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.
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,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
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, 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 during which first signs and/or
symptoms appear or onset of disease occurs.
Latent period - ANSWER✔✔-Refers to a period during an illness when
signs/symptoms temporarily become mild or silent.
Subclinical stage - ANSWER✔✔-Patient functions normally; disease
processes are well established.
Acuteclinical state - ANSWER✔✔-Short-lived, may have severe
manifestation.
Chronic clinical course - ANSWER✔✔-May last months to years,
sometimes following an acute course.
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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.
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,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
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, 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 during which first signs and/or
symptoms appear or onset of disease occurs.
Latent period - ANSWER✔✔-Refers to a period during an illness when
signs/symptoms temporarily become mild or silent.
Subclinical stage - ANSWER✔✔-Patient functions normally; disease
processes are well established.
Acuteclinical state - ANSWER✔✔-Short-lived, may have severe
manifestation.
Chronic clinical course - ANSWER✔✔-May last months to years,
sometimes following an acute course.
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