NURB 3050 Exam 1 questions with correct
answers
World |Health |Organization |(1948) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Health |is |a |state |of |complete |physical,
|mental, |and |social |well-being |and |not |merely |the |absence |of |disease |and |infirmity
World |Health |Assembly |(1977) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-all |citizens |of |the |world |reach |a |level |of |health
|by |the |year |2000 |that |allows |them |to |live |a |socially |and |economically |productive |life
Healthy |People |(2020) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Health |is |an |interaction |between |an |individual's
|biology |and |behavior, |physical |and |social |environments, |government |policies |and |interventions, |and
|cess |to |quality |healthcare
physiology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-study |of |the |body's |function
pathology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |study |of |how |the |body |functions
pathophysiology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |study |of |the |body's |response |to |dysfunction |or |disease;
|and |the |effect |those |changes |have |on |the |way |the |body |functions |as |a |whole
disease |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-interruption, |cessation, |or |disorder |of |the |body's |system |or |organ
|structure
etiology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |cause |of |the |disease; |this |is |what |sets |the |disease |in |motion
pathogenesis |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-explains |how |the |disease |process |evolves; |the |sequence |of
|events |that |happen |at |the |cellular |level |that |take |place |from |the |time |from |initial |contact |of |the
|causative |agent |to |the |time |the |disease |is |expressed |of |the |signs/symptoms |are |noted
morphological |changes |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-concerned |with |both |the |gross |anatomic |and
|microscopic |changes |that |occur |at |the |tissue |level |that |are |characteristic |of |the |disease
,histology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |study |of |the |cells |and |extracellular |matrix |of |the |body |tissue
clinical |manifestation |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-this |is |how |the |disease |can |manifest |
ex. |sometimes |conditions |can |produce |outward |symptoms |like |fever, |vomiting |- |it |can |be |linked |to |a
|certain |disease |or |can |be |too |vague
signs |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-objective |complaints; |manifestation |noted |by |the |observer
symptoms |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-subjective |complains; |manifestations |noted |by |the |individual |with
|the |disease
syndrome |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-combination |of |signs |and |symptoms |that |are |characteristics |of |a
|specific |disease |process |itself
complications |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-possible |adverse |extensions |of |a |disease |or |outcome |from
|treatment
sequela |(lesions) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-impairments |that |follow |or |caused |by |a |disease
risk |factors |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-behaviors |that |predispose |a |patient |to |contract |a |disease |or
|become |injured
diagnosis |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-designation |as |to |the |nature |or |cause |of |a |health |problem
clinical |course |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-describes |the |evolution |of |a |disease
acute |disease |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-disease |that |is |relatively |severe |and |is |self-limiting
,subacute |disease |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-intermediate |disease |course; |not |severe |and |not |as
|continuous, |and |long-term
chronic |disease |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-clinical |course |that |implies |a |continuous, |long-term |process
exacerbation |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-aggravation |of |symptoms; |the |severity |of |the |disease |gets
|worse
remission |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-period |where |there |is |a |decrease |in |symptoms |and |the |severity |of
|the |disease |gets |better
disease |case |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-can |be |either |an |existing |case |or |the |number |of |new |episodes |of
|a |particular |illness
incidence |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |number |of |new |cases |arising |in |a |population |at |risk |during |a
|specified |time
prevalence |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |measure |of |existing |disease |in |a |population |at |a |given |point |in
|time
validity |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-refers |to |the |extent |to |which |a |measurement |tool |measures |what |it
|is |intended |to |measure
reliability |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |extent |to |which |an |observation, |if |reported |gives |the |same
|result |(are |the |scores |consistent)
sensitivity |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |proportion |of |people |with |a |disease |who |are |positive |for |that
|disease |on |a |given |test |or |observation
specificity |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |proportion |of |people |without |the |disease |who |are |negative |on
|a |given |test |or |observation
, predictive |value |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |extent |to |which |an |observation |or |test |result |is |able |to
|predict |the |presence |of |a |given |disease |or |condition
morbidity |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-describes |the |effects |an |illness |has |on |a |person's |life; |concerned
|with |the |incidence, |persistence, |and |long-term |consequences |of |disease
mortality |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-pertains |to |the |cause |of |death |in |a |given |population
primary |prevention |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-removing |risk |factors, |so |the |disease |does |not |occur |(ex.
