NSG 3280 - EXAM 1 QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
What is pathophysiology? - CORRECT ANSWERS -The study of abnormalities in the physiologic
functioning of living beings, seeks to reveal the physiologic responses of an organism to
disruptions in its internal or external environment
What is the definition of etiology? - CORRECT ANSWERS -Cause or reason for
disease/phenomena
Idiopathic - CORRECT ANSWERS -Cause is unknown
Iatrogenic - CORRECT ANSWERS -Result of an unintended or unwanted medical treatment
Risk factor - CORRECT ANSWERS -Probability of developing disease is increased when risk factor
is present
What is the definition of pathogenesis? - CORRECT ANSWERS -Development or evolution of
disease, from initial stimulus to expression
Signs of disease - CORRECT ANSWERS -Objective data - ex: clinical exams, biochemical analysis,
diagnostic imaging, labs, seeing a patient vomit
Symptoms of disease - CORRECT ANSWERS -Subjective data, can only be reported by affected
individual - ex: a patient stating they are experiencing nausea
Syndrome - CORRECT ANSWERS -Etiology (cause) of a particular set of signs and symptoms has
not yet been determined
, Latent period - CORRECT ANSWERS -Time between exposure to injurious agent/disease and first
appearance of signs & symptoms, infectious diseases called incubation period
Prodromal period - CORRECT ANSWERS -Appearance of first signs & symptoms thus indicating
onset of a disease - symptoms often nonspecific to certain disease
Acute condition - CORRECT ANSWERS -Relatively severe manifestations, runs a short course -
hours, days, weeks
Chronic condition - CORRECT ANSWERS -Lasts for months to years, can begin with an acute
phase but does not have to
Exacerbation - CORRECT ANSWERS -Sudden increase in severity of disease or signs & symptoms
Remission - CORRECT ANSWERS -Decline in severity of signs & symptoms - if a remission is
permanent (longer than 5 years), person is said to be cured
Convalescence - CORRECT ANSWERS -Stage of recovery after a disease, injury, or surgical
operation
Sequela - CORRECT ANSWERS -When a disease produces a subsequent pathological condition -
ex: sequela of an inflammatory process might be scarring
What is the definition of epidemiology? - CORRECT ANSWERS -Study of patterns of disease
Endemic - CORRECT ANSWERS -A disease that is native to a local region
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
What is pathophysiology? - CORRECT ANSWERS -The study of abnormalities in the physiologic
functioning of living beings, seeks to reveal the physiologic responses of an organism to
disruptions in its internal or external environment
What is the definition of etiology? - CORRECT ANSWERS -Cause or reason for
disease/phenomena
Idiopathic - CORRECT ANSWERS -Cause is unknown
Iatrogenic - CORRECT ANSWERS -Result of an unintended or unwanted medical treatment
Risk factor - CORRECT ANSWERS -Probability of developing disease is increased when risk factor
is present
What is the definition of pathogenesis? - CORRECT ANSWERS -Development or evolution of
disease, from initial stimulus to expression
Signs of disease - CORRECT ANSWERS -Objective data - ex: clinical exams, biochemical analysis,
diagnostic imaging, labs, seeing a patient vomit
Symptoms of disease - CORRECT ANSWERS -Subjective data, can only be reported by affected
individual - ex: a patient stating they are experiencing nausea
Syndrome - CORRECT ANSWERS -Etiology (cause) of a particular set of signs and symptoms has
not yet been determined
, Latent period - CORRECT ANSWERS -Time between exposure to injurious agent/disease and first
appearance of signs & symptoms, infectious diseases called incubation period
Prodromal period - CORRECT ANSWERS -Appearance of first signs & symptoms thus indicating
onset of a disease - symptoms often nonspecific to certain disease
Acute condition - CORRECT ANSWERS -Relatively severe manifestations, runs a short course -
hours, days, weeks
Chronic condition - CORRECT ANSWERS -Lasts for months to years, can begin with an acute
phase but does not have to
Exacerbation - CORRECT ANSWERS -Sudden increase in severity of disease or signs & symptoms
Remission - CORRECT ANSWERS -Decline in severity of signs & symptoms - if a remission is
permanent (longer than 5 years), person is said to be cured
Convalescence - CORRECT ANSWERS -Stage of recovery after a disease, injury, or surgical
operation
Sequela - CORRECT ANSWERS -When a disease produces a subsequent pathological condition -
ex: sequela of an inflammatory process might be scarring
What is the definition of epidemiology? - CORRECT ANSWERS -Study of patterns of disease
Endemic - CORRECT ANSWERS -A disease that is native to a local region
