EXAM 1 CHAPTER 1, 2, AND 6 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
27 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
2025/2026
True - CORRECT ANSWER True/False: A functional disorder can lead to a structural
change
False - CORRECT ANSWER True/False: Acute disease typically begins with
manifestations that are difficult to interpret
Prodromal Period - CORRECT ANSWER What is the scientific name for a period of
vague, early manifestations that herald the coming of more pronounced disease?
Exacerbation - CORRECT ANSWER What is the name for a short period of
increased intensity of disease?
Etiology - CORRECT ANSWER What is the scientific name for the cause of a
disease?
Lesion - CORRECT ANSWER What is the scientific name for a structural
abnormality of a disease?
True - CORRECT ANSWER True/False: The incidence of a disease is the number of
new cases of a particular disease that appear in a year
, False - CORRECT ANSWER True/False: The majority of disease is monogenic
True - CORRECT ANSWER True/False: A patient's ability to read and comprehend
prescription-drug information is a determinant of health
Sign - CORRECT ANSWER Is an abnormality observed by a nurse a sign or a
symptom?
False - CORRECT ANSWER True/False: A biopsy is an examination of a tissue
specimen to determine the cause of death
Syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER What is the name for a distinctive collection of
symptoms, signs, and data?
False - CORRECT ANSWER True/False: All sick patients will have at least one
abnormal test
95% - CORRECT ANSWER What percentage of the test results in healthy people fall
within the mean plus and minus two standard deviations?
Sensitivity - CORRECT ANSWER The ability of a test to be positive in the presence
of disease is ___.
True - CORRECT ANSWER True/False: The best testing strategy is to start with
highly sensitive tests and follow with high specific ones
27 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
2025/2026
True - CORRECT ANSWER True/False: A functional disorder can lead to a structural
change
False - CORRECT ANSWER True/False: Acute disease typically begins with
manifestations that are difficult to interpret
Prodromal Period - CORRECT ANSWER What is the scientific name for a period of
vague, early manifestations that herald the coming of more pronounced disease?
Exacerbation - CORRECT ANSWER What is the name for a short period of
increased intensity of disease?
Etiology - CORRECT ANSWER What is the scientific name for the cause of a
disease?
Lesion - CORRECT ANSWER What is the scientific name for a structural
abnormality of a disease?
True - CORRECT ANSWER True/False: The incidence of a disease is the number of
new cases of a particular disease that appear in a year
, False - CORRECT ANSWER True/False: The majority of disease is monogenic
True - CORRECT ANSWER True/False: A patient's ability to read and comprehend
prescription-drug information is a determinant of health
Sign - CORRECT ANSWER Is an abnormality observed by a nurse a sign or a
symptom?
False - CORRECT ANSWER True/False: A biopsy is an examination of a tissue
specimen to determine the cause of death
Syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER What is the name for a distinctive collection of
symptoms, signs, and data?
False - CORRECT ANSWER True/False: All sick patients will have at least one
abnormal test
95% - CORRECT ANSWER What percentage of the test results in healthy people fall
within the mean plus and minus two standard deviations?
Sensitivity - CORRECT ANSWER The ability of a test to be positive in the presence
of disease is ___.
True - CORRECT ANSWER True/False: The best testing strategy is to start with
highly sensitive tests and follow with high specific ones
