NUR 231 Pathophysiology Exam#1 Questions With Verified Answers 2024/2025
NUR 231 Pathophysiology Exam#1 Questions With Verified Answers 2024/2025 Idiopathic infection Diseases that have no identifiable cause Iatrogenic infection Diseases that occur as a result of medical treatment Acute infection short term infection many times is more severe but with sudden onset and short duration Nosocomial infection infection obtained while in healthcare setting Communicable infection contagious Insidious disease disease with no symptoms until opportunity presents itself ex) AIDS Epidemiology Study of the disease in the population Mortality actual death; death rate Morbidity How many people come down with it? How does the disease affect the individual? Prevalence Number of cases in population during specified period. Incidence Number of new cases occurring in specified period. Hypertrophy overgrowth of a muscle cells ventricular hypertrophy
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