NSG 3280 EXAM 1 WITH VERIFIED
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS [
GRADED A+]
1. 1: Pathology - ✔✔the study and diagnosis of disease through
examination of organs, tissues, cells, and bodily fluids.
2. 1: Etiology - ✔✔the study of the causes of diseases
3. 1: risk factor - ✔✔Something which increases risk or susceptibility.
4. 1: pathogenesis - ✔✔the development or evolution of a disease, from
initial stimulus to the ultimate expression of the manifestations
5. 1: signs of disease - ✔✔manifestations of disease that are observed
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
,6. 1: symptoms - ✔✔subjective feelings of an abnormality in the body
7. 1: syndrome - ✔✔etiology of a particular set of signs and symptoms has
not yet been determined
8. 1: latent period - ✔✔interval between exposure of a tissue to an
injurious agent and the first appearance of signs and symptoms
9. 1: prodromal period - ✔✔refers to the appearance of the first signs and
symptoms indicating the onset of a disease
10.1: Stage of manifest illness/acute phase - ✔✔disease reaches its full
intensity, and signs and symptoms attain their greatest severity
11.1: latent/ silent period - ✔✔signs and symptoms may become mild or
disappear for a time
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
,12.1: acute condition - ✔✔relatively severe manifestations but runs a short
coarse measured in hours, days, or a few weeks
13.1: chronic condition - ✔✔can begin in the acute phase and become
prolonged when the body's defenses are insufficient to overcome the
causative agent and can last for months
14.1: exacerbation - ✔✔sudden increase in the severity of a disease
15.1: remission - ✔✔an abatement or decline in severity of the signs and
symptoms of a disease
16.1: convalescence - ✔✔stage of recovery after a disease, injury, or surgical
operation
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
, 17.1: sequela (sequelae) - ✔✔subsequent pathologic condition produced by
a disease
18.1: validity/accuracy - ✔✔the degree to which a measurement reflects
the true value of the object it is intended to measure
19.1: reliability/precision - ✔✔the ability of a test to give the same result in
repeated measurements
20.1: predictive value - ✔✔the extent to which a test can differentiate
between the presence or absence of a condition in an individual
21.1: positive predictive value - ✔✔estimate of the probability that disease
is present if the test is positive
22.1: negative predictive value - ✔✔an estimate of the probability that
disease is absent if the test is negative
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS [
GRADED A+]
1. 1: Pathology - ✔✔the study and diagnosis of disease through
examination of organs, tissues, cells, and bodily fluids.
2. 1: Etiology - ✔✔the study of the causes of diseases
3. 1: risk factor - ✔✔Something which increases risk or susceptibility.
4. 1: pathogenesis - ✔✔the development or evolution of a disease, from
initial stimulus to the ultimate expression of the manifestations
5. 1: signs of disease - ✔✔manifestations of disease that are observed
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
,6. 1: symptoms - ✔✔subjective feelings of an abnormality in the body
7. 1: syndrome - ✔✔etiology of a particular set of signs and symptoms has
not yet been determined
8. 1: latent period - ✔✔interval between exposure of a tissue to an
injurious agent and the first appearance of signs and symptoms
9. 1: prodromal period - ✔✔refers to the appearance of the first signs and
symptoms indicating the onset of a disease
10.1: Stage of manifest illness/acute phase - ✔✔disease reaches its full
intensity, and signs and symptoms attain their greatest severity
11.1: latent/ silent period - ✔✔signs and symptoms may become mild or
disappear for a time
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
,12.1: acute condition - ✔✔relatively severe manifestations but runs a short
coarse measured in hours, days, or a few weeks
13.1: chronic condition - ✔✔can begin in the acute phase and become
prolonged when the body's defenses are insufficient to overcome the
causative agent and can last for months
14.1: exacerbation - ✔✔sudden increase in the severity of a disease
15.1: remission - ✔✔an abatement or decline in severity of the signs and
symptoms of a disease
16.1: convalescence - ✔✔stage of recovery after a disease, injury, or surgical
operation
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
, 17.1: sequela (sequelae) - ✔✔subsequent pathologic condition produced by
a disease
18.1: validity/accuracy - ✔✔the degree to which a measurement reflects
the true value of the object it is intended to measure
19.1: reliability/precision - ✔✔the ability of a test to give the same result in
repeated measurements
20.1: predictive value - ✔✔the extent to which a test can differentiate
between the presence or absence of a condition in an individual
21.1: positive predictive value - ✔✔estimate of the probability that disease
is present if the test is positive
22.1: negative predictive value - ✔✔an estimate of the probability that
disease is absent if the test is negative
©morren 2025/2026. Year published 2026.
