NSG 3280 - Exam 1 QUESTIONS WITH WELL VERIFIED
ANSWERS
Etiology - answer☑️✔️...The study of the causes or reasons for a disease or abnormal
condition
Idiopathic - answer☑️✔️...A term used when the cause of a disease or abnormal condition is
unknown
Iatrogenic - answer☑️✔️...A term used when the cause of a disease or abnormal condition
results from unintended or unwanted medical treatment
Risk factor - answer☑️✔️...A factor that, when present, increases the likelihood of developing
a disease
Pathogenesis - answer☑️✔️...The development or evolution of a disease or abnormal
condition
Clinical manifestations - answer☑️✔️...The signs and symptoms that accompany a
pathophysiologic process
Signs - answer☑️✔️...Objective or observed manifestations of a disease or abnormal condition
Symptoms - answer☑️✔️...Subjective feelings of abnormality in the body experienced by an
individual
Syndrome - answer☑️✔️...A term used when the etiology of signs and symptoms has not yet
been determined
, Prodromal period - answer☑️✔️...The time during which the first signs and/or symptoms
appear, indicating the onset of a disease
Acute phase - answer☑️✔️...The phase of a disease or illness when it reaches its full intensity
Subclinical stage - answer☑️✔️...A stage in which a patient functions normally, but disease
processes are well established
Exacerbation - answer☑️✔️...A sudden increase in the severity of a disease or the signs and
symptoms
Remission - answer☑️✔️...A decrease in the severity, signs, or symptoms of a disease, which
may indicate that the disease is cured
Convalescence - answer☑️✔️...The stage of recovery after a disease, injury, or surgical
procedure
Sequela - answer☑️✔️...A subsequent pathologic condition resulting from an illness
Endemic disease - answer☑️✔️...A disease that is native to a local region
Epidemic disease - answer☑️✔️...A disease that spreads to many people at the same time
Pandemic disease - answer☑️✔️...A disease that spreads to large geographic areas
ANSWERS
Etiology - answer☑️✔️...The study of the causes or reasons for a disease or abnormal
condition
Idiopathic - answer☑️✔️...A term used when the cause of a disease or abnormal condition is
unknown
Iatrogenic - answer☑️✔️...A term used when the cause of a disease or abnormal condition
results from unintended or unwanted medical treatment
Risk factor - answer☑️✔️...A factor that, when present, increases the likelihood of developing
a disease
Pathogenesis - answer☑️✔️...The development or evolution of a disease or abnormal
condition
Clinical manifestations - answer☑️✔️...The signs and symptoms that accompany a
pathophysiologic process
Signs - answer☑️✔️...Objective or observed manifestations of a disease or abnormal condition
Symptoms - answer☑️✔️...Subjective feelings of abnormality in the body experienced by an
individual
Syndrome - answer☑️✔️...A term used when the etiology of signs and symptoms has not yet
been determined
, Prodromal period - answer☑️✔️...The time during which the first signs and/or symptoms
appear, indicating the onset of a disease
Acute phase - answer☑️✔️...The phase of a disease or illness when it reaches its full intensity
Subclinical stage - answer☑️✔️...A stage in which a patient functions normally, but disease
processes are well established
Exacerbation - answer☑️✔️...A sudden increase in the severity of a disease or the signs and
symptoms
Remission - answer☑️✔️...A decrease in the severity, signs, or symptoms of a disease, which
may indicate that the disease is cured
Convalescence - answer☑️✔️...The stage of recovery after a disease, injury, or surgical
procedure
Sequela - answer☑️✔️...A subsequent pathologic condition resulting from an illness
Endemic disease - answer☑️✔️...A disease that is native to a local region
Epidemic disease - answer☑️✔️...A disease that spreads to many people at the same time
Pandemic disease - answer☑️✔️...A disease that spreads to large geographic areas
