NURS UL 3366 Exam 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅maintenance of constant conditions in the body's internal
environment
compensation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the return to homeostasis after being challenged by a stressor
Glycogenolysis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅breakdown of glycogen to glucose
decompensation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the failure to compensate, adapt, doesn't return to
homeostasis
disease - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅harmful condition of the body or mind
disorder - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅disturbance in the healthiness of the body
syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a collection of symptoms
risk factors - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅decors that contribute to or increase the probability that a disease
will occur
examples of risk factors - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅smoking, age, ethnicity, diet, environment
precipitating factors - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a condition or event that triggers a pathologic event or
disorder
examples of precipitating factors - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅asthma attacks can be precipitated by
exertion
etiology - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the cause of a disease, includes all factors that contribute tot he
development of the disease
, idiopathic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅disease with unidentifiable cause
iatrogenic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅occurs as a result of medical treatment
nosocomial infection - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅hospital acquired infection
clinical manifestations - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the demonstration of the presence of a sign or symptom
sign - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅manifestations that can only be objectively ideated by a trained
symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅subjective manifestations that can be only reported by the person
experiencing them
local S&S - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅redness, swelling, heat, rash and lymphadenopathy in a particular
area
system S&S - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅fever, urticaria, malaise, systemic lymphadenopathy
acute S&S - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅fairly rapid appearance of disease of several days, usually only last a
short time
chronic S&S - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅develop slowly and often insidious and last longer
remissions - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅periods when S&S disappear of diminish signitcantly
exacerbations - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅periods when S&S become worse or more severe
central - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a problem that is occurring towards the center or core of the body
homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅maintenance of constant conditions in the body's internal
environment
compensation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the return to homeostasis after being challenged by a stressor
Glycogenolysis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅breakdown of glycogen to glucose
decompensation - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the failure to compensate, adapt, doesn't return to
homeostasis
disease - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅harmful condition of the body or mind
disorder - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅disturbance in the healthiness of the body
syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a collection of symptoms
risk factors - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅decors that contribute to or increase the probability that a disease
will occur
examples of risk factors - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅smoking, age, ethnicity, diet, environment
precipitating factors - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a condition or event that triggers a pathologic event or
disorder
examples of precipitating factors - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅asthma attacks can be precipitated by
exertion
etiology - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the cause of a disease, includes all factors that contribute tot he
development of the disease
, idiopathic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅disease with unidentifiable cause
iatrogenic - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅occurs as a result of medical treatment
nosocomial infection - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅hospital acquired infection
clinical manifestations - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the demonstration of the presence of a sign or symptom
sign - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅manifestations that can only be objectively ideated by a trained
symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅subjective manifestations that can be only reported by the person
experiencing them
local S&S - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅redness, swelling, heat, rash and lymphadenopathy in a particular
area
system S&S - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅fever, urticaria, malaise, systemic lymphadenopathy
acute S&S - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅fairly rapid appearance of disease of several days, usually only last a
short time
chronic S&S - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅develop slowly and often insidious and last longer
remissions - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅periods when S&S disappear of diminish signitcantly
exacerbations - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅periods when S&S become worse or more severe
central - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a problem that is occurring towards the center or core of the body
