NRSG 2350 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
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1. define pathophysiology - ANSWER ✔ the physiology of altered health
2. pathology + physiology
3. define pathology - ANSWER ✔ study of functional changes in cells, tissues,
and organs of the body that occur as a result of an injury, disorder, or disease
4. define physiology - ANSWER ✔ mechanisms of body functions
5. identify pathophysiology importance for clinical practice - ANSWER ✔
pathophysiology focuses on the mechanisms of the underlying disease
process and provides the background for preventative as well as therapeutic
health care measures and practices
6. etiology - ANSWER ✔ cause/origin of a disease or condition
7. pathogenesis - ANSWER ✔ the development of a disease ... cellular level
,8. incubation period - ANSWER ✔ period between exposure to infection and
the appearance of symptoms
9. prodromal period - ANSWER ✔ after incubation... more signs and
symptoms... time during which a disease process has begun is not yet
clinically manifested
10.acute - ANSWER ✔ severe and sudden onset of conditions
11.remission - ANSWER ✔ a reduction or disappearance of signs and
symptoms of disease... no longer evidence of the disease
12.exacerbation - ANSWER ✔ increase in the severity of a disease or its signs
and symptoms... signs and symptoms have come back... periodically
symptoms become more pronounced when you have a chronic disease... it
never went away you just have more symptoms of it at times
13.recrudescence - ANSWER ✔ the recurrence of symptoms after a period of
remission ... a relapse
14.convalesence - ANSWER ✔ gradual recovery of health and strength after
illness or injury... recovering from illness the signs and symptoms are
getting better
,15.prognosis - ANSWER ✔ the likely outcome or course of a disease; the
chance of recovery or recurrence
16.idiopathic - ANSWER ✔ a disease or condition that arises spontaneously or
where the cause is unknown
17.iatrogenic - ANSWER ✔ an illness caused by medical examination or
treatment
18.manifestation - ANSWER ✔ the display or disclosure of characteristic signs
or symptoms of an illness
19.treatment - ANSWER ✔ medical care given to a patient for illness or injury/
a session of medical care or the administration of a dose of medicine
20.prevention - ANSWER ✔ action taken to decrease the chance of getting a
disease or condition
21.congenital disease - ANSWER ✔ birth defect... a condition present at birth
regardless of its cause
22.genetic disease - ANSWER ✔ a disease that is caused by a change, or
mutation, in an individual's DNA sequence... caused by changes in a
person's DNA genes or heredity
, 23.developmental disease - ANSWER ✔ severe, chronic disability of an
individual who has a mental or physical impairment by the age of 22 which
is likely to continue indefinitely and results in substantial functional
limitations in three or more areas of major life activity
24.Hyperkalemia - ANSWER ✔ High K+
k+ concentration greater than 5 mEq/L
doesn't occur in healthy people
caused by conditions that impair excretion (renal failure), increase intake
(oral K+ supplements)
low, slow heart rate
increased k+ affects many body systems: nervous, cardiac, respiratory, GI
S/S: muscle weakness, paresthesia (numbness tingling), flaccid paralysis,
bradycardia, dysrhythmia (can be fatal), cardiac arrest, respiratory
depression, abnormal cramping, nausea, vomiting
prevent muscles, nerves, gi system, heart from working correctly
reduce supplements/change diet to restrict k+
2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS ||
100% GUARANTEED PASS
<LATEST VERSION>
1. define pathophysiology - ANSWER ✔ the physiology of altered health
2. pathology + physiology
3. define pathology - ANSWER ✔ study of functional changes in cells, tissues,
and organs of the body that occur as a result of an injury, disorder, or disease
4. define physiology - ANSWER ✔ mechanisms of body functions
5. identify pathophysiology importance for clinical practice - ANSWER ✔
pathophysiology focuses on the mechanisms of the underlying disease
process and provides the background for preventative as well as therapeutic
health care measures and practices
6. etiology - ANSWER ✔ cause/origin of a disease or condition
7. pathogenesis - ANSWER ✔ the development of a disease ... cellular level
,8. incubation period - ANSWER ✔ period between exposure to infection and
the appearance of symptoms
9. prodromal period - ANSWER ✔ after incubation... more signs and
symptoms... time during which a disease process has begun is not yet
clinically manifested
10.acute - ANSWER ✔ severe and sudden onset of conditions
11.remission - ANSWER ✔ a reduction or disappearance of signs and
symptoms of disease... no longer evidence of the disease
12.exacerbation - ANSWER ✔ increase in the severity of a disease or its signs
and symptoms... signs and symptoms have come back... periodically
symptoms become more pronounced when you have a chronic disease... it
never went away you just have more symptoms of it at times
13.recrudescence - ANSWER ✔ the recurrence of symptoms after a period of
remission ... a relapse
14.convalesence - ANSWER ✔ gradual recovery of health and strength after
illness or injury... recovering from illness the signs and symptoms are
getting better
,15.prognosis - ANSWER ✔ the likely outcome or course of a disease; the
chance of recovery or recurrence
16.idiopathic - ANSWER ✔ a disease or condition that arises spontaneously or
where the cause is unknown
17.iatrogenic - ANSWER ✔ an illness caused by medical examination or
treatment
18.manifestation - ANSWER ✔ the display or disclosure of characteristic signs
or symptoms of an illness
19.treatment - ANSWER ✔ medical care given to a patient for illness or injury/
a session of medical care or the administration of a dose of medicine
20.prevention - ANSWER ✔ action taken to decrease the chance of getting a
disease or condition
21.congenital disease - ANSWER ✔ birth defect... a condition present at birth
regardless of its cause
22.genetic disease - ANSWER ✔ a disease that is caused by a change, or
mutation, in an individual's DNA sequence... caused by changes in a
person's DNA genes or heredity
, 23.developmental disease - ANSWER ✔ severe, chronic disability of an
individual who has a mental or physical impairment by the age of 22 which
is likely to continue indefinitely and results in substantial functional
limitations in three or more areas of major life activity
24.Hyperkalemia - ANSWER ✔ High K+
k+ concentration greater than 5 mEq/L
doesn't occur in healthy people
caused by conditions that impair excretion (renal failure), increase intake
(oral K+ supplements)
low, slow heart rate
increased k+ affects many body systems: nervous, cardiac, respiratory, GI
S/S: muscle weakness, paresthesia (numbness tingling), flaccid paralysis,
bradycardia, dysrhythmia (can be fatal), cardiac arrest, respiratory
depression, abnormal cramping, nausea, vomiting
prevent muscles, nerves, gi system, heart from working correctly
reduce supplements/change diet to restrict k+
