Nu 327 Exam 1 Questions with Detailed Verified Answers

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Nu 327 Exam 1 Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers


Question: Pathology


Ans: Study and diagnosis of disease through examination of organs,
tissues, cells, and bodily fluids


Question: Physiology


Ans: Study of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of living
organisms


Question: Pathophysiology


Ans: Study of abnormalities of physiologic functioning of living beings


Question: Etiology


Ans: Cause or reason for phenomena


Question: Pathogenesis


Ans: Development of disease in cells, tissues, and organs; can usually be
seen at cellular level


Question: Clinical Manifestations: Signs and Symptoms

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Ans: Evidence of the disease


Question: Diagnosis


Ans: How do you know what is wrong?


Question: Treatment


Ans: What will you do about it?


Question: Etiologic classifications

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Ans: Congenital- born that way


Degenerative- causes a system to breakdown


Iatrogenic- cause a result of unintended or unwanted medical treatment


Idiopathic- cause unknown


Immunologic- something w/ immune system


Infectious


Inherited


Metabolic


Neoplastic


Nutritional deficiency


Physical agent


Psychogenic


Question: Idiopathic


Ans: cause unknown


Question: Iatrogenic

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Ans: cause a result of unintended or unwanted medical treatment


Question: risk factor


Ans: probability of development of disease when factor is present


Question: -genesis


Ans: beginning; what happens at the cellular level


Question: Pathogenesis


Ans: Development of a disease from initial stimulus to expression of
clinical manifestations


Question: Symptom


Ans: SUBJECTIVE; Reported by the individual


Question: Sign


Ans: OBJECTIVE; Clinical examination, Labs, X-Rays/Imaging


Question: latent


Ans: come in contact w/ harmful agent up until first signs and symptoms


Question: Incubation