NURB 3050 Exam #1- Concepts of Health &
Disease, Cellular Adaptation, Inflammatory,
Genetics, Immunity, & Infection Exam
questions with correct answers
This |organization |was |formed |in |1948 |& |defines |health |as |a |state |of |complete |physical, |mental, |& |
social |well-being |& |not |merely |the |absence |of |disease |& |infirmity |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-World |
Health |Organization |(WHO)
Organization |formed |in |1977 |that |says |"all |citizens |of |the |world |reach |a |level |of |health |by |the |year |
2000 |that |allows |them |to |live |a |socially |& |economically |productive |life." |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
World |Health |Assembly
Health |is |an |interaction |between |an |individual's |biology |& |behavior, |physical |& |social |environments, |
government |policies |& |interventions, |& |access |to |quality |health |care |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Healthy |
People |2010
determining |the |likelihood |or |how |well |the |test |of |observation |identifies |people |with |or |without |a |
disease |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-sensitivity |& |specificity
describes |the |effects |an |illness |has |on |a |person's |life |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-morbidity
the |extent |to |which |a |measurement |tool |measure |what |it |is |intended |to |measure |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-validity
focus |on |the |gross |or |microscopic |changes |of |the |bacteria |or |virus |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
morphologic |changes
describes |the |evolution |of |the |disease |process |in |detail |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-clinical |course
,the |extent |to |which |an |observation |or |test |result |is |able |to |predict |the |presence |of |a |given |disease |or
|condition |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-predictive |value
The |mechanism |of |high |blood |pressure |is |an |example |of |___________. |
A. |physiology |
B. |pathology |
C. |pathophysiology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-C. |pathophysiology
How |the |disease |progresses |from |the |beginning |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-pathogenesis
not |clinically |apparent- |no |apparent |symptoms; |usually |have |to |be |diagnosed |by |a |blood |test |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-subclinical |disease
Potential |unwanted |outcomes |of |primary |condition |~ex. |limb |paralysis |after |traumatic |injury |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-sequelae
designation |as |to |the |nature |or |cause |of |a |health |problem |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-diagnosis
the |extent |to |which |an |observation, |when |repeated, |gives |the |same |result |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
reliability
can |be |either |an |existing |case |or |the |number |of |new |episodes |or |the |number |of |new |episodes |of |a |
particular |illness |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-disease |case
TRUE |OR |FALSE |
epidemiologists |use |a |number |of |different |factors |to |describe |the |steps |of |a |disease |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-false
use |the |simultaneous |collection |of |information |to |classify |exposure |& |outcome |status |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-cross-sectional |studies
,Which |of |the |following |are |causes |of |disease? |
A. |biologic |agents |
B. |physical |forces |
C. |chemical |agents |
D. |nutritional |excesses |or |deficits |
E. |all |of |the |above |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-E. |all |of |the |above
involve |groups |born |approximately |at |the |same |time |or |who |share |some |characteristics |of |interest |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-cohort |studies
compare |case |subjects |to |control |subjects |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-case-control |studies
the |conscientious, |explicit, |& |judicious |use |of |current |best |evidence |in |making |decisions |about |the |
care |of |individual |patients |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-evidence-based |practice
preventing |further |deterioration |or |reducing |complication |of |disease |
(ex. |antibiotic |use) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-tertiary |prevention
detecting |disease |when |still |curable |
(ex. |pap |smear) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-secondary |prevention
removing |risk |factors, |so |disease |does |not |occur |
(ex. |immunizations) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-primary |prevention
, pertains |to |the |causes |of |death |in |a |given |population |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-mortality
a |measure |of |existing |disease |in |a |population |at |a |given |point |in |time |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
prevalence
the |number |of |new |cases |arising |in |a |population |at |risk |during |a |specified |time |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-incidence
identifies |people |without |the |disease; |identifies |true |negatives |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-specificity
identifies |people |with |the |disease; |identifies |true |positives |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-sensitivity
Which |of |the |following |best |describes |the |term |etiology? |
A. |the |study |of |disease |progression |
B. |the |study |of |disease |cause |
C. |the |study |of |disease |populations |
D. |the |study |of |disease |resolution |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-B. |the |study |of |disease |cause
The |probability |of |recovery |
best |guess~based |on |statistics |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-prognosis
period |of |recovery |time~ |returning |to |normal |state |of |health |~ |resuming |HOMEOSTASIS |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-convalescence
signs |& |symptoms |are |present; |very |obvious |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-clinical |disease
not |as |severe |as |acute |& |not |as |long |as |chronic |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-subacute
