NURS-UL 3366 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH PRECISE
AND FULLY SOLVED ANSWERS.
1) homeostasis -- Answer ✔✔ maintenance of constant conditions in the body's internal
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environment
2) compensation -- Answer ✔✔ the return to homeostasis after being challenged by a
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stressor
3) Glycogenolysis -- Answer ✔✔ breakdown of glycogen to glucose
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4) decompensation -- Answer ✔✔ the failure to compensate, adapt, doesn't return to
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homeostasis
5) disease -- Answer ✔✔ harmful condition of the body or mind
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6) disorder -- Answer ✔✔ disturbance in the healthiness of the body
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7) syndrome -- Answer ✔✔ a collection of symptoms
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8) risk factors -- Answer ✔✔ decors that contribute to or increase the probability that a
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disease will occur
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9) examples of risk factors -- Answer ✔✔ smoking, age, ethnicity, diet, environment
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10) precipitating factors -- Answer ✔✔ a condition or event that triggers a pathologic event
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or disorder
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11) examples of precipitating factors -- Answer ✔✔ asthma attacks can be precipitated by
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exertion
, 12) etiology -- Answer ✔✔ the cause of a disease, includes all factors that contribute to the
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development of the disease _ _ _
13) idiopathic -- Answer ✔✔ disease with unidentifiable cause
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14) iatrogenic -- Answer ✔✔ occurs as a result of medical treatment
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15) nosocomial infection -- Answer ✔✔ hospital acquired infection _ _ _ _ _ _ _
16) clinical manifestations -- Answer ✔✔ the demonstration of the presence of a sign or
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symptom
17) sign -- Answer ✔✔ manifestations that can only be objectively ideated by a trained
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18) symptoms -- Answer ✔✔ subjective manifestations that can be only reported by the
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person experiencing them _ _
19) local S&S -- Answer ✔✔ redness, swelling, heat, rash and lymphadenopathy in a
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particular area _
20) system S&S -- Answer ✔✔ fever, urticaria, malaise, systemic lymphadenopathy
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21) acute S&S -- Answer ✔✔ fairly rapid appearance of disease of several days, usually only
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last a short time
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22) chronic S&S -- Answer ✔✔ develop slowly and often insidious and last longer
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23) remissions -- Answer ✔✔ periods when S&S disappear of diminish significantly
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24) exacerbations -- Answer ✔✔ periods when S&S become worse or more severe _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
25) central -- Answer ✔✔ a problem that is occurring towards the center or core of the
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body
26) proximal -- Answer ✔✔ closer to the central area of the body
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AND FULLY SOLVED ANSWERS.
1) homeostasis -- Answer ✔✔ maintenance of constant conditions in the body's internal
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
environment
2) compensation -- Answer ✔✔ the return to homeostasis after being challenged by a
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
stressor
3) Glycogenolysis -- Answer ✔✔ breakdown of glycogen to glucose
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
4) decompensation -- Answer ✔✔ the failure to compensate, adapt, doesn't return to
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homeostasis
5) disease -- Answer ✔✔ harmful condition of the body or mind
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6) disorder -- Answer ✔✔ disturbance in the healthiness of the body
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7) syndrome -- Answer ✔✔ a collection of symptoms
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8) risk factors -- Answer ✔✔ decors that contribute to or increase the probability that a
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
disease will occur
_ _
9) examples of risk factors -- Answer ✔✔ smoking, age, ethnicity, diet, environment
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10) precipitating factors -- Answer ✔✔ a condition or event that triggers a pathologic event
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or disorder
_
11) examples of precipitating factors -- Answer ✔✔ asthma attacks can be precipitated by
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exertion
, 12) etiology -- Answer ✔✔ the cause of a disease, includes all factors that contribute to the
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development of the disease _ _ _
13) idiopathic -- Answer ✔✔ disease with unidentifiable cause
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14) iatrogenic -- Answer ✔✔ occurs as a result of medical treatment
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15) nosocomial infection -- Answer ✔✔ hospital acquired infection _ _ _ _ _ _ _
16) clinical manifestations -- Answer ✔✔ the demonstration of the presence of a sign or
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
symptom
17) sign -- Answer ✔✔ manifestations that can only be objectively ideated by a trained
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
18) symptoms -- Answer ✔✔ subjective manifestations that can be only reported by the
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
person experiencing them _ _
19) local S&S -- Answer ✔✔ redness, swelling, heat, rash and lymphadenopathy in a
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
particular area _
20) system S&S -- Answer ✔✔ fever, urticaria, malaise, systemic lymphadenopathy
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21) acute S&S -- Answer ✔✔ fairly rapid appearance of disease of several days, usually only
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last a short time
_ _ _
22) chronic S&S -- Answer ✔✔ develop slowly and often insidious and last longer
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23) remissions -- Answer ✔✔ periods when S&S disappear of diminish significantly
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24) exacerbations -- Answer ✔✔ periods when S&S become worse or more severe _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
25) central -- Answer ✔✔ a problem that is occurring towards the center or core of the
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body
26) proximal -- Answer ✔✔ closer to the central area of the body
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