NUR 213 Patho Final Exam 1
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Pathophysiology - Answer Physiology of altered health
Health - Answer State of complete physical, mental, & social well-being & not merely the
absence of disease & infirmity
Disease - Answer An interruption, cessation, or disorder of a body system or organ structure
that is characterize usually by a recognized etiologic agent or agents, an identifiable group of
signs & symptoms, or consistent anatomic alteration
Etiology - Answer Cause of disease
Pathogenesis - Answer The sequence of cellular & tissue events that take place from the time
of initial contact with an etiologic agent until the ultimate expression of a disease
Prevalence - Answer The measure of existing disease in a population at a given point in time.
Both new & existing
Incidence - Answer Number of new cases arising in a population
Morbidity - Answer Effects an illness has on a person's life
Mortality - Answer Cause(s) of death
Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines - Answer Systematically developed statements intended to
inform practitioners & clients in making decisions about healthcare for specific clinical
circumstances
Evidence-Based Practice - Answer The conscientious, explicit, & judicious use of current best
, Symptom-Subjective
Sign-Objective
Syndrome-Complication of signs and symptoms
Complications-Possible adverse extensions of a disease or outcome of treatment
Adaptation - Answer inherited characteristic that improves an organism's ability to survive and
reproduce in a particular environment
Atrophy - Answer any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
Hypertrophy - Answer increase in cell size
Hyperplasia - Answer Increase in NUMBER of cells
Dysplasia - Answer abnormal cell size, shape, and organization
Metaplasia - Answer Conversion of normal cells into a less differentiated type in response to
chronic stress or injury.
Hypoxia - Answer deficient amount of oxygen in cells
Ischemia - Answer local anemia in a given body part resulting from vasoconstriction or
thrombosis or embolism
Necrosis - Answer the localized death of living cells
Apoptosis - Answer Programmed cell death
Gangrenous Necrosis - Answer Refers to wide-spread death of tissue due to hypoxia. Caused
by many species of Clostridium bacteria, the enzymes and toxins released by these bacteria
cause bubbles of gas to form. (Wet=liquefactive; dry=coagulative)
Acute Inflammatory Response - Answer complete elimination of pathogen mainly by
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Solutions Rated A+ 2025\2026
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Pathophysiology - Answer Physiology of altered health
Health - Answer State of complete physical, mental, & social well-being & not merely the
absence of disease & infirmity
Disease - Answer An interruption, cessation, or disorder of a body system or organ structure
that is characterize usually by a recognized etiologic agent or agents, an identifiable group of
signs & symptoms, or consistent anatomic alteration
Etiology - Answer Cause of disease
Pathogenesis - Answer The sequence of cellular & tissue events that take place from the time
of initial contact with an etiologic agent until the ultimate expression of a disease
Prevalence - Answer The measure of existing disease in a population at a given point in time.
Both new & existing
Incidence - Answer Number of new cases arising in a population
Morbidity - Answer Effects an illness has on a person's life
Mortality - Answer Cause(s) of death
Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines - Answer Systematically developed statements intended to
inform practitioners & clients in making decisions about healthcare for specific clinical
circumstances
Evidence-Based Practice - Answer The conscientious, explicit, & judicious use of current best
, Symptom-Subjective
Sign-Objective
Syndrome-Complication of signs and symptoms
Complications-Possible adverse extensions of a disease or outcome of treatment
Adaptation - Answer inherited characteristic that improves an organism's ability to survive and
reproduce in a particular environment
Atrophy - Answer any weakening or degeneration (especially through lack of use)
Hypertrophy - Answer increase in cell size
Hyperplasia - Answer Increase in NUMBER of cells
Dysplasia - Answer abnormal cell size, shape, and organization
Metaplasia - Answer Conversion of normal cells into a less differentiated type in response to
chronic stress or injury.
Hypoxia - Answer deficient amount of oxygen in cells
Ischemia - Answer local anemia in a given body part resulting from vasoconstriction or
thrombosis or embolism
Necrosis - Answer the localized death of living cells
Apoptosis - Answer Programmed cell death
Gangrenous Necrosis - Answer Refers to wide-spread death of tissue due to hypoxia. Caused
by many species of Clostridium bacteria, the enzymes and toxins released by these bacteria
cause bubbles of gas to form. (Wet=liquefactive; dry=coagulative)
Acute Inflammatory Response - Answer complete elimination of pathogen mainly by
