Test Bank for Applied
Pathophysiology for the Advanced
Practice Nurse, 2nd Edition by
Lucie Dlugasch & Lachel Story |
Complete Exam Questions &
Answers 2026–2027
Pathophysiology - answer- The study of mechanisms of disease.
Physiology - answer- The study of the mechanisms of human body functioning.
Pathology - answer- The study of changes in cells and tissues as a result of injury or
disease.
Anatomy - answer- The study of body structures.
Health-illness continuum - answer- A dynamic entity that includes the body, mind, and
spirit, not just physical well-being.
Homeostasis - answer- An important body goal often equated with health.
Disease - answer- The functional impairment of cells, tissues, organs, or organ
systems.
Syndrome - answer- A term used to describe specific conditions with predictive
patterns.
Injury - answer- Causes changes to cells.
Primary Prevention - answer- Focuses on protecting people from developing a disease
or injury.
Secondary Prevention - answer- The early detection of disease through screening and
early treatment.
Tertiary Prevention - answer- Focuses on rehabilitation after diagnosis of a disease or
injury.
Quaternary Prevention - answer- Relates to overmedicalization.
,Pathogenesis - answer- Describes how a disease starts and develops, from onset to the
point when the disease presents itself.
Etiology - answer- Refers to the precise cause of a disease.
Pathophysiology - answer- Defines the mechanisms of human body functioning.
Pathology - answer- Refers to studying the causes and effects of disease.
Idiopathic - answer- Describes disease with an unknown etiology.
Iatrogenic - answer- Disease inadvertently caused by medical treatment.
Nosocomial - answer- Disease that results from exposure in the healthcare
environment.
Etiologic - answer- Describes disease that has a precise cause.
Symptom of Cardiovascular Disease - answer- Chest pain, which is considered a
subjective manifestation reported by the ill individual.
Elevated Heart Rate - answer- A measurable indicator that can be observed by the
provider.
Fever - answer- A measurable indicator that can be observed by the provider.
Obesity - answer- A measurable indicator that can be observed by the provider.
Clinical manifestations - answer- Signs and symptoms associated with disease.
Precipitating factors - answer- Triggers that promote the onset of clinical manifestations.
Insidious - answer- Describes clinical manifestations that do not have a clear onset.
Subacute - answer- Refers to diseases with severity and duration that falls between
acute and chronic.
Screening tests - answer- Used to identify disease that does not present with signs and
symptoms.
Local manifestation - answer- Manifestations found directly at the site of disease and
confined to that specific area.
Systemic manifestation - answer- Present throughout the body and not confined to one
area.
, Morbidity - answer- A negative outcome of disease that affects quality of life.
Prognosis - answer- The forecast or prediction of how an individual will proceed through
the disease process.
Metastasis - answer- The spread of disease from one part of the body to another.
Remission - answer- The reduction or disappearance of signs and symptoms
associated with a disease.
Asymptomatic disease - answer- Disease that does not present with signs and
symptoms.
Local manifestation of a paper cut - answer- Pain, which is confined to the specific area
of the injury.
Systemic manifestation of influenza - answer- Fever, which presents throughout the
body.
Cognitive Level (Bloom's) - answer- A classification system used to define the levels of
learning objectives.
Client Needs - answer- The requirements or concerns of a patient that need to be
addressed in care.
Integrated Process - answer- The combination of various processes such as teaching
and learning in healthcare.
Health Promotion and Maintenance - answer- Strategies aimed at improving health and
preventing disease.
Pathophysiology - answer- The study of the functional changes that occur in the body
as a result of a disease.
Incidence - answer- The number of new cases of a disease within a given time period in
a specific population.
Morbidity - answer- The condition of being diseased or the prevalence of disease within
a population.
Prevalence - answer- The total number or percentage of a population living with a
particular disease at a given time.
Homeostasis - answer- The tendency of the body to maintain a stable internal
environment despite external changes.