|immunizations)
secondary |prevention |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-detecting |the |disease |while |it |is |still |curable |(ex. |pap
|smear)
tertiary |prevention |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-preventing |further |deterioration |or |reducing |complications
|of |disease |(ex. |antibiotic |use)
evidence-based |practice |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |conscientious, |explicit, |and |judicious |use |of
|current |best |evidence |in |making |decisions |about |the |care |of |individual |patients
atrophy |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-decrease |in |the |cell |size
hypertrophy |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-increase |in |cell |size
hyperplasia |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-increase |in |the |number |of |cells
metaplasia |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-replacement |of |adult |cells
dysplasia |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-deranged |cell |growth |of |a |specific |tissue
answers
World |Health |Organization |(1948) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Health |is |a |state |of |complete |physical,
|mental, |and |social |well-being |and |not |merely |the |absence |of |disease |and |infirmity
World |Health |Assembly |(1977) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-all |citizens |of |the |world |reach |a |level |of |health
|by |the |year |2000 |that |allows |them |to |live |a |socially |and |economically |productive |life
Healthy |People |(2020) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Health |is |an |interaction |between |an |individual's
|biology |and |behavior, |physical |and |social |environments, |government |policies |and |interventions, |and
|cess |to |quality |healthcare
physiology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-study |of |the |body's |function
pathology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |study |of |how |the |body |functions
pathophysiology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |study |of |the |body's |response |to |dysfunction |or |disease;
|and |the |effect |those |changes |have |on |the |way |the |body |functions |as |a |whole
disease |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-interruption, |cessation, |or |disorder |of |the |body's |system |or |organ
|structure
etiology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |cause |of |the |disease; |this |is |what |sets |the |disease |in |motion
pathogenesis |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-explains |how |the |disease |process |evolves; |the |sequence |of
|events |that |happen |at |the |cellular |level |that |take |place |from |the |time |from |initial |contact |of |the
|causative |agent |to |the |time |the |disease |is |expressed |of |the |signs/symptoms |are |noted
morphological |changes |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-concerned |with |both |the |gross |anatomic |and
|microscopic |changes |that |occur |at |the |tissue |level |that |are |characteristic |of |the |disease
,histology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |study |of |the |cells |and |extracellular |matrix |of |the |body |tissue
clinical |manifestation |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-this |is |how |the |disease |can |manifest |
ex. |sometimes |conditions |can |produce |outward |symptoms |like |fever, |vomiting |- |it |can |be |linked |to |a
|certain |disease |or |can |be |too |vague
signs |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-objective |complaints; |manifestation |noted |by |the |observer
symptoms |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-subjective |complains; |manifestations |noted |by |the |individual |with
|the |disease
syndrome |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-combination |of |signs |and |symptoms |that |are |characteristics |of |a
|specific |disease |process |itself
complications |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-possible |adverse |extensions |of |a |disease |or |outcome |from
|treatment
sequela |(lesions) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-impairments |that |follow |or |caused |by |a |disease
risk |factors |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-behaviors |that |predispose |a |patient |to |contract |a |disease |or
|become |injured
diagnosis |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-designation |as |to |the |nature |or |cause |of |a |health |problem
clinical |course |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-describes |the |evolution |of |a |disease
acute |disease |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-disease |that |is |relatively |severe |and |is |self-limiting
,subacute |disease |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-intermediate |disease |course; |not |severe |and |not |as
|continuous, |and |long-term
chronic |disease |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-clinical |course |that |implies |a |continuous, |long-term |process
exacerbation |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-aggravation |of |symptoms; |the |severity |of |the |disease |gets
|worse
remission |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-period |where |there |is |a |decrease |in |symptoms |and |the |severity |of
|the |disease |gets |better
disease |case |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-can |be |either |an |existing |case |or |the |number |of |new |episodes |of
|a |particular |illness
incidence |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |number |of |new |cases |arising |in |a |population |at |risk |during |a
|specified |time
prevalence |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-a |measure |of |existing |disease |in |a |population |at |a |given |point |in
|time
validity |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-refers |to |the |extent |to |which |a |measurement |tool |measures |what |it
|is |intended |to |measure
reliability |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |extent |to |which |an |observation, |if |reported |gives |the |same
|result |(are |the |scores |consistent)
sensitivity |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |proportion |of |people |with |a |disease |who |are |positive |for |that
|disease |on |a |given |test |or |observation
specificity |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |proportion |of |people |without |the |disease |who |are |negative |on
|a |given |test |or |observation
, predictive |value |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |extent |to |which |an |observation |or |test |result |is |able |to
|predict |the |presence |of |a |given |disease |or |condition
morbidity |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-describes |the |effects |an |illness |has |on |a |person's |life; |concerned
|with |the |incidence, |persistence, |and |long-term |consequences |of |disease
mortality |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-pertains |to |the |cause |of |death |in |a |given |population
primary |prevention |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-removing |risk |factors, |so |the |disease |does |not |occur |(ex.
|immunizations)
secondary |prevention |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-detecting |the |disease |while |it |is |still |curable |(ex. |pap
|smear)
tertiary |prevention |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-preventing |further |deterioration |or |reducing |complications
|of |disease |(ex. |antibiotic |use)
evidence-based |practice |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-the |conscientious, |explicit, |and |judicious |use |of
|current |best |evidence |in |making |decisions |about |the |care |of |individual |patients
atrophy |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-decrease |in |the |cell |size
hypertrophy |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-increase |in |cell |size
hyperplasia |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-increase |in |the |number |of |cells
metaplasia |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-replacement |of |adult |cells
dysplasia |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-deranged |cell |growth |of |a |specific |tissue