PHARMACOLOGY FOR NURSES A
PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL APPROACH 6TH
EDITION ADAMS TESTED QUESTIONS
AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ Pathology
Answer: The study of disease.
◉ Pathophysiology
Answer: The study of functional or physiologic changes in the
body associated with disease processes.
◉ Pathologist
Answer: Doctor that specialized in the study of disease.
◉ Autopsy
Answer: The examination of a deceased person to determine the
cause and manner of death.
◉ Biopsy
Answer: Excision of a piece of tissue or sample of cells for
examination and testing.
, ◉ Pathogen
Answer: Microorganisms or agents that cause disease.
◉ Pathogenesis
Answer: Description of how a disease begins and progresses.
◉ Disease
Answer: A change in structure or function that is considered to be
abnormal within the body; condition in which symptoms occur
and a pathologic state is present.
◉ Disorder
Answer: A derangement or abnormality of function; examples
include OCD, ADHD, Sleep Disorders, Speech Disorders.
◉ Syndrome
Answer: Collection or group of signs and symptoms caused by a
specific disease; examples include IBS, Down Syndrome, Reyes
Syndrome.
◉ Diagnosis
Answer: Identification or naming of a disease through specific
evaluation of signs and symptoms.
PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL APPROACH 6TH
EDITION ADAMS TESTED QUESTIONS
AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
◉ Pathology
Answer: The study of disease.
◉ Pathophysiology
Answer: The study of functional or physiologic changes in the
body associated with disease processes.
◉ Pathologist
Answer: Doctor that specialized in the study of disease.
◉ Autopsy
Answer: The examination of a deceased person to determine the
cause and manner of death.
◉ Biopsy
Answer: Excision of a piece of tissue or sample of cells for
examination and testing.
, ◉ Pathogen
Answer: Microorganisms or agents that cause disease.
◉ Pathogenesis
Answer: Description of how a disease begins and progresses.
◉ Disease
Answer: A change in structure or function that is considered to be
abnormal within the body; condition in which symptoms occur
and a pathologic state is present.
◉ Disorder
Answer: A derangement or abnormality of function; examples
include OCD, ADHD, Sleep Disorders, Speech Disorders.
◉ Syndrome
Answer: Collection or group of signs and symptoms caused by a
specific disease; examples include IBS, Down Syndrome, Reyes
Syndrome.
◉ Diagnosis
Answer: Identification or naming of a disease through specific
evaluation of signs and symptoms.
