2024AppliedPathophysiology4th Ed.TestBank|JudiNathUltimate StudyGuidewithFullChapter Coverage&CertifiedSolutions

2024 Applied Pathophysiology 4th
Ed. Test Bank | Judi Nath Ultimate
Study Guide with Full Chapter
Coverage & Certified Solutions

Contents
1 Introduction to Pathophysiology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.1 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

2 Altered Cells and Tissues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
2.1 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

3 Inflammation and Tissue Repair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3.1 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

4 Altered Immunity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
4.1 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

5 Infection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5.1 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

6 Genetic and Developmental Disorders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
6.1 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

7 Altered Cellular Proliferation and Differentiation . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
7.1 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

8 Altered Fluid and Electrolyte Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
8.1 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

9 Altered Acid-Base Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
9.1 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

10 Altered Neural Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
10.1 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

11 Altered Mood, Attention, and Behavior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
11.1 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

12 Altered Somatic and Special Sensory Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
12.1 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13


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,13 Altered Hormonal and Metabolic Regulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
13.1 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

14 Altered Reproductive Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
14.1 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

15 Altered Ventilation and Diffusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
15.1 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

16 Altered Perfusion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
16.1 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

17 Altered Nutrition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
17.1 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

18 Altered Elimination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
18.1 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

19 Degenerative Changes in Aging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
19.1 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

20 Integrated Pathophysiologic Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
20.1 Questions and Answers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18




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, 1 Introduction to Pathophysiology
1.1 Questions and Answers
1. What is the study of body structures?
Anatomy
2. What term describes symptoms that start suddenly and last a short
time?
Acute
3. What term means no symptoms are noticeable even if the disease is
present?
Asymptomatic
4. What term describes symptoms that start slowly and last longer than
six months?
Chronic
5. What are the signs and symptoms of a disease called?
Clinical manifestations
6. What is a general idea that applies to similar situations?
Concept
7. What is a label for a disease?
Diagnosis
8. What is the functional impairment of cells, tissues, or organs?
Disease
9. What term means health changes over time?
Dynamic
10. What term describes when a disease is stable and predictable in a pop-
ulation?
Endemic
11. What is a dramatic increase in disease cases?
Epidemic
12. What is the study of disease in populations?
Epidemiology
13. What is the precise cause of a disease?
Etiology
14. What are flare-ups of symptoms in chronic disease?
Exacerbations
15. What is the perceived wholeness of body, mind, and spirit?
Health
16. Which term is defined as the study of the mechanisms of human body
functioning?
Physiology

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