Patho 370 Exam Questions and
Answers 2025
, primary prevention - Answer- Efforts to prevent an injury or illness from ever occurring.
first step, patient education , example; getting the covid vaccination
secondary prevention - Answer- anything that includes exams, screening, routine physical exam,
management, follow-ups and treatments. At this point were managing something ex: anemia infection
bleeding issues
tertiary prevention - Answer- preventive stress management designed to heal individual or
organizational symptoms of distress and strain. taking medications now
latent period - Answer- disease process when the person comes into contact with the particular
disease condition. And introduced into body. however not experiencing any signs and symptoms.
Example; tested positive for covid
prodromal - Answer- disease is well established into the body.. example COVID . has signs and
symptom's DEFINTELY HAVE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
subclinical - Answer- person that is diagnosed with condition example: diabetes. They are doing okay
and living fine. Diagnosed and going through treatment. Manageable, diet
acute disease - Answer- symptoms develop rapidly, first happened
chronic disease - Answer- an ongoing condition or illness, take long to develop
endemic - Answer- localized to one particular group
epidemic - Answer- A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease one particular region
pandemic - Answer- worldwide epidemic
Etiology - Answer- known cause for a disease. Example; strep throat which is caused by bacteria
streptococcus
idiopathic - Answer- unknown cause
risk factors - Answer- characteristics that increase the likelihood of developing a medical disorder or disease
Answers 2025
, primary prevention - Answer- Efforts to prevent an injury or illness from ever occurring.
first step, patient education , example; getting the covid vaccination
secondary prevention - Answer- anything that includes exams, screening, routine physical exam,
management, follow-ups and treatments. At this point were managing something ex: anemia infection
bleeding issues
tertiary prevention - Answer- preventive stress management designed to heal individual or
organizational symptoms of distress and strain. taking medications now
latent period - Answer- disease process when the person comes into contact with the particular
disease condition. And introduced into body. however not experiencing any signs and symptoms.
Example; tested positive for covid
prodromal - Answer- disease is well established into the body.. example COVID . has signs and
symptom's DEFINTELY HAVE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS
subclinical - Answer- person that is diagnosed with condition example: diabetes. They are doing okay
and living fine. Diagnosed and going through treatment. Manageable, diet
acute disease - Answer- symptoms develop rapidly, first happened
chronic disease - Answer- an ongoing condition or illness, take long to develop
endemic - Answer- localized to one particular group
epidemic - Answer- A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease one particular region
pandemic - Answer- worldwide epidemic
Etiology - Answer- known cause for a disease. Example; strep throat which is caused by bacteria
streptococcus
idiopathic - Answer- unknown cause
risk factors - Answer- characteristics that increase the likelihood of developing a medical disorder or disease
