UTA PATHOPHYSIOLOGY TEST 1 2025
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ decompensation Answer: failure to adapt
◉ precipitating factor Answer: a condition or event that does cause a
pathologic event or disorder
◉ etiology Answer: the cause or origin of a disease
◉ idiopathic Answer: dz with unidentifiable cause
◉ iatrogenic Answer: occurs as a result of medical treatment
◉ nosocomial Answer: hospital acquired infection
◉ signs Answer: objectively observed by trained observer
, ◉ symptoms Answer: Subjective characteristics of disease felt only
by the patient
◉ proximal Answer: close to the core
◉ prognosis Answer: a prediction of the course of a disease
◉ sequela Answer: the aftermath of a particular disease
◉ ab- Answer: away from
◉ ad- Answer: toward
◉ aer- Answer: air, gas
◉ -algia Answer: pain, painful condition
◉ -blast Answer: immature cell
◉ dys- Answer: bad, painful, difficult
◉ -iasis/-osis Answer: pathological state
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ decompensation Answer: failure to adapt
◉ precipitating factor Answer: a condition or event that does cause a
pathologic event or disorder
◉ etiology Answer: the cause or origin of a disease
◉ idiopathic Answer: dz with unidentifiable cause
◉ iatrogenic Answer: occurs as a result of medical treatment
◉ nosocomial Answer: hospital acquired infection
◉ signs Answer: objectively observed by trained observer
, ◉ symptoms Answer: Subjective characteristics of disease felt only
by the patient
◉ proximal Answer: close to the core
◉ prognosis Answer: a prediction of the course of a disease
◉ sequela Answer: the aftermath of a particular disease
◉ ab- Answer: away from
◉ ad- Answer: toward
◉ aer- Answer: air, gas
◉ -algia Answer: pain, painful condition
◉ -blast Answer: immature cell
◉ dys- Answer: bad, painful, difficult
◉ -iasis/-osis Answer: pathological state