Pathophysiology for the Advanced
Practice Nurse, 2nd Edition by
Lucie Dlugasch & Lachel Story |
Complete Exam Questions &
Answers 2026–2027
Pathophysiology - answer- The study of mechanisms of disease.
Physiology - answer- The study of the mechanisms of human body functioning.
Pathology - answer- The study of changes in cells and tissues as a result of injury or
disease.
Anatomy - answer- The study of body structures.
Health-illness continuum - answer- A dynamic entity that includes the body, mind, and
spirit, not just physical well-being.
Homeostasis - answer- An important body goal often equated with health.
Disease - answer- The functional impairment of cells, tissues, organs, or organ
systems.
Syndrome - answer- A term used to describe specific conditions with predictive
patterns.
Injury - answer- Causes changes to cells.
Primary Prevention - answer- Focuses on protecting people from developing a disease
or injury.
Secondary Prevention - answer- The early detection of disease through screening and
early treatment.
Tertiary Prevention - answer- Focuses on rehabilitation after diagnosis of a disease or
injury.
Quaternary Prevention - answer- Relates to overmedicalization.
,Pathogenesis - answer- Describes how a disease starts and develops, from onset to the
point when the disease presents itself.
Etiology - answer- Refers to the precise cause of a disease.
Pathophysiology - answer- Defines the mechanisms of human body functioning.
Pathology - answer- Refers to studying the causes and effects of disease.
Idiopathic - answer- Describes disease with an unknown etiology.
Iatrogenic - answer- Disease inadvertently caused by medical treatment.
Nosocomial - answer- Disease that results from exposure in the healthcare
environment.
Etiologic - answer- Describes disease that has a precise cause.
Symptom of Cardiovascular Disease - answer- Chest pain, which is considered a
subjective manifestation reported by the ill individual.
Elevated Heart Rate - answer- A measurable indicator that can be observed by the
provider.
Fever - answer- A measurable indicator that can be observed by the provider.
Obesity - answer- A measurable indicator that can be observed by the provider.
Clinical manifestations - answer- Signs and symptoms associated with disease.
Precipitating factors - answer- Triggers that promote the onset of clinical manifestations.
Insidious - answer- Describes clinical manifestations that do not have a clear onset.
Subacute - answer- Refers to diseases with severity and duration that falls between
acute and chronic.
Screening tests - answer- Used to identify disease that does not present with signs and
symptoms.
Local manifestation - answer- Manifestations found directly at the site of disease and
confined to that specific area.
Systemic manifestation - answer- Present throughout the body and not confined to one
area.
, Morbidity - answer- A negative outcome of disease that affects quality of life.
Prognosis - answer- The forecast or prediction of how an individual will proceed through
the disease process.
Metastasis - answer- The spread of disease from one part of the body to another.
Remission - answer- The reduction or disappearance of signs and symptoms
associated with a disease.
Asymptomatic disease - answer- Disease that does not present with signs and
symptoms.
Local manifestation of a paper cut - answer- Pain, which is confined to the specific area
of the injury.
Systemic manifestation of influenza - answer- Fever, which presents throughout the
body.
Cognitive Level (Bloom's) - answer- A classification system used to define the levels of
learning objectives.
Client Needs - answer- The requirements or concerns of a patient that need to be
addressed in care.
Integrated Process - answer- The combination of various processes such as teaching
and learning in healthcare.
Health Promotion and Maintenance - answer- Strategies aimed at improving health and
preventing disease.
Pathophysiology - answer- The study of the functional changes that occur in the body
as a result of a disease.
Incidence - answer- The number of new cases of a disease within a given time period in
a specific population.
Morbidity - answer- The condition of being diseased or the prevalence of disease within
a population.
Prevalence - answer- The total number or percentage of a population living with a
particular disease at a given time.
Homeostasis - answer- The tendency of the body to maintain a stable internal
environment despite external changes.
