PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 9TH EDITION MCCANCE
TEST BANK 2023
Physiology - ANSWER the study of the structural and functional changes in cells,
tissues, and organs of the body that cause or are caused by disease.
Pathophysiology - ANSWER the cellular and organ changes that occur with
disease, but also with the effects that these changes have on total body function
Disease - ANSWER an interruption, cessation, or disorder of a body system or
organ structure that is characterized usually by a recognized etiologic agent or
agents, an identifiable group of signs and symptoms, or consistent anatomic
alterations.
disease - ANSWER an interruption, cessation, or disorder of a body system or
organ structure that is characterized usually by a recognized etiologic agent or
agents, an identifiable group of signs and symptoms, or consistent anatomic
alterations
etiology - ANSWER cause of disease
pathogenesis - ANSWER is the sequence of cellular and tissue events that take
place from the time of initial contact with an etiologic agent until the ultimate
expression of a disease
morphology - ANSWER fundamental structure or form of cells or tissues
symptoms - ANSWER subjective complaint noted by the person with the disorder
risk factor - ANSWER multiple factor that predispose to a particular disease
congenital conditions - ANSWER defect that are present at birth
syndrome - ANSWER compilation of signs and symptoms that are characterized of
a specific disease
diagnosis - ANSWER designation as to nature cause of health problem
validity - ANSWER an estent to which a measurement tool measures what it is
expected to measure
reliability - ANSWER estent to which observation if repeated gives same result
standardization - ANSWER improving the trueness and validity of measured values
sensitivity - ANSWER number of people with true positive result of a disease
TEST BANK 2023
Physiology - ANSWER the study of the structural and functional changes in cells,
tissues, and organs of the body that cause or are caused by disease.
Pathophysiology - ANSWER the cellular and organ changes that occur with
disease, but also with the effects that these changes have on total body function
Disease - ANSWER an interruption, cessation, or disorder of a body system or
organ structure that is characterized usually by a recognized etiologic agent or
agents, an identifiable group of signs and symptoms, or consistent anatomic
alterations.
disease - ANSWER an interruption, cessation, or disorder of a body system or
organ structure that is characterized usually by a recognized etiologic agent or
agents, an identifiable group of signs and symptoms, or consistent anatomic
alterations
etiology - ANSWER cause of disease
pathogenesis - ANSWER is the sequence of cellular and tissue events that take
place from the time of initial contact with an etiologic agent until the ultimate
expression of a disease
morphology - ANSWER fundamental structure or form of cells or tissues
symptoms - ANSWER subjective complaint noted by the person with the disorder
risk factor - ANSWER multiple factor that predispose to a particular disease
congenital conditions - ANSWER defect that are present at birth
syndrome - ANSWER compilation of signs and symptoms that are characterized of
a specific disease
diagnosis - ANSWER designation as to nature cause of health problem
validity - ANSWER an estent to which a measurement tool measures what it is
expected to measure
reliability - ANSWER estent to which observation if repeated gives same result
standardization - ANSWER improving the trueness and validity of measured values
sensitivity - ANSWER number of people with true positive result of a disease