Disease, Cellular Adaptation, Inflammatory,
Genetics, Immunity, & Infection Exam
questions with correct answers
This |organization |was |formed |in |1948 |& |defines |health |as |a |state |of |complete |physical, |mental, |& |
social |well-being |& |not |merely |the |absence |of |disease |& |infirmity |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-World |
Health |Organization |(WHO)
Organization |formed |in |1977 |that |says |"all |citizens |of |the |world |reach |a |level |of |health |by |the |year |
2000 |that |allows |them |to |live |a |socially |& |economically |productive |life." |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
World |Health |Assembly
Health |is |an |interaction |between |an |individual's |biology |& |behavior, |physical |& |social |environments, |
government |policies |& |interventions, |& |access |to |quality |health |care |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-Healthy |
People |2010
determining |the |likelihood |or |how |well |the |test |of |observation |identifies |people |with |or |without |a |
disease |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-sensitivity |& |specificity
describes |the |effects |an |illness |has |on |a |person's |life |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-morbidity
the |extent |to |which |a |measurement |tool |measure |what |it |is |intended |to |measure |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-validity
focus |on |the |gross |or |microscopic |changes |of |the |bacteria |or |virus |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
morphologic |changes
describes |the |evolution |of |the |disease |process |in |detail |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-clinical |course
,the |extent |to |which |an |observation |or |test |result |is |able |to |predict |the |presence |of |a |given |disease |or
|condition |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-predictive |value
The |mechanism |of |high |blood |pressure |is |an |example |of |___________. |
A. |physiology |
B. |pathology |
C. |pathophysiology |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-C. |pathophysiology
How |the |disease |progresses |from |the |beginning |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-pathogenesis
not |clinically |apparent- |no |apparent |symptoms; |usually |have |to |be |diagnosed |by |a |blood |test |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-subclinical |disease
Potential |unwanted |outcomes |of |primary |condition |~ex. |limb |paralysis |after |traumatic |injury |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-sequelae
designation |as |to |the |nature |or |cause |of |a |health |problem |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-diagnosis
the |extent |to |which |an |observation, |when |repeated, |gives |the |same |result |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
reliability
can |be |either |an |existing |case |or |the |number |of |new |episodes |or |the |number |of |new |episodes |of |a |
particular |illness |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-disease |case
TRUE |OR |FALSE |
epidemiologists |use |a |number |of |different |factors |to |describe |the |steps |of |a |disease |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-false
use |the |simultaneous |collection |of |information |to |classify |exposure |& |outcome |status |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-cross-sectional |studies
,Which |of |the |following |are |causes |of |disease? |
A. |biologic |agents |
B. |physical |forces |
C. |chemical |agents |
D. |nutritional |excesses |or |deficits |
E. |all |of |the |above |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-E. |all |of |the |above
involve |groups |born |approximately |at |the |same |time |or |who |share |some |characteristics |of |interest |- |
VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-cohort |studies
compare |case |subjects |to |control |subjects |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-case-control |studies
the |conscientious, |explicit, |& |judicious |use |of |current |best |evidence |in |making |decisions |about |the |
care |of |individual |patients |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-evidence-based |practice
preventing |further |deterioration |or |reducing |complication |of |disease |
(ex. |antibiotic |use) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-tertiary |prevention
detecting |disease |when |still |curable |
(ex. |pap |smear) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-secondary |prevention
removing |risk |factors, |so |disease |does |not |occur |
(ex. |immunizations) |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-primary |prevention
, pertains |to |the |causes |of |death |in |a |given |population |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-mortality
a |measure |of |existing |disease |in |a |population |at |a |given |point |in |time |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-
prevalence
the |number |of |new |cases |arising |in |a |population |at |risk |during |a |specified |time |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-incidence
identifies |people |without |the |disease; |identifies |true |negatives |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-specificity
identifies |people |with |the |disease; |identifies |true |positives |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-sensitivity
Which |of |the |following |best |describes |the |term |etiology? |
A. |the |study |of |disease |progression |
B. |the |study |of |disease |cause |
C. |the |study |of |disease |populations |
D. |the |study |of |disease |resolution |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-B. |the |study |of |disease |cause
The |probability |of |recovery |
best |guess~based |on |statistics |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-prognosis
period |of |recovery |time~ |returning |to |normal |state |of |health |~ |resuming |HOMEOSTASIS |- |VERIFIED |
ANSWER✔✔-convalescence
signs |& |symptoms |are |present; |very |obvious |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-clinical |disease
not |as |severe |as |acute |& |not |as |long |as |chronic |- |VERIFIED |ANSWER✔✔-subacute
