Portage Pathophysiology Exam 1 Questions With
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Definition //of //Pathophysiology //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔defined //as //not //only //the
//cellular //and //organ //changes //that //occur //with //disease, //but //also //the //effects //that //these
//changes //have //on //total //body //function.
5 //etiologic //factors //and //an //example //of //each //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Biological:
//bacteria //and //viruses
Physical: //trauma, //burns, //and //radiation
Chemical: //poisons, //drugs
One's //genetic //inheritance //
Nutritional //excesses //or //deficiencies
2 //types //of //risk //factors //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔congenital //factors //(present //at //birth)
//or //acquired //(occurring //after //birth)
Difference //between //morphology //and //histology //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Morphology //-
//fundamental //structure //or //form //of //cells //or //tissues //(includes //the //gross //and //microscopic
//changes)
Histology //- //study //of //the //cells //and //extracellular //matrix //of //body //tissues //(at //the //tissue
//level)
Signs //and //symptoms //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Signs //- //objective //and //can //be //seen //or
//measured. //Elevated //temp, //leg //edema, //and //changes //in //pupil //size. //
symptoms //- //subjective. //pain, //trouble //breathing, //dizziness.
, 3 //important //processes //when //coming //to //a //diagnosis? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Patient
//history, //physical //examination, //and //diagnostic //tests.
Validity, //reliability, //sensitivity, //and //specificity //definitions. //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔Validity //- //how //a //tool //measure //what //it //is //intended //to //measure. //
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Reliability //- //likelihood //the //same //result //occurring //with //multiple //testing. //
Sensitivity //- //the //proportion //of //people //with //a //disease //who //are //positive //for //that //disease.
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Specificity //- //are //people //without //the //disease //who //are //negative //on //a //given //test.
Define //epidemiology //and //name //some //thing //that //it //tracks. //- //CORRECT
//ANSWERS(S)✔✔Epidemiology //is //the //study //of //disease //occurrence //in //human //populations.
//It //tracks, //age, //race, //dietary //habits, //lifestyle, //or //geographic //location.
Difference //between //incidence //and //prevalence //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Incidence //- //the
//number //of //new //cases //in //a //population
Prevalence //- //the //number //of //people //with //the //disease //in //a //population //in //a //given //time
Define //Mortality //and //Morbidity //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Mortality //- //the //statistics //that
//deal //with //cause //of //death //in //a //population
Morbidity //is //the //effect //of //illness //on //one's //life.
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Definition //of //Pathophysiology //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔defined //as //not //only //the
//cellular //and //organ //changes //that //occur //with //disease, //but //also //the //effects //that //these
//changes //have //on //total //body //function.
5 //etiologic //factors //and //an //example //of //each //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Biological:
//bacteria //and //viruses
Physical: //trauma, //burns, //and //radiation
Chemical: //poisons, //drugs
One's //genetic //inheritance //
Nutritional //excesses //or //deficiencies
2 //types //of //risk //factors //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔congenital //factors //(present //at //birth)
//or //acquired //(occurring //after //birth)
Difference //between //morphology //and //histology //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Morphology //-
//fundamental //structure //or //form //of //cells //or //tissues //(includes //the //gross //and //microscopic
//changes)
Histology //- //study //of //the //cells //and //extracellular //matrix //of //body //tissues //(at //the //tissue
//level)
Signs //and //symptoms //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Signs //- //objective //and //can //be //seen //or
//measured. //Elevated //temp, //leg //edema, //and //changes //in //pupil //size. //
symptoms //- //subjective. //pain, //trouble //breathing, //dizziness.
, 3 //important //processes //when //coming //to //a //diagnosis? //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Patient
//history, //physical //examination, //and //diagnostic //tests.
Validity, //reliability, //sensitivity, //and //specificity //definitions. //- //CORRECT
ANSWERS(S)✔✔Validity //- //how //a //tool //measure //what //it //is //intended //to //measure. //
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Reliability //- //likelihood //the //same //result //occurring //with //multiple //testing. //
Sensitivity //- //the //proportion //of //people //with //a //disease //who //are //positive //for //that //disease.
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Specificity //- //are //people //without //the //disease //who //are //negative //on //a //given //test.
Define //epidemiology //and //name //some //thing //that //it //tracks. //- //CORRECT
//ANSWERS(S)✔✔Epidemiology //is //the //study //of //disease //occurrence //in //human //populations.
//It //tracks, //age, //race, //dietary //habits, //lifestyle, //or //geographic //location.
Difference //between //incidence //and //prevalence //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Incidence //- //the
//number //of //new //cases //in //a //population
Prevalence //- //the //number //of //people //with //the //disease //in //a //population //in //a //given //time
Define //Mortality //and //Morbidity //- //CORRECT //ANSWERS(S)✔✔Mortality //- //the //statistics //that
//deal //with //cause //of //death //in //a //population
Morbidity //is //the //effect //of //illness //on //one's //life.
