NUR 2063 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
What is Pathophysiology
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?
Etiology, Pathogenesis, Clinical Manifestations, and Treatment Implications
What is etiology
study of causes or reasons for phenomena. Includes Idiopathic conditions that have an
unknown origin or cause.
What is pathogenesis?
development or evolution of disease from initial stimulus to the expression of
manifestations as time occurs.
What are clinical manifestations?
,Signs and symptoms of disorder.
What are treatment implications?
Which combine the ethology, pathogenesis, and clinical manifestations to determine the
best treatment of condition per individual.
What are signs?
Objective or observed manifestations of disease.
What are symptoms?
Subjective feelings of abnormality in the body.
What is objective data
What you observe and can measure.
What are examples of objective data?
rash, low blood pressure, bleeding
What is subjective data?
What the patient may report to you
,What are examples of subjective data?
pain scale, they feel suicidal, fatigued.
What is epidemiology?
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?
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary
Explain Primary Prevention
"Preventing"; altering susceptibility or reducing exposure of disease for people.
Examples of Primary Prevention
Vaccinations and Handwashing
Explain Secondary Prevention
"Screening"; early detection, screening, and management of disease to catch disease
early before it spreads
Examples of Secondary Prevention
, PAP smears for STDs, lab work for HBA1C check, mammogram
Explain Tertiary Prevention
"Treating" and preventing further complications from a disorder or disease after the
person has the condition
Examples of Tertiary Prevention
Rehab for hip surgery, relearning ADL's after amputation, Wound care after stroke to
prevent pressure ulcers.
What is homeostasis?
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?
ability to successfully adapt to challenges. It is not a balance but an attempt to adapt to
achieve homeostasis. Example: sweating to lower ones body temp.
Stages of the General Adaptation Syndrome
alarm, resistance, exhaustion
Explain Alarm Stage Of General Adaptation Syndrome
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE
What is Pathophysiology
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?
Etiology, Pathogenesis, Clinical Manifestations, and Treatment Implications
What is etiology
study of causes or reasons for phenomena. Includes Idiopathic conditions that have an
unknown origin or cause.
What is pathogenesis?
development or evolution of disease from initial stimulus to the expression of
manifestations as time occurs.
What are clinical manifestations?
,Signs and symptoms of disorder.
What are treatment implications?
Which combine the ethology, pathogenesis, and clinical manifestations to determine the
best treatment of condition per individual.
What are signs?
Objective or observed manifestations of disease.
What are symptoms?
Subjective feelings of abnormality in the body.
What is objective data
What you observe and can measure.
What are examples of objective data?
rash, low blood pressure, bleeding
What is subjective data?
What the patient may report to you
,What are examples of subjective data?
pain scale, they feel suicidal, fatigued.
What is epidemiology?
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?
Primary, Secondary, Tertiary
Explain Primary Prevention
"Preventing"; altering susceptibility or reducing exposure of disease for people.
Examples of Primary Prevention
Vaccinations and Handwashing
Explain Secondary Prevention
"Screening"; early detection, screening, and management of disease to catch disease
early before it spreads
Examples of Secondary Prevention
, PAP smears for STDs, lab work for HBA1C check, mammogram
Explain Tertiary Prevention
"Treating" and preventing further complications from a disorder or disease after the
person has the condition
Examples of Tertiary Prevention
Rehab for hip surgery, relearning ADL's after amputation, Wound care after stroke to
prevent pressure ulcers.
What is homeostasis?
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?
ability to successfully adapt to challenges. It is not a balance but an attempt to adapt to
achieve homeostasis. Example: sweating to lower ones body temp.
Stages of the General Adaptation Syndrome
alarm, resistance, exhaustion
Explain Alarm Stage Of General Adaptation Syndrome
