MODULE 1 PROBLEM SET
UPDATE|EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH MULTIPLE
CHOICES |VERIFIED & REVISED
ANSWERS (NEW)!!!
Whatmismthemdefinitionmofmpathophysiology?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmthemstudymofmthembody'smresponsemtomalteredmfunctionmormdisease
Namemthem5metiologicmfactorsmandmgivemanmexamplem-
mCORRECTmANSWERm1.mphysicalmforcem(burns)
2.mchemicalmagentsm(poison)
3.mbioloigcalmagentsm(bacteria)
4.mgeneticmpredispositionm
5.mnutritionalmexcesses/deficiencies
Whatmarem2mtypesmofmriskmfactors?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmcongenitalmandmacquired
Whatmismthemdifferencembetweenmmophologymandmhistology?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmmorphologymismthemstructuremofmcellsmormtissuesmwhereasmhistologymismthems
tudymofmcellsmatmthemtissuemlevel
Describemthemdifferencembetweenmsignsmandmsymptomsmandmgivenmanmexamplemofmeachm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmAmsignmismanmobjecetivemmanifestationm(fever,medema)mwhereasmamsymptom
mismamsubjectivemcomplaintm(dizziness,mpain,mdifficultymbreathing)
, Whatmarem3mimportantmprocessesmwhenmcomingmtomamdiagnosis?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERm1.mpatientmhistory
2.mphysicalmexaminiation
3.mdiagnosticmtesting
Definemepidemiologymandmsomemthingsmthatmitmtracksm-
mCORRECTmANSWERmThemstudymofmdiseasemoccurenceminmhumanmpopulations.mFormexample,mthe
ymmaymtrackmage,mrae,mnutritionalmhabits,mlifestryle,mand/ormgeographicmlocation
Incidencem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmthemnumbermofmnewmcasesminmampopulationmatmriskmduringmamspecifiedmtime
Prevalencem-
mCORRECTmANSWERmnumbermofmpeoplemwithmthemdiseaseminmampopulationmatmamgivenmtime
Validitym-mCORRECTmANSWERmhowmamtoolmmeasuresmwhatmitmismintendedmtommeasure
Reliabiltym-mCORRECTmANSWERmlikelihoodmofmthemsamemresultmoccuringmwithmrepeatedmtesting
Sensitivitym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmproportionmofmpeoplemwithmamdiseasemwhomtestmpositivemformthatmdisease
Specificitym-
mCORRECTmANSWERmpeoplemwithoutmtthemdiseasemwhomtestmnegativemformthatmdisease
Mortalitym-mCORRECTmANSWERmCausemofmdeathminmampopulation;mdeathmrate
Morbiditym-mCORRECTmANSWERmeffectmofmanmillnessmonmone'smlife