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Chapter 1; Mechanisms of disease, diagnosis,
and treatment. Exam Questions And
Answers |Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass.
Pain Relief - Answer✔In it's acute form can be treated with narcotics or opioid-related drugs. In
it's chronic form it is often treated with acetaminophen, steroids, or antiinflammatory agents.
Antidepressants and anticonvulsants can be used for the chronic neuropathic form. May also
include physical therapy, massage, and acupuncture may also be used to support this.
Adipose - Answer✔Fatty tissue; loose connective tissue
Alopecia - Answer✔Hair loss from the scalp or elsewhere on the body
Analgesic - Answer✔Acting to relieve pain
Cognitive - Answer✔The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding
Dysfunction - Answer✔Impaired or abnormal functioning
Ectopic - Answer✔A pregnancy in which the fertilized egg implants outside of the uterus
Endometrial - Answer✔The mucous membrane lining the uterus
Genetic - Answer✔The study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics
Hematopoietic - Answer✔Pertaining to hematopoiesis; the production of all types of blood cells
Hypervitaminosis - Answer✔A condition of abnormally high storage levels of vitamins, leading
to a toxic condition
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Nosocomial - Answer✔Disease originating in the hospital
Palliative - Answer✔Relieving pain without dealing with the cause of the condition
Preoperatively - Answer✔Occurring, performed, or administered before and/or close to surgical
operation
Reflexology - Answer✔The application of appropriate pressure to specific points/areas on the
feet, hands, and ears
Systemic - Answer✔Relating to a system, especially opposed to a particular part
Transcutaneous - Answer✔Existing, applied, or measured across the depth of the skin
Transient - Answer✔Lasting only for a short time; impermanent
Urticaria - Answer✔A skin rash triggered by a reaction to food, medicine, or other irritants
Visceral - Answer✔Relating to deep inward feelings rather than to the intellect
Differential - Answer✔Of, showing, or depending on a difference; differing or varying according
to circumstances or relevant factors
Allergen - Answer✔A substance that causes an allergic reaction
Antigen - Answer✔A toxin or other foreign substance that induces an immune response in the
body
Auscultation - Answer✔The action of listening to the sounds of organs, typically with a
stethoscope
Biopsy - Answer✔An examination of tissue removed from a living body to discover the
presence, cause, extent of a disease
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Chapter 1; Mechanisms of disease, diagnosis,
and treatment. Exam Questions And
Answers |Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass.
Pain Relief - Answer✔In it's acute form can be treated with narcotics or opioid-related drugs. In
it's chronic form it is often treated with acetaminophen, steroids, or antiinflammatory agents.
Antidepressants and anticonvulsants can be used for the chronic neuropathic form. May also
include physical therapy, massage, and acupuncture may also be used to support this.
Adipose - Answer✔Fatty tissue; loose connective tissue
Alopecia - Answer✔Hair loss from the scalp or elsewhere on the body
Analgesic - Answer✔Acting to relieve pain
Cognitive - Answer✔The mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding
Dysfunction - Answer✔Impaired or abnormal functioning
Ectopic - Answer✔A pregnancy in which the fertilized egg implants outside of the uterus
Endometrial - Answer✔The mucous membrane lining the uterus
Genetic - Answer✔The study of heredity and the variation of inherited characteristics
Hematopoietic - Answer✔Pertaining to hematopoiesis; the production of all types of blood cells
Hypervitaminosis - Answer✔A condition of abnormally high storage levels of vitamins, leading
to a toxic condition
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Nosocomial - Answer✔Disease originating in the hospital
Palliative - Answer✔Relieving pain without dealing with the cause of the condition
Preoperatively - Answer✔Occurring, performed, or administered before and/or close to surgical
operation
Reflexology - Answer✔The application of appropriate pressure to specific points/areas on the
feet, hands, and ears
Systemic - Answer✔Relating to a system, especially opposed to a particular part
Transcutaneous - Answer✔Existing, applied, or measured across the depth of the skin
Transient - Answer✔Lasting only for a short time; impermanent
Urticaria - Answer✔A skin rash triggered by a reaction to food, medicine, or other irritants
Visceral - Answer✔Relating to deep inward feelings rather than to the intellect
Differential - Answer✔Of, showing, or depending on a difference; differing or varying according
to circumstances or relevant factors
Allergen - Answer✔A substance that causes an allergic reaction
Antigen - Answer✔A toxin or other foreign substance that induces an immune response in the
body
Auscultation - Answer✔The action of listening to the sounds of organs, typically with a
stethoscope
Biopsy - Answer✔An examination of tissue removed from a living body to discover the
presence, cause, extent of a disease
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