CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
____ is the maintainence of a steady state within the body. -
CORRECT ANSWER-homeostasis
____ is the state of functional disequilibrium that may be
resolved by recovery or death. - CORRECT ANSWER-disease
____ is the study of the physiological processes leading up to
disease. - CORRECT ANSWER-Pathophysiology
____ are the objective evidence of disease observed on
physical examination, such as abnormal pulse or fever. -
CORRECT ANSWER-signs
____ are an indication of disease perceived by the patient,
such as pain, dizziness, and itching. - CORRECT ANSWER-
symptoms
____ is the determination of the nature of a disease based on
many factors, including, signs, symptoms, and often times lab
results. - CORRECT ANSWER-diagnosis
____ is the predicted course and outcome of a disease. -
CORRECT ANSWER-prognosis
A sudden onset and short duration is an example of a ____
disease/condition. - CORRECT ANSWER-acute
A disease that has a slower, less severe onset and a long
duration in an example of a ____ disease or condition. -
CORRECT ANSWER-chronic
, Diseases that will end in death are called? - CORRECT
ANSWER-terminal
____ is the period of chronic disease when signs and
symptoms subside. - CORRECT ANSWER-remission
____ is when signs and symptoms recur in all their severity. -
CORRECT ANSWER-exacerbation
A ____ is when a disease returns weeks or months after its
apparent cessation. - CORRECT ANSWER-relapse
A ____ is a disease or other abnormal state that develops in a
person already suffering from a disease. - CORRECT
ANSWER-complication
____ is a measure of the number of deaths attributed to a
disease over a given period of time in a given population. -
CORRECT ANSWER-mortality
____ is a measure of the disability and extend of illness caused
by a disease. - CORRECT ANSWER-morbidity
____ is the studyof occurrence, transmission, distribution, and
control of a disease. - CORRECT ANSWER-epidemiology
____ is the cause of disease. - CORRECT ANSWER-etiology
If the cause of the disease is unknown it is said to be ____. -
CORRECT ANSWER-idiopathic
A treatment is said to be ____, when it is designed to manage
or relieve symptom. - CORRECT ANSWER-palliative
Immunity - CORRECT ANSWER-the ability of the body to
defend itself against infections