NUR 612 Exam 1 (Module 1) UAB
QUESTIONS COMPLETE WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
\Q\.Physiology - ANSWERS✔-Study of the normal functions of the human body
\Q\.Pathophysiology - ANSWERS✔-The study of the cellular and organ changes that occur with
disease and the effects that these changes have on the total body function
Focuses on the mechanism of the underlying disease and provides information to assist with
planning preventive as well as therapeutic health care measures and practices such as following
a healthy diet, exercising, and being compliant with prescribed medications
\Q\.Determinants of Health - ANSWERS✔-Attain lives free of preventable disease, disability,
injury, and premature death.
Achieve health equity and eliminate disparities
Promote good health for all
Promote healthy behaviors across the life span
\Q\.Disease - ANSWERS✔-An acute or chronic illness that one acquires or is born with that
causes physiological dysfunction in one or more body system
\Q\.Etiology - ANSWERS✔-Explains the cause of the disease
\Q\.Pathogenesis - ANSWERS✔-How the disease process evolves
,Sequence of cellular and tissue events that occur from initial contact with an etiologic agent
until the ultimate expression of the disease occurs
\Q\.Morphologic changes - ANSWERS✔-The microscopic and gross changes that are
characteristic in a disease process
\Q\.Histology - ANSWERS✔-The microscopic study of cells and extracellular matrix
\Q\.Lesion - ANSWERS✔-A pathologic or traumatic change of an organ or tissue
\Q\.Clinical Manifestations - ANSWERS✔-The hidden or obvious evidence that a person is sick
\Q\.Symptoms - ANSWERS✔-Subjective complaints noted by the person with the disorder such
as pain, difficulty breathing, headache, blurred vision
\Q\.Signs - ANSWERS✔-Disease manifestations noted by the observer such as temperature
elevation, a blown pupil and pitting edema
\Q\.Syndrome - ANSWERS✔-A compilation of signs and symptoms
\Q\.Complication - ANSWERS✔-Adverse extension of a disease or treatment
\Q\.Sequelae - ANSWERS✔-Lesions or impairments that follow or are caused by a disease
\Q\.Diagnosis - ANSWERS✔-Designation as to cause or nature of a health problem; involves
evaluating competing possibilities and selecting the most likely one from many conditions in a
given age, gender, race, lifestyle, genetic background and locality based upon
,\Q\.History - ANSWERS✔-The person's account of symptoms, progress, and factors that
contribute to a diagnosis
\Q\.Physical Exam - ANSWERS✔-Performed to identify signs of altered body structure or
functions; also may identify problems not obtained in the history
\Q\.Acute disorder - ANSWERS✔-Relatively severe, but self-limited
\Q\.Subacute disorder - ANSWERS✔-Intermediate between an acute and a chronic disorder,
general not as severe as an acute disorder and does not last as long as a chronic disorder
\Q\.Chronic disorder - ANSWERS✔-Continous, long-term process
May improve or get worse
\Q\.Preclinical stage - ANSWERS✔-Disease is not clinically evident but will progress to clinical
disease
\Q\.Sublcinical disease - ANSWERS✔-Not clinically apparent and not destined to become a
clinical disease
\Q\.Clinical disease - ANSWERS✔-The disease is present as manifested by signs and symptoms
\Q\.Carrier Status - ANSWERS✔-A person has an organism but is not infected as evidenced by
an antibody response or by clinical manifestations; this person CAN infect others
\Q\.Epidemiology - ANSWERS✔-The study of disease occurrence in human populations
, \Q\.Incidence - ANSWERS✔-Reflects the number of new cases of a particular illness during a
specified time for a population at risk that does not have the disease
\Q\.Prevalence - ANSWERS✔-Measures existing disease in a population at a given point in time
\Q\.Morbidity - ANSWERS✔-Describes the effects of an illness
\Q\.Mortality - ANSWERS✔-Death
\Q\.Risk Factors - ANSWERS✔-Conditions suspected of contributing to a development of a
disease
\Q\.Cross-sectional - ANSWERS✔-Use the simultaneous collection of information to classify
exposure and outcome status
Used to compare prevalence of disease in those with exposure factor to those unexposed to the
factor
\Q\.Case-controlled - ANSWERS✔-Compare people with known outcome of interest to those
known NOT to have the outcome of interests
\Q\.Cohort - ANSWERS✔-Involves groups born approximately at the same time or who share
some characteristics of interest
Followed over a period of time to observe a specific health outcome
May study single or multiple groups
\Q\.Prognosis - ANSWERS✔-The Probable outcome and likelihood of recovery from a disease
QUESTIONS COMPLETE WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS
\Q\.Physiology - ANSWERS✔-Study of the normal functions of the human body
\Q\.Pathophysiology - ANSWERS✔-The study of the cellular and organ changes that occur with
disease and the effects that these changes have on the total body function
Focuses on the mechanism of the underlying disease and provides information to assist with
planning preventive as well as therapeutic health care measures and practices such as following
a healthy diet, exercising, and being compliant with prescribed medications
\Q\.Determinants of Health - ANSWERS✔-Attain lives free of preventable disease, disability,
injury, and premature death.
