West Coast University Pathophysiology Week 1 Ch. 1, Ch. 2, Ch.4, Ch.7 Exam Questions and Answers

West Coast University Pathophysiology Week 1 Ch. 1, Ch. 2, Ch.4, Ch.7 Exam Questions and Answers Etiology -Answer-The known cause for the disease. The study of causes/reasons for phenomena. Identify's causal factors acting in concert that provoke a particular disease or injury. Pathophysiology -Answer-The study of disease process. Idiopathic -Answer-The cause of the disease is unknown Iatrogenic -Answer-Causes results from unintended or unwanted medical treatment. Example: Mistakes made in surgery, or dispensing the wrong medication. Risk factor -Answer-Is the likelihood of the disease. Pathogenesis -Answer-Development or evolution of disease, from initial stimulus to ultimate expression of manifestation of disease. Symptoms -Answer-Subjective feeling of abnormality in the body. Signs -Answer-Objective or observed manifestation of disease, can be measured. Syndrome -Answer-A set of signs and symptoms not yet determined to delineate a disease. Modifiable risk factors -Answer-Hygiene Diet Exercise Smoking Drinking Preexisting condition (if condition can be managed by diet, exercise, etc.) Non-modifiable risk factors -Answer-Family history Age Gender Race/ethnicity SOAP note -Answer-The SOAP note (an acronym for subjective, objective, assessment, and plan) is a method of documentation employed by health care providers to write out notes in a patient's chart, along with other common formats, such as the admission note. Latent period -Answer-Time between exposure of tissue to injurious agent and first appearance of symptoms. Prodromal period -Answer-Time duri