UNDERSTANDING PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
CHAPTER 40 FINAL PAPER SOLVED
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
◉ prevalence.
Answer: a measure of all existing disease cases at a point in time
◉ Morbidity.
Answer: a diseased state
◉ mortality.
Answer: death
◉ homeostasis.
Answer: a physiologic steady state; stable internal environment
*Under stress, the body attempts to maintain this state
◉ allostasis.
, Answer: a dynamic process that maintains or re-establishes
homeostasis or balance in response to stressors and changes in the
environment
*Maintaining stability through change, RETURNS the body to
homeostasis
◉ compensatory mechanisms.
Answer: physiologic changes initiated when the body is under stress
and attempts to maintain homeostasis
◉ Should compensatory mechanisms chronically be turned on?.
Answer: NO, meant to be short-term responses to disturbances in
homeostasis. although critically important in responding to trauma
and acute illness they need to TURN OFF eventually
◉ Stress.
Answer: real or perceived threat to the balance of homeostasis
◉ What do acute illnesses, hospitalizations and surgery have in
common when it comes to stress?.
Answer: They all are associated with stress responses
◉ How does the body response to stress?.
CHAPTER 40 FINAL PAPER SOLVED
QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
◉ prevalence.
Answer: a measure of all existing disease cases at a point in time
◉ Morbidity.
Answer: a diseased state
◉ mortality.
Answer: death
◉ homeostasis.
Answer: a physiologic steady state; stable internal environment
*Under stress, the body attempts to maintain this state
◉ allostasis.
, Answer: a dynamic process that maintains or re-establishes
homeostasis or balance in response to stressors and changes in the
environment
*Maintaining stability through change, RETURNS the body to
homeostasis
◉ compensatory mechanisms.
Answer: physiologic changes initiated when the body is under stress
and attempts to maintain homeostasis
◉ Should compensatory mechanisms chronically be turned on?.
Answer: NO, meant to be short-term responses to disturbances in
homeostasis. although critically important in responding to trauma
and acute illness they need to TURN OFF eventually
◉ Stress.
Answer: real or perceived threat to the balance of homeostasis
◉ What do acute illnesses, hospitalizations and surgery have in
common when it comes to stress?.
Answer: They all are associated with stress responses
◉ How does the body response to stress?.
