Porth's Pathophysiology Chapter 1 Questions
with the Correct Answers 2025
Pathophysiology - correct answers-- Physiology of altered health
- Disordered physiological process associated with disease or injury
Health (WHO Definition) - correct answers-"State of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity."
1948 definition
Determinants of Health (Healthy People 2020) - correct answers-- Attain lives free of preventable
disease, disability, injury, and premature death
- Achieve health equity and eliminate disparities
- Promote good health for all
- Promote healthy behaviors across the lifespan
Disease Process Aspects - correct answers-- Etiology
- Pathogenesis
- Morphologic Changes
- Clinical Manifestations
- Diagnosis
- Clinical Course
Etiologic Factors - correct answers-Causes of a congenital or acquired disease
- most disease-causing agents are nonspecific
- most disease states do not have a single cause
- most disease processes have multifactorial etiologies
- multiple predisposing factors are often referred to as risk factors
Recognized Etiologic Factors - correct answers-- biologic agents (e.g., bacteria, viruses);
- physical forces (e.g., trauma, burns, radiation);
- chemical agents (e.g., poisons, ethanol);
- genetic inheritance; and
- nutritional excesses or deficits
with the Correct Answers 2025
Pathophysiology - correct answers-- Physiology of altered health
- Disordered physiological process associated with disease or injury
Health (WHO Definition) - correct answers-"State of complete physical, mental, and social well-being
and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity."
1948 definition
Determinants of Health (Healthy People 2020) - correct answers-- Attain lives free of preventable
disease, disability, injury, and premature death
- Achieve health equity and eliminate disparities
- Promote good health for all
- Promote healthy behaviors across the lifespan
Disease Process Aspects - correct answers-- Etiology
- Pathogenesis
- Morphologic Changes
- Clinical Manifestations
- Diagnosis
- Clinical Course
Etiologic Factors - correct answers-Causes of a congenital or acquired disease
- most disease-causing agents are nonspecific
- most disease states do not have a single cause
- most disease processes have multifactorial etiologies
- multiple predisposing factors are often referred to as risk factors
Recognized Etiologic Factors - correct answers-- biologic agents (e.g., bacteria, viruses);
- physical forces (e.g., trauma, burns, radiation);
- chemical agents (e.g., poisons, ethanol);
- genetic inheritance; and
- nutritional excesses or deficits
