Exam 1 questions with upgraded
correct answers
-branch of medicine that investigates essential nature of disease including changes in body
tissues/organs that cause or are caused by disease - answer ✔✔-Pathophysiology
-pathology applied to the solution of clinical problems including use of laboratory methods in
clinical diagnosis - answer ✔✔-Clinical Pathology
-the mechanism of disease - answer ✔✔-Pathogenesis
-the study of the cause of a disease - answer ✔✔-Etiology
-probable course & outcome of disease
-what is going to happen - answer ✔✔-Prognosis
-objective, measureable
-can put a # on it - answer ✔✔-Signs
-subjective reporting experienced by the patient - answer ✔✔-Symptoms
,-state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease
- answer ✔✔-Health
-health promotion
-prevention and wellness
-patient education
-must address the WHOLE person - answer ✔✔-What is the role of physical therapy in respect
to health?
-disruption of homeostasis
-a biologic or physiologic alteration that results in a malfunction of a body organ or system -
answer ✔✔-Disease
-# of new cases of a condition in a specific period of time in relation to the total # of people in
the population who are at risk - answer ✔✔-Incidence
-all cases of a condition among those at risk for developing the condition - answer ✔✔-
Prevalence
-help tell what the patients prognosis and outcomes might be - answer ✔✔-Predictive factors
-when an illness is caused by a medical exam or treatment - answer ✔✔-Iatrogenic
-when a disease has no known cause - answer ✔✔-Idiopathic
-healthcare associated infections
-infections that develop during hospital stays that are not present prior to admission
, -handwashing has been cited as the easiest and most effective prevention of these diseases -
answer ✔✔-Nosocomial
-ID disease/condition
-telling someone what they have or what is wrong with the - answer ✔✔-Diagnosis
-risk factors you can change
-lifestyle - answer ✔✔-Modifiable Risk Factors
-risk factors you cant change
-age, sex, gender - answer ✔✔-Non-modifiable Risk Factors
-an illness or disease that has a relatively rapid onset and a short duration
-usually responds to a specific treatment and is usually self-limiting
-usually follows a specific sequence, or stages of illness from onset to recovery - answer ✔✔-
Acute Illness
-describes a time course between acute and chronic
-present longer than a few days but less than several months - answer ✔✔-Subacute Illness
-includes permanent impairment or disability
-residual physical or cognitive disability
-the need for special rehabilitation and/or long-term medical management - answer ✔✔-
Chronic Illness
-before illness