NRSG 2350 Exam 1 | Northeastern University | UPDATED
Questions with 100% Verified Answers
Q1: define pathophysiology
A: the physiology of altered health
pathology + physiology
Q2: define pathology
A: study of functional changes in cells, tissues, and organs of the body that occur as a result
of an injury, disorder, or disease
Q3: define physiology
A: mechanisms of body functions
Q4: identify pathophysiology importance for clinical practice
A: pathophysiology focuses on the mechanisms of the underlying disease process and
provides the background for preventative as well as therapeutic health care measures
and practices
Q5: etiology
A: cause/origin of a disease or condition
Q6: pathogenesis
A: the development of a disease ... cellular level
Q7: incubation period
A: period between exposure to infection and the appearance of symptoms
Q8: prodromal period
A: after incubation... more signs and symptoms... time during which a disease process has
begun is not yet clinically manifested
Q9: acute
A: severe and sudden onset of conditions
Q10: remission
A: a reduction or disappearance of signs and symptoms of disease... no longer evidence of
the disease
Q11: exacerbation
, A: increase in the severity of a disease or its signs and symptoms... signs and symptoms have
come back... periodically symptoms become more pronounced when you have a chronic
disease... it never went away you just have more symptoms of it at times
Q12: recrudescence
A: the recurrence of symptoms after a period of remission ... a relapse
Q13: convalesence
A: gradual recovery of health and strength after illness or injury... recovering from illness the
signs and symptoms are getting better
Q14: prognosis
A: the likely outcome or course of a disease; the chance of recovery or recurrence
Q15: idiopathic
A: a disease or condition that arises spontaneously or where the cause is unknown
Q16: iatrogenic
A: an illness caused by medical examination or treatment
Q17: manifestation
A: the display or disclosure of characteristic signs or symptoms of an illness
Q18: treatment
A: medical care given to a patient for illness or injury/ a session of medical care or the
administration of a dose of medicine
Q19: prevention
A: action taken to decrease the chance of getting a disease or condition
Q20: congenital disease
A: birth defect... a condition present at birth regardless of its cause
Q21: genetic disease
A: a disease that is caused by a change, or mutation, in an individual's DNA sequence...
caused by changes in a person's DNA genes or heredity
Q22: developmental disease
A: severe, chronic disability of an individual who has a mental or physical impairment by the
age of 22 which is likely to continue indefinitely and results in substantial functional
limitations in three or more areas of major life activity
, Q23: inflammatory disease
A: immune system attacks the body's own tissues, resulting in inflammation... ex rheumatoid
arthritis. disease related to swelling
Q24: degenerative disease
A: the function or structure of the affected tissues or organs changes for the worse over
time
Q25: metabolic disease
A: disrupt normal metabolism, the process of converting food to energy on a cellular level...
thousands of enzymes participating in numerous interdependent metabolic pathways
carry out this process
Q26: neoplastic disease
A: abnormal growth of cells... tumor... conditions that cause tumor growth - benign or
malignant
Q27: explain the concept of homeostasis and 2 feedback systems
involved in maintaining homeostasis
A: homeostasis - pH level, blood glucose level, and internal temp are all equal
positive feedback - intensify the variable... ex human being born... pressure -->
contractions --> more releases of hormones and on and on
negative feedback - when some variable triggers a counter acting response in order to
come back to set variable ex. sweating when youre hot, shivering when youre cold
(negative feedback loop)
Q28: define pharmacology
A: the study of drugs
Q29: sources of drug information
A: drug label
package insert
reference books
journals
internet - lexicomp
Q30: package insert
A: prepared by manufacturer
contains all the chemical and study information that led to the drug's approval
difficult to understand and read
Q31: drug label
Questions with 100% Verified Answers
Q1: define pathophysiology
A: the physiology of altered health
pathology + physiology
Q2: define pathology
A: study of functional changes in cells, tissues, and organs of the body that occur as a result
of an injury, disorder, or disease
Q3: define physiology
A: mechanisms of body functions
Q4: identify pathophysiology importance for clinical practice
A: pathophysiology focuses on the mechanisms of the underlying disease process and
provides the background for preventative as well as therapeutic health care measures
and practices
Q5: etiology
A: cause/origin of a disease or condition
Q6: pathogenesis
A: the development of a disease ... cellular level
Q7: incubation period
A: period between exposure to infection and the appearance of symptoms
Q8: prodromal period
A: after incubation... more signs and symptoms... time during which a disease process has
begun is not yet clinically manifested
Q9: acute
A: severe and sudden onset of conditions
Q10: remission
A: a reduction or disappearance of signs and symptoms of disease... no longer evidence of
the disease
Q11: exacerbation
, A: increase in the severity of a disease or its signs and symptoms... signs and symptoms have
come back... periodically symptoms become more pronounced when you have a chronic
disease... it never went away you just have more symptoms of it at times
Q12: recrudescence
A: the recurrence of symptoms after a period of remission ... a relapse
Q13: convalesence
A: gradual recovery of health and strength after illness or injury... recovering from illness the
signs and symptoms are getting better
Q14: prognosis
A: the likely outcome or course of a disease; the chance of recovery or recurrence
Q15: idiopathic
A: a disease or condition that arises spontaneously or where the cause is unknown
Q16: iatrogenic
A: an illness caused by medical examination or treatment
Q17: manifestation
A: the display or disclosure of characteristic signs or symptoms of an illness
Q18: treatment
A: medical care given to a patient for illness or injury/ a session of medical care or the
administration of a dose of medicine
Q19: prevention
A: action taken to decrease the chance of getting a disease or condition
Q20: congenital disease
A: birth defect... a condition present at birth regardless of its cause
Q21: genetic disease
A: a disease that is caused by a change, or mutation, in an individual's DNA sequence...
caused by changes in a person's DNA genes or heredity
Q22: developmental disease
A: severe, chronic disability of an individual who has a mental or physical impairment by the
age of 22 which is likely to continue indefinitely and results in substantial functional
limitations in three or more areas of major life activity
, Q23: inflammatory disease
A: immune system attacks the body's own tissues, resulting in inflammation... ex rheumatoid
arthritis. disease related to swelling
Q24: degenerative disease
A: the function or structure of the affected tissues or organs changes for the worse over
time
Q25: metabolic disease
A: disrupt normal metabolism, the process of converting food to energy on a cellular level...
thousands of enzymes participating in numerous interdependent metabolic pathways
carry out this process
Q26: neoplastic disease
A: abnormal growth of cells... tumor... conditions that cause tumor growth - benign or
malignant
Q27: explain the concept of homeostasis and 2 feedback systems
involved in maintaining homeostasis
A: homeostasis - pH level, blood glucose level, and internal temp are all equal
positive feedback - intensify the variable... ex human being born... pressure -->
contractions --> more releases of hormones and on and on
negative feedback - when some variable triggers a counter acting response in order to
come back to set variable ex. sweating when youre hot, shivering when youre cold
(negative feedback loop)
Q28: define pharmacology
A: the study of drugs
Q29: sources of drug information
A: drug label
package insert
reference books
journals
internet - lexicomp
Q30: package insert
A: prepared by manufacturer
contains all the chemical and study information that led to the drug's approval
difficult to understand and read
Q31: drug label
