Advanced Pathophysiology Exam 1
Questions And All Correct Answers.
Pathology - Answer medical discipline, focuses on structural alterations in tissues and organs
Pathophysiology - Answer study of functional alterations at the molecular, cellular, tissue, and organ
levels that are involved in disease states and how it applies to medical treatment & patient care
Disease - Answer loss of homeostasis, or when physical/mental capacities cannot be fully utilized. An
interruption, cessation, or disorder in the function of an organ/system
Etiology - Answer cause of a disease/injury
Idiopathic - Answer when etiology is unknown, the disease is called
Genetic Disease - Answer genes are responsible for a structural or functional defect. Ex: hemophilia -
happens @ or after birth
Congenital Disease - Answer genetic information is intact, but the intrauterine environment interferes
w/ normal development. Ex: heart disease, neural tube defects, CF - present before birth
Acquired Disease - Answer caused by factors encountered after birth (biological/chemical agents,
physical forces)
Clinical Manifestations - Answer s/s associated w/ as well as alterations in diagnostic tests &
biochemical analyses of body fluids
Symptoms - Answer subjective, apparent only to pt. Ex: fatigue, back pain
Signs - Answer Objective indication of disease, observable
Questions And All Correct Answers.
Pathology - Answer medical discipline, focuses on structural alterations in tissues and organs
Pathophysiology - Answer study of functional alterations at the molecular, cellular, tissue, and organ
levels that are involved in disease states and how it applies to medical treatment & patient care
Disease - Answer loss of homeostasis, or when physical/mental capacities cannot be fully utilized. An
interruption, cessation, or disorder in the function of an organ/system
Etiology - Answer cause of a disease/injury
Idiopathic - Answer when etiology is unknown, the disease is called
Genetic Disease - Answer genes are responsible for a structural or functional defect. Ex: hemophilia -
happens @ or after birth
Congenital Disease - Answer genetic information is intact, but the intrauterine environment interferes
w/ normal development. Ex: heart disease, neural tube defects, CF - present before birth
Acquired Disease - Answer caused by factors encountered after birth (biological/chemical agents,
physical forces)
Clinical Manifestations - Answer s/s associated w/ as well as alterations in diagnostic tests &
biochemical analyses of body fluids
Symptoms - Answer subjective, apparent only to pt. Ex: fatigue, back pain
Signs - Answer Objective indication of disease, observable
