NUR 529 Exam 1, NURS 529 Exam 1 questions
and answers
Pathogenesis - ANSWER -explains how the disease
process evolves. Sequence of cellular and tissue events
that take place from the time of initial contact with an
etiologic agent until the ultimate expression of a disease.
Morphology - ANSWER -Refers to the fundamental
structure or form of cells or tissues. Changes are
concerned with both the gross anatomic and microscopic
changes that are characteristic of a disease.
Histology - ANSWER -Deals with the study of the cells
and extracellular matrix of body tissues. Sections play an
important role in the diagnosis of many types of cancers.
,Clinical Manifestation - ANSWER -make it evident that
the person is sick (fever)
Diagnosis - ANSWER -Designation as to the nature or
cause of a health problem. Requires a careful history,
physical examination, and diagnostic tests.
Clinical Course - ANSWER -Describes the evolution of a
disease. A disease can have an acute, subacute, or
chronic course. Acute disorder is relatively severe, but
self-limiting. Chronic disease implies a continuous, long-
term process. Subacute disease is an intermediate or
between acute and chronic; not as severe as an acute
disease and not as prolonged as a chronic disease.
Primary Prevention - ANSWER -directed at keeping
disease from occurring by removing risk factors
(vaccination)
,Secondary Prevention - ANSWER -detects disease early
when it is still asymptomatic and treatment measures can
effect a cure or stop the disease from progressing (pap
smear)
Reliability - ANSWER -the extent to which an
observation, when repeated, gives the same result
Validity - ANSWER -the extent to which a measurement
tool measures what it is intended to measure
Sensitivity - ANSWER -determining the likelihood or how
well the test or observation identifies people with a
disease
Specificity - ANSWER -determining the likelihood or how
well the test or observation identifies people without a
disease
, Predictive value - ANSWER -the extent to which an
observation or test result is able to predict the presence
of a given disease or condition
Incidence - ANSWER -the number of new cases arising in
a population at risk during a specified time
Prevalence - ANSWER -a measure of existing disease in a
population at a given point in time
Morbidity - ANSWER -describes the effects an illness has
on a person's life
Mortality - ANSWER -pertains to the causes of death in a
given population
Tertiary Prevention - ANSWER -directed at clinical
interventions that prevent further deterioration or
reduce the complications of a disease that is already
present (antibiotic)
and answers
Pathogenesis - ANSWER -explains how the disease
process evolves. Sequence of cellular and tissue events
that take place from the time of initial contact with an
etiologic agent until the ultimate expression of a disease.
Morphology - ANSWER -Refers to the fundamental
structure or form of cells or tissues. Changes are
concerned with both the gross anatomic and microscopic
changes that are characteristic of a disease.
Histology - ANSWER -Deals with the study of the cells
and extracellular matrix of body tissues. Sections play an
important role in the diagnosis of many types of cancers.
,Clinical Manifestation - ANSWER -make it evident that
the person is sick (fever)
Diagnosis - ANSWER -Designation as to the nature or
cause of a health problem. Requires a careful history,
physical examination, and diagnostic tests.
Clinical Course - ANSWER -Describes the evolution of a
disease. A disease can have an acute, subacute, or
chronic course. Acute disorder is relatively severe, but
self-limiting. Chronic disease implies a continuous, long-
term process. Subacute disease is an intermediate or
between acute and chronic; not as severe as an acute
disease and not as prolonged as a chronic disease.
Primary Prevention - ANSWER -directed at keeping
disease from occurring by removing risk factors
(vaccination)
,Secondary Prevention - ANSWER -detects disease early
when it is still asymptomatic and treatment measures can
effect a cure or stop the disease from progressing (pap
smear)
Reliability - ANSWER -the extent to which an
observation, when repeated, gives the same result
Validity - ANSWER -the extent to which a measurement
tool measures what it is intended to measure
Sensitivity - ANSWER -determining the likelihood or how
well the test or observation identifies people with a
disease
Specificity - ANSWER -determining the likelihood or how
well the test or observation identifies people without a
disease
, Predictive value - ANSWER -the extent to which an
observation or test result is able to predict the presence
of a given disease or condition
Incidence - ANSWER -the number of new cases arising in
a population at risk during a specified time
Prevalence - ANSWER -a measure of existing disease in a
population at a given point in time
Morbidity - ANSWER -describes the effects an illness has
on a person's life
Mortality - ANSWER -pertains to the causes of death in a
given population
Tertiary Prevention - ANSWER -directed at clinical
interventions that prevent further deterioration or
reduce the complications of a disease that is already
present (antibiotic)
