NURS 351: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

The study of what happens when normal anatomy and physiology are altered - answerpathophysiology The absence of disease including the wellness of the mind, body and spirit - answerhealth A disorder of structure or function in a human, animal or plant - answerdisease Hereditary - answerfamilies Congenital - answerpresent at birth Developmental - answerat certain stages of life Inflammatory - answerinvolves the inflammatory system Degenerative - answeraging process Metabolic - answerendocrine/GI Neoplastic - answercancer Etiology - answerstudy of disease causation Idiopathic - answerunknown cause Iatrogenic - answerunintended effect Pathogenesis - answerhow a disease develops Acute - answershort term, resolves quickly Chronic - answerfewer notable signs and may never resolve completely Manifestationsn - answerclinical effects or evidence of disease Syndrome - answergroup of signs/symptoms that occur together Decrease in function to maintain homeostasis - answernegative feedback Negative feedback example - answerblood sugar regulation Increase in function to maintain homeostasis - answerpositive feedback Positive feedback example - answerchildbirth Using drugs to prevent, diagnose and/or treat s&s of disease processes - answerdrug therapy Drugs are classified according to effects on what 3 things? - answerspecific body systems, therapeutic uses, chemical characteristics