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NUR 2063 Pathophysiology Exam 1
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What is Pathophysiology
Ans: is the study of what happens when the normal anatomy
and physiology go wrong, causing disorder and disease process
of the human body.
What 4 things does pathophysiology include?
Ans: Etiology, Pathogenesis, Clinical Manifestations, and
Treatment Implications
What is etiology
Ans: study of causes or reasons for phenomena. Includes
Idiopathic conditions that have an unknown origin or cause.
What is pathogenesis?
Ans: development or evolution of disease from initial stimulus
to the expression of manifestations as time occurs.
What are clinical manifestations?
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Ans: Signs and symptoms of disorder.
What are treatment implications?
Ans: Which combine the etology, pathogenesis, and clinical
manifestations to determine the best treatment of condition
per individual.
What are signs?
Ans: Objective or observed manifestations of disease.
What are symptoms?
Ans: Subjective feelings of abnormality in the body.
What is objective data
Ans: What you observe and can measure.
What are examples of objective data?
Ans: rash, low blood pressure, bleeding
What is subjective data?
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Ans: What the patient may report to you
What are examples of subjective data?
Ans: pain scale, they feel suicidal, fatigued.
What is epidemiology?
Ans: study of the patterns of disease involving populations.
Based on the spread and contact of diseases in people.
What are the levels of disease prevention?
Ans: Primary, Secondary, Tertiary
Explain Primary Prevention
Ans: "Preventing"; altering susceptibility or reducing exposure
of disease for people.
Examples of Primary Prevention
Ans: Vaccinations and Handwashing
Explain Secondary Prevention
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Ans: "Screening"; early detection, screening, and management
of disease to catch disease early before it spreads
Examples of Secondary Prevention
Ans: PAP smears for STDs, lab work for HBA1C check,
mammogram
Explain Tertiary Prevention
Ans: "Treating" and preventing further complications from a
disorder or disease after the person has the condition
Examples of Tertiary Prevention
Ans: Rehab for hip surgery, relearning ADL's after amputation,
Wound care after stroke to prevent pressure ulcers.
What is homeostasis?
Ans: a state of equilibrium in which all body systems are in
balance and the body is at its most optimal in functioning.
Stable.
What is allostasis?
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NUR 2063 Pathophysiology Exam 1
Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest
Update / Already Graded
What is Pathophysiology
Ans: is the study of what happens when the normal anatomy
and physiology go wrong, causing disorder and disease process
of the human body.
What 4 things does pathophysiology include?
Ans: Etiology, Pathogenesis, Clinical Manifestations, and
Treatment Implications
What is etiology
Ans: study of causes or reasons for phenomena. Includes
Idiopathic conditions that have an unknown origin or cause.
What is pathogenesis?
Ans: development or evolution of disease from initial stimulus
to the expression of manifestations as time occurs.
What are clinical manifestations?
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Ans: Signs and symptoms of disorder.
What are treatment implications?
Ans: Which combine the etology, pathogenesis, and clinical
manifestations to determine the best treatment of condition
per individual.
What are signs?
Ans: Objective or observed manifestations of disease.
What are symptoms?
Ans: Subjective feelings of abnormality in the body.
What is objective data
Ans: What you observe and can measure.
What are examples of objective data?
Ans: rash, low blood pressure, bleeding
What is subjective data?
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Ans: What the patient may report to you
What are examples of subjective data?
Ans: pain scale, they feel suicidal, fatigued.
What is epidemiology?
Ans: study of the patterns of disease involving populations.
Based on the spread and contact of diseases in people.
What are the levels of disease prevention?
Ans: Primary, Secondary, Tertiary
Explain Primary Prevention
Ans: "Preventing"; altering susceptibility or reducing exposure
of disease for people.
Examples of Primary Prevention
Ans: Vaccinations and Handwashing
Explain Secondary Prevention
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Ans: "Screening"; early detection, screening, and management
of disease to catch disease early before it spreads
Examples of Secondary Prevention
Ans: PAP smears for STDs, lab work for HBA1C check,
mammogram
Explain Tertiary Prevention
Ans: "Treating" and preventing further complications from a
disorder or disease after the person has the condition
Examples of Tertiary Prevention
Ans: Rehab for hip surgery, relearning ADL's after amputation,
Wound care after stroke to prevent pressure ulcers.
What is homeostasis?
Ans: a state of equilibrium in which all body systems are in
balance and the body is at its most optimal in functioning.
Stable.
What is allostasis?
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