NUR_631_ADVANCED_PHYSIOLOGY_PATHOPHYSIOLOGY_MIDTERM_2026_TEST_PAPER.pdf

NUR 631 ADVANCED PHYSIOLOGY
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY MIDTERM 2026
TEST PAPER VERIFIED QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS

◉ Cause of infectious diseases.
Answer: specific pathogens: bacteria, virus; not the symptoms they
produce


◉ Manifestations.
Answer: Clinical findings: fever, rash, sore throat, malaise, joint
stiffness


◉ causative agent.
Answer: positive culture, guides treatment


◉ What do antibiotics do?.
Answer: target the pathogen, not the symptoms


◉ Subclinical (latent) stage.
Answer: disease processes are active
no oberservable signs or symptoms

, patient functions normally


◉ prodromal stage.
Answer: early vague symptoms (malaise, fatigue)


◉ Acute Stage.
Answer: full expression of symptoms


◉ convalescence.
Answer: recovery and return to normal function


◉ What is activated by stress?.
Answer: hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis


◉ Influence of stress on immune regulation.
Answer: cortisol suppresses immune activity:
PARTICULARLY Th1 (cell-mediated immunity)


this suppression increases susceptibility to infection


◉ chronic stress.
Answer: leads to prolonged immune suppression