NURS2063 Essentials of Pathophysiology MOD 1 Questions and Answers

What is pathophysiology? Answer the study of abnormalities in physiologic functioning of living beings Pathophysiology is the base onto which all nursing care is provided "pathos" Answer suffering "physis" Answer Nature Etiology Answer study of the causes or reasons for phenomena - ID's casual factors and risk factors that may provoke disease or injury - Idiopathic: unknown cause - Iatrogenic: caused from medical treatment/procedure ex: tardive dyskensia, IV Infiltration Pathogenesis Answer development or evolution of disease, from initial stimulus to ultimate expression of manifestations of the disease - describes how etiologies lead to clinical manifestations ex: heart attack - means the heart is not work - due to lack of flowing O2 Clinical Manifestations Answer The presentation of the disease, as broken down into Signs and Symptoms Syndrome: A group of Signs and Symptoms for which the etiology has not yet been determined What are signs Answer Objective manifestations of disease observed or measured by others EX: broken bones, bruising, vitals What are symptoms Answer Subjective feelings of abnormality in the body EX: Nausea, pain, anxiet