NURS-UL 3366 Exam 1 UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWER maintenance of constant conditions in the body's internal
environment
Compensation - CORRECT ANSWER the return to homeostasis after being challenged by a
stressor
Glycogenolysis - CORRECT ANSWER breakdown of glycogen to glucose
Decompensation - CORRECT ANSWER the failure to compensate, adapt, doesn't return to
homeostasis
Disease - CORRECT ANSWER harmful condition of the body or mind
Disorder - CORRECT ANSWER disturbance in the healthiness of the body
Syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER a collection of symptoms
Risk factors - CORRECT ANSWER decors that contribute to or increase the probability that a
disease will occur
Examples of risk factors - CORRECT ANSWER smoking, age, ethnicity, diet, environment
Precipitating factors - CORRECT ANSWER a condition or event that triggers a pathologic
event or disorder
Examples of precipitating factors - CORRECT ANSWER asthma attacks can be precipitated
by exertion
, Etiology - CORRECT ANSWER the cause of a disease, includes all factors that contribute tot
he development of the disease
Idiopathic - CORRECT ANSWER disease with unidentifiable cause
Iatrogenic - CORRECT ANSWER occurs as a result of medical treatment
Nosocomial infection - CORRECT ANSWER hospital acquired infection
Clinical manifestations - CORRECT ANSWER the demonstration of the presence of a sign or
symptom
Sign - CORRECT ANSWER manifestations that can only be objectively ideated by a trained
Symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER subjective manifestations that can be only reported by the
person experiencing them
Local S&S - CORRECT ANSWER redness, swelling, heat, rash and lymphadenopathy in a
particular area
System S&S - CORRECT ANSWER fever, urticaria, malaise, systemic lymphadenopathy
Acute S&S - CORRECT ANSWER fairly rapid appearance of disease of several days, usually
only last a short time
Chronic S&S - CORRECT ANSWER develop slowly and often insidious and last longer
Remissions - CORRECT ANSWER periods when S&S disappear of diminish signitcantly
Exacerbations - CORRECT ANSWER periods when S&S become worse or more severe
ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWER maintenance of constant conditions in the body's internal
environment
Compensation - CORRECT ANSWER the return to homeostasis after being challenged by a
stressor
Glycogenolysis - CORRECT ANSWER breakdown of glycogen to glucose
Decompensation - CORRECT ANSWER the failure to compensate, adapt, doesn't return to
homeostasis
Disease - CORRECT ANSWER harmful condition of the body or mind
Disorder - CORRECT ANSWER disturbance in the healthiness of the body
Syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER a collection of symptoms
Risk factors - CORRECT ANSWER decors that contribute to or increase the probability that a
disease will occur
Examples of risk factors - CORRECT ANSWER smoking, age, ethnicity, diet, environment
Precipitating factors - CORRECT ANSWER a condition or event that triggers a pathologic
event or disorder
Examples of precipitating factors - CORRECT ANSWER asthma attacks can be precipitated
by exertion
, Etiology - CORRECT ANSWER the cause of a disease, includes all factors that contribute tot
he development of the disease
Idiopathic - CORRECT ANSWER disease with unidentifiable cause
Iatrogenic - CORRECT ANSWER occurs as a result of medical treatment
Nosocomial infection - CORRECT ANSWER hospital acquired infection
Clinical manifestations - CORRECT ANSWER the demonstration of the presence of a sign or
symptom
Sign - CORRECT ANSWER manifestations that can only be objectively ideated by a trained
Symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER subjective manifestations that can be only reported by the
person experiencing them
Local S&S - CORRECT ANSWER redness, swelling, heat, rash and lymphadenopathy in a
particular area
System S&S - CORRECT ANSWER fever, urticaria, malaise, systemic lymphadenopathy
Acute S&S - CORRECT ANSWER fairly rapid appearance of disease of several days, usually
only last a short time
Chronic S&S - CORRECT ANSWER develop slowly and often insidious and last longer
Remissions - CORRECT ANSWER periods when S&S disappear of diminish signitcantly
Exacerbations - CORRECT ANSWER periods when S&S become worse or more severe
