methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)
Answer: "superbug" that is to blame for aggressive skin & soft tissue
infections, quickly developing into abscesses and cellulitis; sometimes
called "flesh-eating bacteria".
●● autosomes
Answer: the 22 remaining pairs of chromosomes
●● genotype
, Answer: an organism's genetic makeup
●● karyotype
Answer: a display of the chromosome pairs of a cell arranged by size
and shape
●● phenotype
Answer: an organism's physical appearance, or visible traits.
●● autosomal dominant
Answer: the gene in question is located on an autosome & the mutant
phenotype is seen even if a normal gene is present (eg- Huntington's and
Marfan's syndrome)
●● autosomal recessive
Answer: gene located on an autosome but is insufficient to produce
mutant phenotype unless both genes are inherited (eg- cystic fibrosis &
phenylketonuria).
●● X-linked (sex linked)
Answer: recessive; the gene is located only on the X chromosome: more
common in males. (eg- Duchenne's muscular dystrophy and hemophilia
A).
