AAMI intro to pathology exam questions with answers

AAMI intro to pathology exam questions
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Pathogenesis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔manner in which disease |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


develops


gross anatomy - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔studies the structural
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changes brought about by disease as seen by the naked eye
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clinical pathology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔study of excretions,
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secretions & other body fluids for the purpose of diagnosing
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disease. The laboratory diagnosis of disease
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physiological pathology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔studies the |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


changes in function brought about by disease
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rudolph Virchow - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔the father of cellular
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pathology


lesion - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔any recognizable change in
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anatomy or structure of the tissues that can be caused by
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disease. the pathological change in an organ or tissue
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symptoms - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔subjective complaints
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experienced by the patient.not directly measurable ex: pain,
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dizziness,itching.

,signs - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔objective,measurable
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manifestations of disease: fever,blood pressure, abnormal pulse. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




febrile disease - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔any disease
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characterized by fever |\ |\




idiopathic disease - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔of unknown origin.
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ex; cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, ulcerative colitis (although there
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are theories)
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acute disease - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔rapid onset& short
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duration. ex TB, pneumonia |\ |\ |\




chronic disease - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔slow onset & longer
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duration. ex ; arthritis |\ |\ |\




iatrogenic disease - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔results from a
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physicians treatment. any adverse condition resulting from
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treatment by physician or surgeon |\ |\ |\ |\




fulminating disease - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔latin root meaning
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'lightening flash'. refers to rapid, sudden and severe. often fatal
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organic disease - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔has readily identifiable
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characteristic lesion associated with it such as swollen glands,
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ulcerations during syphilis, inflammation of mucus membranes
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during strep throat etc
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,functional disease - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔has no characteristic
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lesion. ex: migraine or various mental disturbances. no lesion
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exists, no anatomical or structural changes occur.
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nosocomial - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔pertains to a hospital. often
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refers to hospital acquired infection.
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prevalence - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔refers to number of new and
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old cases of a disease during a particular period.
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mortality rate - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔number of deaths per
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unit of population.
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morbidity rate - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔refers to number of
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cases of disease per unit of population
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Endemic disease - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔more or less present
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in the community. a disease or agent that is usually present in a
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population or geographical area at all times. the expected normal
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incidence of a condition in a certain geographical area or
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population


epidemic disease - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔attacks a large
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number of the population in a community at the same time. one
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whose incidence is beyond that expected by a given population
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, pandemic disease - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔occurs throughout
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the world
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sporadic disease - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔occurs in neither a
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endemic or epidemic form. occurring occasionally in a random or
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isolated manner. |\




factors involved in etiology (cause) of disease - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔age,race,nutritional status,gender,occupation,
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emotion & stress, environment, economic status.
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excitatory causes of disease - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔conditions
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that actually cause the disease.
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physical agents - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔heat/high temperature,
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cold/low temperature, electricity,x-rays.
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chemical agents - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔compounds that
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produce some type of cellular swelling;
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strong acids or bases,drugs,poisons, gases(carbon monoxide).
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infectious agents - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔these include various
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microorganisms viruses,bacteria and parasites |\ |\ |\




adeno - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔gland
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ambi - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔both
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