PSW (Other Review) Questions and
Answers 100% Correct
Gerd - answerback-flow of stomach contents into the esophagus
Orthopnea - answer shortness of breath, difficulty breathing when lying down; ability to
breathe only in an upright position
Colitis - answer inflammation of the colon
Crohns - answer inflammatory condition of GI tract
Health - answer Physical, mental and social well-being - not merely the absence of
disease
Disease - answer A physiological disturbance that threatens well-being
Signs - answer Objective abnormalities measured by someone other than the patient
Symptoms - answer Subjective abnormalities felt only by the patient
Acute disease - answerSigns and symptoms develop suddenly, persist for short time
and then disappear
Chronic - answerDisease develops slowly, lasts long time-maybe for life
Communicable - answerDisease can be transmitted from one individual to another
Incubation - answerLatent stage when no signs and symptoms are present but disease
is establishing itself
Remission - answerReversal of symptoms in a chronic disease
Epidemiology - answerStudy of occurrence, distribution, transmission of disease in
humans
Endemic Diseases - answerNative to a local area
Epidemics - answerOccur when a disease affects many people at the same time
Pandemics - answerWidespread, even global, epidemics
,Holism - answerComplete - Physical, Emotional, Social, Spiritual, and Cognitive well
being
Physical Health - answerInfluenced by genetics and lifestyle, Eating nutritious diet
(CFG), Exercise regularly, Live in a smoke-free environment, Limit alcohol intake,
Adequate sleep, Live safely-use seat belts, bike helmets
Emotional Health - answerStrong self- esteem, self- awareness, self-control, Express
emotions effectively, You feel good about yourself
Social Health - answerStable and satisfying relationships, Approach others with respect
and warmth, Like and trust others
Spiritual Health - answerBelief in a purpose greater than self, Clear understanding of
right from wrong, May practise formal religion
Congnitive Health(intellectual health) - answerAn active and creative mind throughout
life, Open-minded, Eager to learn, Able to analyze, reason, solve problems
Etiology - answerThe study of the factors that cause a disease
Idiopathic - answerDiseases with undetermined causes
Pathogenesis - answerThe pattern of a disease's development
Pandemics - answerWidespread, even global, epidemics
Diverticulosis - answerthe presence of diverticula in the colon
Diverticulitis - answerinflammation of abnormal sac like outpouching of the intestinal
wall
Ostomy - answersurgical creation of an opening
Stoma - answeran artificial opening
ileostomy - answersurgically created opening between ileum and abdominal wall, entire
colon removed, liquid drainage
Colostomy - answersurgically created opening between the colon and the abdominal
wall, feces and flatus pass through the stoma, can be temporary or permanent, stool
may be liquid form or formed
Kussmaul Respiration - answerdeep, rapid respiration, characteristic of diabetic acidose
or other conditions causing acidosis
, Dyspnea - answerdifficult, laboured or painful breathing commonly caused by heart and
respiratory disorders.
Cheyne Stokes Respirations - answerrespirations that gradually increase in rate and
depth, then become shallow & slow, breathing may stop 10-20 seconds before starting
again.
Hyperventilation - answerrapid deep respirations, commonly caused by infections,
respiratory desease,
Hypoventilation - answerslow shallowrespirations, commonly caused bu lung
disordders, obesity, airway obstructions and side effects from drugs
Tachypnea - answerrapid (tachy) breathing (pnea), respirations are 24 or more per
minute, common causes are fever, exercise, pain, hypoxemia
Bradypnea - answerslow (brady) breathing (npea), respirations are fewer than 11 or 12
per minute, commonly caused by drug overdoses, nervous system disroders
Apnea - answerlack or absense (a) of breathing (pnea), occurs during cardio arrest,
respiratory arrest
Hypoxia - answera dificiency (hypo) of oxygenin cells (oxia), a result ofabnormal
respiratory function, causes are illness, desease, injury, surgery
optimal health - answerstate of achievable maximum well being in each of the five
dimensions
5 dimensions of optimal health - answer1-physical, 2-emotional, 3-social, 4-cognitive, 5-
spiritual
health in the past - answer1800 health was defined by what it was not, health was the
state of NOT being sick
health is affected by factors other than diseases: - answerby lifestyle and environment
holism - answerconcept that considers the whole person, social, emotional, physical,
cognitive and spiritual dimensions
WHO - answerworld health organization
world health organization states - answerhealth is a state of complete physical, mental,
social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
physical health - answeris achieved when the body is strong, fit, free from disease
