PNP301 intro, spinal cord + TBI Study
Guide Exam and Actual Answers.
Etiology - Answer cause(s) or reason(s) for a disease
Pathogenesis - Answer development of or evolution of a disease, from the initial stimulus to
the final stage of the disease
manifestations - Answer signs & symptoms
Idiopathic - Answer the causes of the condition are unknown
Iatrogenic - Answer disease/condition was caused unintentionally by a medical treatment
risk factor - Answer if this etiological factor is present, the probability of disease development
is increased
clinical manifestations - Answer indications that the disease exists in a person
signs - Answer observed and measured through clinical examination or by biochemical analysis
or diagnostic imaging
symptoms - Answer subjective feelings of an abnormality in the body; reported by the affected
individual
incubation period - Answer the interval between exposure to an injurious agent and the first
appearance of signs and symptoms
prodromal period - Answer the appearance of the first signs and symptoms - onset of disease
acute phase - Answer disease reaches full intensity - greatest severity of signs and symptoms
Guide Exam and Actual Answers.
Etiology - Answer cause(s) or reason(s) for a disease
Pathogenesis - Answer development of or evolution of a disease, from the initial stimulus to
the final stage of the disease
manifestations - Answer signs & symptoms
Idiopathic - Answer the causes of the condition are unknown
Iatrogenic - Answer disease/condition was caused unintentionally by a medical treatment
risk factor - Answer if this etiological factor is present, the probability of disease development
is increased
clinical manifestations - Answer indications that the disease exists in a person
signs - Answer observed and measured through clinical examination or by biochemical analysis
or diagnostic imaging
symptoms - Answer subjective feelings of an abnormality in the body; reported by the affected
individual
incubation period - Answer the interval between exposure to an injurious agent and the first
appearance of signs and symptoms
prodromal period - Answer the appearance of the first signs and symptoms - onset of disease
acute phase - Answer disease reaches full intensity - greatest severity of signs and symptoms
