NSG 3280 Exam 1, NSG-3280 Exam 1
1: Pathology - Answers-the study and diagnosis of disease through examination of
organs, tissues, cells, and bodily fluids.
1: Etiology - Answers-the study of the causes of diseases
1: risk factor - Answers-Something which increases risk or susceptibility.
1: pathogenesis - Answers-the development or evolution of a disease, from initial
stimulus to the ultimate expression of the manifestations
1: signs of disease - Answers-manifestations of disease that are observed
1: symptoms - Answers-subjective feelings of an abnormality in the body
1: syndrome - Answers-etiology of a particular set of signs and symptoms has not
yet been determined
1: latent period - Answers-interval between exposure of a tissue to an injurious
agent and the first appearance of signs and symptoms
1: prodromal period - Answers-refers to the appearance of the first signs and
symptoms indicating the onset of a disease
,1: Stage of manifest illness/acute phase - Answers-disease reaches its full
intensity, and signs and symptoms attain their greatest severity
1: latent/ silent period - Answers-signs and symptoms may become mild or
disappear for a time
1: acute condition - Answers-relatively severe manifestations but runs a short
coarse measured in hours, days, or a few weeks
1: chronic condition - Answers-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
1: exacerbation - Answers-sudden increase in the severity of a disease
1: remission - Answers-an abatement or decline in severity of the signs and
symptoms of a disease
1: convalescence - Answers-stage of recovery after a disease, injury, or surgical
operation
1: sequela (sequelae) - Answers-subsequent pathologic condition produced by a
disease
1: validity/accuracy - Answers-the degree to which a measurement reflects the
true value of the object it is intended to measure
, 1: reliability/precision - Answers-the ability of a test to give the same result in
repeated measurements
1: predictive value - Answers-the extent to which a test can differentiate between
the presence or absence of a condition in an individual
1: positive predictive value - Answers-estimate of the probability that disease is
present if the test is positive
1: negative predictive value - Answers-an estimate of the probability that disease
is absent if the test is negative
1: Sensitivity - Answers-probability that a test will be positive when applied to a
person with the condition
1: Specificity - Answers-probability that a test will be negative when applied to a
person who does not have a given condition
1: influencers of physiologic parameters? - Answers-Age, gender, genetic and
ethnic background, geographic area, and time of day
1: acclimatization - Answers-a normal adaptive response
1: epidemiology - Answers-study of patterns of a disease
1: endemic disease - Answers-disease that is native to a local region (a town or
county)
1: Pathology - Answers-the study and diagnosis of disease through examination of
organs, tissues, cells, and bodily fluids.
1: Etiology - Answers-the study of the causes of diseases
1: risk factor - Answers-Something which increases risk or susceptibility.
1: pathogenesis - Answers-the development or evolution of a disease, from initial
stimulus to the ultimate expression of the manifestations
1: signs of disease - Answers-manifestations of disease that are observed
1: symptoms - Answers-subjective feelings of an abnormality in the body
1: syndrome - Answers-etiology of a particular set of signs and symptoms has not
yet been determined
1: latent period - Answers-interval between exposure of a tissue to an injurious
agent and the first appearance of signs and symptoms
1: prodromal period - Answers-refers to the appearance of the first signs and
symptoms indicating the onset of a disease
,1: Stage of manifest illness/acute phase - Answers-disease reaches its full
intensity, and signs and symptoms attain their greatest severity
1: latent/ silent period - Answers-signs and symptoms may become mild or
disappear for a time
1: acute condition - Answers-relatively severe manifestations but runs a short
coarse measured in hours, days, or a few weeks
1: chronic condition - Answers-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
1: exacerbation - Answers-sudden increase in the severity of a disease
1: remission - Answers-an abatement or decline in severity of the signs and
symptoms of a disease
1: convalescence - Answers-stage of recovery after a disease, injury, or surgical
operation
1: sequela (sequelae) - Answers-subsequent pathologic condition produced by a
disease
1: validity/accuracy - Answers-the degree to which a measurement reflects the
true value of the object it is intended to measure
, 1: reliability/precision - Answers-the ability of a test to give the same result in
repeated measurements
1: predictive value - Answers-the extent to which a test can differentiate between
the presence or absence of a condition in an individual
1: positive predictive value - Answers-estimate of the probability that disease is
present if the test is positive
1: negative predictive value - Answers-an estimate of the probability that disease
is absent if the test is negative
1: Sensitivity - Answers-probability that a test will be positive when applied to a
person with the condition
1: Specificity - Answers-probability that a test will be negative when applied to a
person who does not have a given condition
1: influencers of physiologic parameters? - Answers-Age, gender, genetic and
ethnic background, geographic area, and time of day
1: acclimatization - Answers-a normal adaptive response
1: epidemiology - Answers-study of patterns of a disease
1: endemic disease - Answers-disease that is native to a local region (a town or
county)
