NSG-3280 Test 1 Questions And Correct
Answers (Verified Answers) 2026
idiopathic - CORRECT ANSWER -unknown cause
Eitology - CORRECT ANSWER -cause of disease
iatrogenic - CORRECT ANSWER -result of an unintended or unwanted medical treatment
Pathogenesis - CORRECT ANSWER -development of disease from initial stimulation
Symptoms are - CORRECT ANSWER -subjective characteristics of a disease that only the
patient can feel
incubation period/ Latent - CORRECT ANSWER -interval between initial infection and first
signs and symptoms
prodomal phase - CORRECT ANSWER -time of mild signs or symptoms indicating onset of
disease
Manifest Phase - CORRECT ANSWER -the disease reaches its full intensity, and signs and
symptoms attain their greatest severity
convalescence - CORRECT ANSWER -gradual recovery after an illness
Signs - CORRECT ANSWER -Observed and objective manifestations
,Symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER -Subjective feelings from patient
syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER -S/S that has not been identified
exacerbation - CORRECT ANSWER -a sudden increase in severity of disease or signs or
symptoms
Remission - CORRECT ANSWER -improvement or absence of signs of disease
subclinical - CORRECT ANSWER -Stage of a disease or disorder not severe enough to produce
symptoms that can be detected or diagnosed.
sequela - CORRECT ANSWER -subsequent pathologic condition resulting from an acute illness
endemic disease - CORRECT ANSWER -local region or native disease
epidemic disease - CORRECT ANSWER -disease acquired by many hosts in a given area in a
short time
pandemic disease - CORRECT ANSWER -worldwide epidemic
secondary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER -Efforts to limit the effects of an injury or illness
that you cannot completely prevent. Colonoscopies, treating for obesity, high BP but being
treated for it,
primary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER -Efforts to prevent an injury or illness from ever
occurring. Vaccinations
, tertiary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER -actions taken to contain damage once a disease or
disability has progressed beyond its early stages.
Therapies
Homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWER -A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal
state; the regulation of any aspect of body chemistry, such as blood glucose, around a particular
level
Allostasis - CORRECT ANSWER -process by which the body achieves stability through
physiological change
GAS stages of stress - CORRECT ANSWER --alarm
-resistance
-exhaustion
alarm stage of GAS - CORRECT ANSWER -organism recognizes stress, begins to respond.
Fight or flight and sympathetic nervous system engages
epinephrine and norepinephrine
resistance stage of GAS - CORRECT ANSWER -second stage;
body functions normalize while responding to the stressor. The body attempts to cope with the
stressor
normalization/resolution of glucocorticoid secretion, fight or flight, and secretions and
epinephrine and norepinephrine.
Exhaustion stage of GAS - CORRECT ANSWER -third stage;
if the client reaches this stage, body functions are no longer able to maintain an adaptive
response to the stressor
increased glucocorticoid secretions followed by dysregulation
ALLOSTATIC OVERLOAD
Answers (Verified Answers) 2026
idiopathic - CORRECT ANSWER -unknown cause
Eitology - CORRECT ANSWER -cause of disease
iatrogenic - CORRECT ANSWER -result of an unintended or unwanted medical treatment
Pathogenesis - CORRECT ANSWER -development of disease from initial stimulation
Symptoms are - CORRECT ANSWER -subjective characteristics of a disease that only the
patient can feel
incubation period/ Latent - CORRECT ANSWER -interval between initial infection and first
signs and symptoms
prodomal phase - CORRECT ANSWER -time of mild signs or symptoms indicating onset of
disease
Manifest Phase - CORRECT ANSWER -the disease reaches its full intensity, and signs and
symptoms attain their greatest severity
convalescence - CORRECT ANSWER -gradual recovery after an illness
Signs - CORRECT ANSWER -Observed and objective manifestations
,Symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER -Subjective feelings from patient
syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER -S/S that has not been identified
exacerbation - CORRECT ANSWER -a sudden increase in severity of disease or signs or
symptoms
Remission - CORRECT ANSWER -improvement or absence of signs of disease
subclinical - CORRECT ANSWER -Stage of a disease or disorder not severe enough to produce
symptoms that can be detected or diagnosed.
sequela - CORRECT ANSWER -subsequent pathologic condition resulting from an acute illness
endemic disease - CORRECT ANSWER -local region or native disease
epidemic disease - CORRECT ANSWER -disease acquired by many hosts in a given area in a
short time
pandemic disease - CORRECT ANSWER -worldwide epidemic
secondary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER -Efforts to limit the effects of an injury or illness
that you cannot completely prevent. Colonoscopies, treating for obesity, high BP but being
treated for it,
primary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER -Efforts to prevent an injury or illness from ever
occurring. Vaccinations
, tertiary prevention - CORRECT ANSWER -actions taken to contain damage once a disease or
disability has progressed beyond its early stages.
Therapies
Homeostasis - CORRECT ANSWER -A tendency to maintain a balanced or constant internal
state; the regulation of any aspect of body chemistry, such as blood glucose, around a particular
level
Allostasis - CORRECT ANSWER -process by which the body achieves stability through
physiological change
GAS stages of stress - CORRECT ANSWER --alarm
-resistance
-exhaustion
alarm stage of GAS - CORRECT ANSWER -organism recognizes stress, begins to respond.
Fight or flight and sympathetic nervous system engages
epinephrine and norepinephrine
resistance stage of GAS - CORRECT ANSWER -second stage;
body functions normalize while responding to the stressor. The body attempts to cope with the
stressor
normalization/resolution of glucocorticoid secretion, fight or flight, and secretions and
epinephrine and norepinephrine.
Exhaustion stage of GAS - CORRECT ANSWER -third stage;
if the client reaches this stage, body functions are no longer able to maintain an adaptive
response to the stressor
increased glucocorticoid secretions followed by dysregulation
ALLOSTATIC OVERLOAD
