Portage Pathophysiology Module 1
Actual Exam Questions with
Correct Answers
1. Pathology - ANSWER means disease
2. Physiology - ANSWER study of body function
3. Lesion - ANSWER pathologic or traumatic injury of an organ or tissue
4. Clinical Manifestations - ANSWER the ways a disease presents itself
5. What are the terms used to describe the changes that coincide with a
disease? - ANSWER signs and symptoms
6. Sign - ANSWER objective manifestation
7. Symptom - ANSWER subjective complaint
8. Syndrome - ANSWER group of multiple signs and symptoms occuring
together
9. Prevalence - ANSWER number of people with the disease in a population
in a given time (# of existing cases/current pop)
,10.Incidence - ANSWER number of new cases in a population at risk during a
specfied time (# of new cases of dises/population at risk)
11.Prevalence and Incidence are reported as - ANSWER rates
12.Morbidity - ANSWER the effect of an illness on one's life
13.Mortality - ANSWER death rate
14.Natural History of disease - ANSWER progression of that particular disease
when no treatment is provided
15.Prognosis - ANSWER predicted outcome and likelihood of recovery from a
disease
16.Primary Prevention - ANSWER attempts to eliminate risk factors in order
to prevent disease from occuring (ex: daily mulit-vitamin, yearly wellness
check) (often community level)
17.Secondary Prevention - ANSWER aims to detect and treat disease early,
usually while the disease is asymptomatic and curable (annual pap smear,
colonoscopy, monitor BP, education) (mostly take place in health care
setting under physician)
18.Tertiary Prevention - ANSWER occurs after a diagnosis has been made and
clinical intervention is needed to reduce complications and/or deterioration
(prescribed meds)
, 19.Evidence-Based Practice - ANSWER conscientious reliance on current best,
scientifc evidence in making decisions regarding the care of individual
patients
20.Clinical Practice Guidelines - ANSWER algorithms and written directives
aimed to inform practioners on how to best deliver health care in certain
circumstances
21.Disease - ANSWER an illness leading to abnormal physiological function
of an organ, body structure, or an entire system
22.Disease process - ANSWER 1. etiology
2. pathogenesis
3. morphologic changes
4. clinical manifestations
5. diagnosis
6. clinical course
23.Etiological Factors - ANSWER causes of a disease
24.Examples of etioloigcal factors - ANSWER physical forces, chemical
agents, biologic agents
25.Most etiologies are ______ - ANSWER idiopathic (unkonwn)
26.Risk Factors - ANSWER predispose someone to a given disease
Actual Exam Questions with
Correct Answers
1. Pathology - ANSWER means disease
2. Physiology - ANSWER study of body function
3. Lesion - ANSWER pathologic or traumatic injury of an organ or tissue
4. Clinical Manifestations - ANSWER the ways a disease presents itself
5. What are the terms used to describe the changes that coincide with a
disease? - ANSWER signs and symptoms
6. Sign - ANSWER objective manifestation
7. Symptom - ANSWER subjective complaint
8. Syndrome - ANSWER group of multiple signs and symptoms occuring
together
9. Prevalence - ANSWER number of people with the disease in a population
in a given time (# of existing cases/current pop)
,10.Incidence - ANSWER number of new cases in a population at risk during a
specfied time (# of new cases of dises/population at risk)
11.Prevalence and Incidence are reported as - ANSWER rates
12.Morbidity - ANSWER the effect of an illness on one's life
13.Mortality - ANSWER death rate
14.Natural History of disease - ANSWER progression of that particular disease
when no treatment is provided
15.Prognosis - ANSWER predicted outcome and likelihood of recovery from a
disease
16.Primary Prevention - ANSWER attempts to eliminate risk factors in order
to prevent disease from occuring (ex: daily mulit-vitamin, yearly wellness
check) (often community level)
17.Secondary Prevention - ANSWER aims to detect and treat disease early,
usually while the disease is asymptomatic and curable (annual pap smear,
colonoscopy, monitor BP, education) (mostly take place in health care
setting under physician)
18.Tertiary Prevention - ANSWER occurs after a diagnosis has been made and
clinical intervention is needed to reduce complications and/or deterioration
(prescribed meds)
, 19.Evidence-Based Practice - ANSWER conscientious reliance on current best,
scientifc evidence in making decisions regarding the care of individual
patients
20.Clinical Practice Guidelines - ANSWER algorithms and written directives
aimed to inform practioners on how to best deliver health care in certain
circumstances
21.Disease - ANSWER an illness leading to abnormal physiological function
of an organ, body structure, or an entire system
22.Disease process - ANSWER 1. etiology
2. pathogenesis
3. morphologic changes
4. clinical manifestations
5. diagnosis
6. clinical course
23.Etiological Factors - ANSWER causes of a disease
24.Examples of etioloigcal factors - ANSWER physical forces, chemical
agents, biologic agents
25.Most etiologies are ______ - ANSWER idiopathic (unkonwn)
26.Risk Factors - ANSWER predispose someone to a given disease
