Unit 1 Radiographic Pathology
Pathology correct answers Study of disease
Disease correct answers Abnormal change in function or structure
Pathogenesis correct answers sequence of events leading up to disease
Etiology correct answers Study of the cause of a disease
Idiopathic correct answers No cause can be identified
Iatrogenic correct answers Are those adverse responses that occur from medical
treatment
Nosocomial correct answers caused by medical environment
Disease causes - Exogenous correct answers external (Trauma, Chemical,
Microbiological)
Disease causes - Endogenous correct answers internal (Vascular, Immunologic,
Metabolic)
Onset - Acute correct answers Quick onset
Onset - Chronic correct answers Presents slow and lasting long time
Virology correct answers study of viruses
Virulence correct answers ease at which you get sick, strength of an virus
Diagnosis correct answers Name of the disease the doctor believes you have
Prognosis correct answers Prediction of the course of the disease Ex: You have 3
weeks to live
Epidemiology correct answers Investigation of diseases in a large group
Morbidity correct answers Incidence of sickness sufficient to interfere with a patients
normal daily routine
Morbidity Rate correct answers the ratio of sick to well people
Pathology correct answers Study of disease
Disease correct answers Abnormal change in function or structure
Pathogenesis correct answers sequence of events leading up to disease
Etiology correct answers Study of the cause of a disease
Idiopathic correct answers No cause can be identified
Iatrogenic correct answers Are those adverse responses that occur from medical
treatment
Nosocomial correct answers caused by medical environment
Disease causes - Exogenous correct answers external (Trauma, Chemical,
Microbiological)
Disease causes - Endogenous correct answers internal (Vascular, Immunologic,
Metabolic)
Onset - Acute correct answers Quick onset
Onset - Chronic correct answers Presents slow and lasting long time
Virology correct answers study of viruses
Virulence correct answers ease at which you get sick, strength of an virus
Diagnosis correct answers Name of the disease the doctor believes you have
Prognosis correct answers Prediction of the course of the disease Ex: You have 3
weeks to live
Epidemiology correct answers Investigation of diseases in a large group
Morbidity correct answers Incidence of sickness sufficient to interfere with a patients
normal daily routine
Morbidity Rate correct answers the ratio of sick to well people
