CLASS 6541 WEEK 4 18 MONTH OLD
COUGH FOLLOW UP CARE STUDY GUIDE
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
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⩥ 1: Etiology. Answer: the study of the causes of diseases
⩥ 1: risk factor. Answer: Something which increases risk or
susceptibility.
⩥ 1: pathogenesis. Answer: the development or evolution of a disease,
from initial stimulus to the ultimate expression of the manifestations
⩥ 1: signs of disease. Answer: manifestations of disease that are
observed
⩥ 1: symptoms. Answer: subjective feelings of an abnormality in the
body
⩥ 1: syndrome. Answer: etiology of a particular set of signs and
symptoms has not yet been determined
, ⩥ 1: latent period. Answer: interval between exposure of a tissue to an
injurious agent and the first appearance of signs and symptoms
⩥ 1: prodromal period. Answer: refers to the appearance of the first
signs and symptoms indicating the onset of a disease
⩥ 1: Stage of manifest illness/acute phase. Answer: disease reaches its
full intensity, and signs and symptoms attain their greatest severity
⩥ 1: latent/ silent period. Answer: signs and symptoms may become
mild or disappear for a time
⩥ 1: acute condition. Answer: relatively severe manifestations but runs a
short coarse measured in hours, days, or a few weeks
⩥ 1: chronic condition. Answer: can begin in the acute phase and
become prolonged when the body's defenses are insufficient to
overcome the causative agent and can last for months
⩥ 1: exacerbation. Answer: sudden increase in the severity of a disease
⩥ 1: remission. Answer: an abatement or decline in severity of the signs
and symptoms of a disease
COUGH FOLLOW UP CARE STUDY GUIDE
2026 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED
A+
⩥ 1: Etiology. Answer: the study of the causes of diseases
⩥ 1: risk factor. Answer: Something which increases risk or
susceptibility.
⩥ 1: pathogenesis. Answer: the development or evolution of a disease,
from initial stimulus to the ultimate expression of the manifestations
⩥ 1: signs of disease. Answer: manifestations of disease that are
observed
⩥ 1: symptoms. Answer: subjective feelings of an abnormality in the
body
⩥ 1: syndrome. Answer: etiology of a particular set of signs and
symptoms has not yet been determined
, ⩥ 1: latent period. Answer: interval between exposure of a tissue to an
injurious agent and the first appearance of signs and symptoms
⩥ 1: prodromal period. Answer: refers to the appearance of the first
signs and symptoms indicating the onset of a disease
⩥ 1: Stage of manifest illness/acute phase. Answer: disease reaches its
full intensity, and signs and symptoms attain their greatest severity
⩥ 1: latent/ silent period. Answer: signs and symptoms may become
mild or disappear for a time
⩥ 1: acute condition. Answer: relatively severe manifestations but runs a
short coarse measured in hours, days, or a few weeks
⩥ 1: chronic condition. Answer: can begin in the acute phase and
become prolonged when the body's defenses are insufficient to
overcome the causative agent and can last for months
⩥ 1: exacerbation. Answer: sudden increase in the severity of a disease
⩥ 1: remission. Answer: an abatement or decline in severity of the signs
and symptoms of a disease
