APPLIED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY A CONCEPTUAL APPROACH TO THE
MECHANISMS 4 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A
A+
⩥ asymptomatic. Answer: showing no symptoms of disease
⩥ chronic. Answer: Long-standing, constant. Opposite of acute
⩥ clinical manifestations. Answer: the presenting signs and symptoms of
the disease
⩥ complications. Answer: New secondary or additional problems
⩥ concept. Answer: a general idea that can be applied to similar
situations
⩥ diagnosis. Answer: the process of discovering exactly what is wrong
with someone or something, by examining them closely
, ⩥ disease. Answer: the functional impairment of cells, tissues, organs, or
organ systems.
⩥ endemic. Answer: When the incidence and prevalence of a disease are
predictable and stable
⩥ epidemic. Answer: A dramatic increase in disease incidence in a
population and represents a rate considerably above the endemic rate.
⩥ epidemiology. Answer: the study of disease in populations
⩥ etiology. Answer: precise cause of disease
⩥ exacerbation. Answer: the flaring of symptoms
⩥ function. Answer: how these component parts (body structures)
operate together
⩥ health. Answer: the perceived wholeness of body, mind, and spirit
⩥ homeostasis. Answer: dynamic balance in the body marked by the
appropriate and effective response to stimuli, thereby keeping the body
in a steady state.
MECHANISMS 4 TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A
A+
⩥ asymptomatic. Answer: showing no symptoms of disease
⩥ chronic. Answer: Long-standing, constant. Opposite of acute
⩥ clinical manifestations. Answer: the presenting signs and symptoms of
the disease
⩥ complications. Answer: New secondary or additional problems
⩥ concept. Answer: a general idea that can be applied to similar
situations
⩥ diagnosis. Answer: the process of discovering exactly what is wrong
with someone or something, by examining them closely
, ⩥ disease. Answer: the functional impairment of cells, tissues, organs, or
organ systems.
⩥ endemic. Answer: When the incidence and prevalence of a disease are
predictable and stable
⩥ epidemic. Answer: A dramatic increase in disease incidence in a
population and represents a rate considerably above the endemic rate.
⩥ epidemiology. Answer: the study of disease in populations
⩥ etiology. Answer: precise cause of disease
⩥ exacerbation. Answer: the flaring of symptoms
⩥ function. Answer: how these component parts (body structures)
operate together
⩥ health. Answer: the perceived wholeness of body, mind, and spirit
⩥ homeostasis. Answer: dynamic balance in the body marked by the
appropriate and effective response to stimuli, thereby keeping the body
in a steady state.
