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What is a disease? correct answers - Anything that is not a normal healthy state.
- Cells do not function as they should or are not present
- organ or body systems do not function correctly
- Diagnosed by signs and symptoms
- Sometimes called a condition


Acute correct answers Short term, Self-limiting, not anticipated to recur, may return to pre-
disease state


Chronic correct answers long term, recurring, usually greater than 6 months, usually does not
return to pre-diseased state


Acute on chronic correct answers an acute exacerbation of chronic disease


Terminal correct answers Disease cannot be cured, death is imminent


Congenital or genetic diseases correct answers Congenital diseases are those that are evident at
birth or early infancy


infectious disease correct answers A disease that is caused by a pathogen and that can be spread
from one individual to another.


Degenerative disease correct answers any disease in which deterioration of the structure or
function of tissue occurs


Nutritional disease correct answers Disease caused by lack of nutritious food, too little food, or
an inability to utilize the food that is eaten

,autoimmune disease correct answers a disease in which the immune system attacks the
organism's own cells


Hematological correct answers pertaining to the blood and the blood-forming tissues


Psoriasis correct answers chronic, recurrent dermatosis marked by itchy, scaly, red plaques
covered by silvery gray scales


Contributing factors to pressure injuries correct answers - Obesity
- immobility
- Advanced age
- Poor nutrition
- Inadequate hydration
- Moistire
- Urine and or feces
- Friction, shear, and sustained pressure
- Impaired Sensation
- Decreased perfusion
- Disability
-Medical devices
- Medications
-Diseases
- Involuntary muscle movements


Pressure injury/ pressure ulcer/ decubitus ulcer/ bedsore

, STAGE 1: correct answers Intact skin with non-blanchable redness of a localized area usually
over bony darkly pigmented skin, may not have visible blanching; its color may differ from the
surrounding area.


Pressure injury/ pressure ulcer/ decubitus ulcer/ bedsore
STAGE 2: correct answers Partial thickness loss of dermis presenting as a shallow open ulcer
with a red pink would bed, without slough. May also present as an intact or open/ruptured serum-
filled blister.


Pressure injury/ pressure ulcer/ decubitus ulcer/ bedsore
STAGE 3: correct answers Full thickness tissue loss. Subcutaneous fat may be visible but bone,
tendon or muscles are not exposed. Slough may be present but does not obscure the depth of
tissue loss. may include undermining and tunneling.


Pressure injury/ pressure ulcer/ decubitus ulcer/ bedsore
STAGE IV: correct answers Full thickness tissue loss with exposed tendon or muscle. Slough or
eschar may be present on some parts of the wound bed. Often includes undermining tunneling.


Osteoporosis correct answers - Excessive bone loss
- Spine, pelvis, long bones are most commonly affected


Risk factors include: causasion, women, smoking, sedentary lifestyle (sitting alot) lack of
calcium/ Vitamin D, diseases such as thyroid or adrenal, medications such as steroids


Arthritis correct answers Known as a wear and tear disease
- leading cause of disability in older adults
- stiff and painful joints


kyphosis correct answers excessive outward curvature of the spine, causing hunching of the
back.

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