Achieve health equity and eliminate disparities
Promote good health for all
Promote healthy behaviors across the life span
\Q\.Disease - ANSWERS✔-An acute or chronic illness that one acquires or is born with that
causes physiological dysfunction in one or more body system
\Q\.Etiology - ANSWERS✔-Explains the cause of the disease
\Q\.Pathogenesis - ANSWERS✔-How the disease process evolves
,Sequence of cellular and tissue events that occur from initial contact with an etiologic agent
until the ultimate expression of the disease occurs
\Q\.Morphologic changes - ANSWERS✔-The microscopic and gross changes that are
characteristic in a disease process
\Q\.Histology - ANSWERS✔-The microscopic study of cells and extracellular matrix
\Q\.Lesion - ANSWERS✔-A pathologic or traumatic change of an organ or tissue
\Q\.Clinical Manifestations - ANSWERS✔-The hidden or obvious evidence that a person is sick
\Q\.Symptoms - ANSWERS✔-Subjective complaints noted by the person with the disorder such
as pain, difficulty breathing, headache, blurred vision
\Q\.Signs - ANSWERS✔-Disease manifestations noted by the observer such as temperature
elevation, a blown pupil and pitting edema
\Q\.Syndrome - ANSWERS✔-A compilation of signs and symptoms
\Q\.Complication - ANSWERS✔-Adverse extension of a disease or treatment
\Q\.Sequelae - ANSWERS✔-Lesions or impairments that follow or are caused by a disease
\Q\.Diagnosis - ANSWERS✔-Designation as to cause or nature of a health problem; involves
evaluating competing possibilities and selecting the most likely one from many conditions in a
given age, gender, race, lifestyle, genetic background and locality based upon
,\Q\.History - ANSWERS✔-The person's account of symptoms, progress, and factors that
contribute to a diagnosis
\Q\.Physical Exam - ANSWERS✔-Performed to identify signs of altered body structure or
functions; also may identify problems not obtained in the history
\Q\.Acute disorder - ANSWERS✔-Relatively severe, but self-limited
\Q\.Subacute disorder - ANSWERS✔-Intermediate between an acute and a chronic disorder,
general not as severe as an acute disorder and does not last as long as a chronic disorder
\Q\.Chronic disorder - ANSWERS✔-Continous, long-term process
May improve or get worse
\Q\.Preclinical stage - ANSWERS✔-Disease is not clinically evident but will progress to clinical
disease
\Q\.Sublcinical disease - ANSWERS✔-Not clinically apparent and not destined to become a
clinical disease
\Q\.Clinical disease - ANSWERS✔-The disease is present as manifested by signs and symptoms
\Q\.Carrier Status - ANSWERS✔-A person has an organism but is not infected as evidenced by
an antibody response or by clinical manifestations; this person CAN infect others
\Q\.Epidemiology - ANSWERS✔-The study of disease occurrence in human populations
, \Q\.Incidence - ANSWERS✔-Reflects the number of new cases of a particular illness during a
specified time for a population at risk that does not have the disease
\Q\.Prevalence - ANSWERS✔-Measures existing disease in a population at a given point in time
\Q\.Morbidity - ANSWERS✔-Describes the effects of an illness
\Q\.Mortality - ANSWERS✔-Death
\Q\.Risk Factors - ANSWERS✔-Conditions suspected of contributing to a development of a
disease
\Q\.Cross-sectional - ANSWERS✔-Use the simultaneous collection of information to classify
exposure and outcome status
Used to compare prevalence of disease in those with exposure factor to those unexposed to the
factor
\Q\.Case-controlled - ANSWERS✔-Compare people with known outcome of interest to those
known NOT to have the outcome of interests
\Q\.Cohort - ANSWERS✔-Involves groups born approximately at the same time or who share
some characteristics of interest
Followed over a period of time to observe a specific health outcome
May study single or multiple groups
\Q\.Prognosis - ANSWERS✔-The Probable outcome and likelihood of recovery from a disease
