NSG 3280 Exam 1 Questions and Answers
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1: Pathology -✓✓the study and diagnosis of disease through examination
of organs, tissues, cells, and bodily fluids.
1: Etiology -✓✓the study of the causes of diseases
1: risk factor -✓✓Something which increases risk or susceptibility.
1: pathogenesis -✓✓the development or evolution of a disease, from initial
stimulus to the ultimate expression of the manifestations
1: signs of disease -✓✓manifestations of disease that are observed
1: symptoms -✓✓subjective feelings of an abnormality in the body
1: syndrome -✓✓etiology of a particular set of signs and symptoms has not
yet been determined
1: latent period -✓✓interval between exposure of a tissue to an injurious
agent and the first appearance of signs and symptoms
1: prodromal period -✓✓refers to the appearance of the first signs and
symptoms indicating the onset of a disease
1: Stage of manifest illness/acute phase -✓✓disease reaches its full
intensity, and signs and symptoms attain their greatest severity
1: latent/ silent period -✓✓signs and symptoms may become mild or
disappear for a time
1: acute condition -✓✓relatively severe manifestations but runs a short
coarse measured in hours, days, or a few weeks
(2026/2027) | Question Bank | Verified
Solutions | A+
1: Pathology -✓✓the study and diagnosis of disease through examination
of organs, tissues, cells, and bodily fluids.
1: Etiology -✓✓the study of the causes of diseases
1: risk factor -✓✓Something which increases risk or susceptibility.
1: pathogenesis -✓✓the development or evolution of a disease, from initial
stimulus to the ultimate expression of the manifestations
1: signs of disease -✓✓manifestations of disease that are observed
1: symptoms -✓✓subjective feelings of an abnormality in the body
1: syndrome -✓✓etiology of a particular set of signs and symptoms has not
yet been determined
1: latent period -✓✓interval between exposure of a tissue to an injurious
agent and the first appearance of signs and symptoms
1: prodromal period -✓✓refers to the appearance of the first signs and
symptoms indicating the onset of a disease
1: Stage of manifest illness/acute phase -✓✓disease reaches its full
intensity, and signs and symptoms attain their greatest severity
1: latent/ silent period -✓✓signs and symptoms may become mild or
disappear for a time
1: acute condition -✓✓relatively severe manifestations but runs a short
coarse measured in hours, days, or a few weeks