Answers 100% Correct
Gerd - answerback-flow of stomach contents into the esophagus
Orthopnea - answer shortness of breath, difficulty breathing when lying down; ability to
breathe only in an upright position
Colitis - answer inflammation of the colon
Crohns - answer inflammatory condition of GI tract
Health - answer Physical, mental and social well-being - not merely the absence of
disease
Disease - answer A physiological disturbance that threatens well-being
Signs - answer Objective abnormalities measured by someone other than the patient
Symptoms - answer Subjective abnormalities felt only by the patient
Acute disease - answerSigns and symptoms develop suddenly, persist for short time
and then disappear
Chronic - answerDisease develops slowly, lasts long time-maybe for life
Communicable - answerDisease can be transmitted from one individual to another
Incubation - answerLatent stage when no signs and symptoms are present but disease
is establishing itself
Remission - answerReversal of symptoms in a chronic disease
Epidemiology - answerStudy of occurrence, distribution, transmission of disease in
humans
Endemic Diseases - answerNative to a local area
Epidemics - answerOccur when a disease affects many people at the same time
Pandemics - answerWidespread, even global, epidemics
,Holism - answerComplete - Physical, Emotional, Social, Spiritual, and Cognitive well
being
Physical Health - answerInfluenced by genetics and lifestyle, Eating nutritious diet
(CFG), Exercise regularly, Live in a smoke-free environment, Limit alcohol intake,
Adequate sleep, Live safely-use seat belts, bike helmets
Emotional Health - answerStrong self- esteem, self- awareness, self-control, Express
emotions effectively, You feel good about yourself
Social Health - answerStable and satisfying relationships, Approach others with respect
and warmth, Like and trust others
Spiritual Health - answerBelief in a purpose greater than self, Clear understanding of
right from wrong, May practise formal religion
Congnitive Health(intellectual health) - answerAn active and creative mind throughout
life, Open-minded, Eager to learn, Able to analyze, reason, solve problems
Etiology - answerThe study of the factors that cause a disease
Idiopathic - answerDiseases with undetermined causes
Pathogenesis - answerThe pattern of a disease's development
Pandemics - answerWidespread, even global, epidemics
Diverticulosis - answerthe presence of diverticula in the colon
Diverticulitis - answerinflammation of abnormal sac like outpouching of the intestinal
wall
Ostomy - answersurgical creation of an opening
Stoma - answeran artificial opening
ileostomy - answersurgically created opening between ileum and abdominal wall, entire
colon removed, liquid drainage
Colostomy - answersurgically created opening between the colon and the abdominal
wall, feces and flatus pass through the stoma, can be temporary or permanent, stool
may be liquid form or formed
Kussmaul Respiration - answerdeep, rapid respiration, characteristic of diabetic acidose
or other conditions causing acidosis
, Dyspnea - answerdifficult, laboured or painful breathing commonly caused by heart and
respiratory disorders.
Cheyne Stokes Respirations - answerrespirations that gradually increase in rate and
depth, then become shallow & slow, breathing may stop 10-20 seconds before starting
again.
Hyperventilation - answerrapid deep respirations, commonly caused by infections,
respiratory desease,
Hypoventilation - answerslow shallowrespirations, commonly caused bu lung
disordders, obesity, airway obstructions and side effects from drugs
Tachypnea - answerrapid (tachy) breathing (pnea), respirations are 24 or more per
minute, common causes are fever, exercise, pain, hypoxemia
Bradypnea - answerslow (brady) breathing (npea), respirations are fewer than 11 or 12
per minute, commonly caused by drug overdoses, nervous system disroders
Apnea - answerlack or absense (a) of breathing (pnea), occurs during cardio arrest,
respiratory arrest
Hypoxia - answera dificiency (hypo) of oxygenin cells (oxia), a result ofabnormal
respiratory function, causes are illness, desease, injury, surgery
optimal health - answerstate of achievable maximum well being in each of the five
dimensions
5 dimensions of optimal health - answer1-physical, 2-emotional, 3-social, 4-cognitive, 5-
spiritual
health in the past - answer1800 health was defined by what it was not, health was the
state of NOT being sick
health is affected by factors other than diseases: - answerby lifestyle and environment
holism - answerconcept that considers the whole person, social, emotional, physical,
cognitive and spiritual dimensions
WHO - answerworld health organization
world health organization states - answerhealth is a state of complete physical, mental,
social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
physical health - answeris achieved when the body is strong, fit, free from disease
