Radiographic pathology Exam 1
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
Pathology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Study of disease processes
Etiology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Study of the causes of a disease
Idiopathic - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Disease of unknown cause
Pathogenesis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Sequence of events that
leads from cause of a disease, to abnormalities, & finally
manifestations
Manifestations - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Observed changes in the
pt that are caused by the disease (signs, symptoms, & syndrome)
Symptom - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Pt's perception of the disease
Signs - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Objective manifestations that are
physically observed by the health care professional
, Syndrome - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Cluster of findings that
characterize a specific abnormal disturbance
Disease - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A specific illness or disorder
characterized by a recognizable set of signs & symptoms
Frequency, incidence, prevalence, morbidity rate, & mortality rate -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔How are disease processes measured?
Frequency - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Rate of occurrence of a
pathologic process that is measured over a given period of time,
normally 1 yr
Incidence - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Number of newly diagnosed
cases of a disease in 1 yr.
Prevalence - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Number of people who have
any given disease at any given point in time
Morbidity rate - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Ratio of sick to well
persons in a given area
Mortality rate - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Ratio of actual deaths to
expected deaths
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
Pathology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Study of disease processes
Etiology - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Study of the causes of a disease
Idiopathic - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Disease of unknown cause
Pathogenesis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Sequence of events that
leads from cause of a disease, to abnormalities, & finally
manifestations
Manifestations - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Observed changes in the
pt that are caused by the disease (signs, symptoms, & syndrome)
Symptom - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Pt's perception of the disease
Signs - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Objective manifestations that are
physically observed by the health care professional
, Syndrome - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Cluster of findings that
characterize a specific abnormal disturbance
Disease - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔A specific illness or disorder
characterized by a recognizable set of signs & symptoms
Frequency, incidence, prevalence, morbidity rate, & mortality rate -
CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔How are disease processes measured?
Frequency - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Rate of occurrence of a
pathologic process that is measured over a given period of time,
normally 1 yr
Incidence - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Number of newly diagnosed
cases of a disease in 1 yr.
Prevalence - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Number of people who have
any given disease at any given point in time
Morbidity rate - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Ratio of sick to well
persons in a given area
Mortality rate - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Ratio of actual deaths to
expected deaths
