ADVANTAGE FOR PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
INTRODUCTORY CONCEPTS AND
CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES FINAL PAPER
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS FULL
REVIEW GUIDE
●● Pathology
Answer: study of structural alterations in cells, tissues, and organs that
help to identify the cause of disease.
●● Pathogenesis
Answer: pattern of tissue changes associated with development of
disease
●● Etiology
Answer: study of the cause(s) if disease and /or injury
●● Idiopathic
Answer: diseases with no identifiable cause
●● Iatrogenic
Answer: diseases and/or injury as a result of medical intervention
,●● Clinical manifestations
Answer: signs and symptoms
●● Nosocomial
Answer: diseases acquired as a consequence of being in a hospital
environment
●● Diagnosis
Answer: naming or identification of a disease
●● Prognosis
Answer: expected outcome of a disease
●● Acute disease
Answer: sudden appearance of signs and symptoms lasting a short time.
●● Chronic disease
Answer: develops more slowly, lasting a long time or a lifetime
●● Remission
Answer: periods when clinical manifestations disappear or diminish
significantly
, ●● Exacerbation
Answer: periods when clinical manifestations become worse or more
severe
●● Sequelae
Answer: any abnormal conditions that follow and are the result of a
disease treatment, or injury
●● Diffusion
Answer: movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an
area of low concentration
●● Osmosis
Answer: water from higher area of water/less concentrated solutes to
smaller area of water/more concentrated solutes
●● Filtration
Answer: removal of particles from a solution by allowing the liquid
portion to pass through a membrane or other partial barrier
●● Hydrostatic
Answer: the science of properties of fluids in equilibrium
INTRODUCTORY CONCEPTS AND
CLINICAL PERSPECTIVES FINAL PAPER
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS FULL
REVIEW GUIDE
●● Pathology
Answer: study of structural alterations in cells, tissues, and organs that
help to identify the cause of disease.
●● Pathogenesis
Answer: pattern of tissue changes associated with development of
disease
●● Etiology
Answer: study of the cause(s) if disease and /or injury
●● Idiopathic
Answer: diseases with no identifiable cause
●● Iatrogenic
Answer: diseases and/or injury as a result of medical intervention
,●● Clinical manifestations
Answer: signs and symptoms
●● Nosocomial
Answer: diseases acquired as a consequence of being in a hospital
environment
●● Diagnosis
Answer: naming or identification of a disease
●● Prognosis
Answer: expected outcome of a disease
●● Acute disease
Answer: sudden appearance of signs and symptoms lasting a short time.
●● Chronic disease
Answer: develops more slowly, lasting a long time or a lifetime
●● Remission
Answer: periods when clinical manifestations disappear or diminish
significantly
, ●● Exacerbation
Answer: periods when clinical manifestations become worse or more
severe
●● Sequelae
Answer: any abnormal conditions that follow and are the result of a
disease treatment, or injury
●● Diffusion
Answer: movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an
area of low concentration
●● Osmosis
Answer: water from higher area of water/less concentrated solutes to
smaller area of water/more concentrated solutes
●● Filtration
Answer: removal of particles from a solution by allowing the liquid
portion to pass through a membrane or other partial barrier
●● Hydrostatic
Answer: the science of properties of fluids in equilibrium
