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This document contains a comprehensive set of exam questions and correct answers for NSG 3280 Exam 1, covering core concepts in pathology, pathophysiology, disease processes, stress responses, cellular injury, adaptation, necrosis, diabetes, and metabolic regulation. It is presented in a question-and-answer format, making it useful for exam preparation and self-testing. The material also includes definitions, clinical terminology, prevention strategies, endocrine physiology, and key nursing concepts commonly assessed in introductory pathophysiology courses. It serves as a complete review resource aligned with the 2026 exam content. Keywords Pathology Pathophysiology Etiology Pathogenesis Signs and symptoms Syndrome Homeostasis Allostasis Stress response General adaptation syndrome Cell injury Necrosis Apoptosis Cellular adaptation Hydropic swelling Hyperplasia Hypertrophy Metaplasia Dysplasia Diabetes mellitus Type 1 diabetes Type 2 diabetes Gestational diabetes Insulin Glucagon Glycogenolysis Gluconeogenesis GLUT transporters Metabolic syndrome A1C Epidemiology Primary prevention Secondary prevention Tertiary prevention Exam questions Practice questions Correct answers

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NSG 3280 Exam 1 2026 Exam
Questions and Correct
Answers | New Update



1: Pathology - ANSWER ✔✔the study and diagnosis of disease

through examination of organs, tissues, cells, and bodily fluids.


1: Etiology - ANSWER ✔✔the study of the causes of diseases


1: risk factor - ANSWER ✔✔Something which increases risk or

susceptibility.

,1: pathogenesis - ANSWER ✔✔the development or evolution of a

disease, from initial stimulus to the ultimate expression of the

manifestations


1: signs of disease - ANSWER ✔✔manifestations of disease that are

observed


1: symptoms - ANSWER ✔✔subjective feelings of an abnormality in

the body


1: syndrome - ANSWER ✔✔etiology of a particular set of signs and

symptoms has not yet been determined


1: latent period - ANSWER ✔✔interval between exposure of a tissue

to an injurious agent and the first appearance of signs and symptoms


1: prodromal period - ANSWER ✔✔refers to the appearance of the

first signs and symptoms indicating the onset of a disease


1: Stage of manifest illness/acute phase - ANSWER ✔✔disease

reaches its full intensity, and signs and symptoms attain their greatest

severity


1: latent/ silent period - ANSWER ✔✔signs and symptoms may

become mild or disappear for a time

, 1: acute condition - ANSWER ✔✔relatively severe manifestations but

runs a short coarse measured in hours, days, or a few weeks


1: chronic condition - ANSWER ✔✔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 - ANSWER ✔✔sudden increase in the severity of a

disease


1: remission - ANSWER ✔✔an abatement or decline in severity of the

signs and symptoms of a disease


1: convalescence - ANSWER ✔✔stage of recovery after a disease,

injury, or surgical operation


1: sequela (sequelae) - ANSWER ✔✔subsequent pathologic

condition produced by a disease


1: validity/accuracy - ANSWER ✔✔the degree to which a

measurement reflects the true value of the object it is intended to

measure


1: reliability/precision - ANSWER ✔✔the ability of a test to give the

same result in repeated measurements

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