EXAM 2 FINAL PAPER FULL QUESTION SET
WITH SOLUTIONS 2026 GRADED A+
⩥ etiology, epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, and
outcomes.
Answer: What are the five components of disease?
⩥ epidemiology.
Answer: risk factors and distribution in populations
⩥ etiology.
Answer: causative mechanisms
⩥ pathogenesis.
Answer: disease mechanisms
⩥ clinical manifestations.
Answer: signs, symptoms and diagnostic criteria
⩥ outcomes.
Answer: cure, remission, chronicity, or death
,⩥ etiology.
Answer: The "why" of the disease, what is the reason for it. May be
complex or straight forward
⩥ idiopathic.
Answer: also called cryptogenic, known in cause or origin
⩥ iatrogenic.
Answer: occurs as a results of a medical or surgical intervention (e.g.
yeast infection after getting antibiotics)
⩥ epidemiology.
Answer: this looks at the patterns of disease among groups or
populations. this complement represents the relationship between
numerous population characteristics and looks at the incidence or
prevalence of diease
⩥ incidence.
Answer: the number of new cases occurring in a given population with a
given time period - usually a year. can be expressed as a percentage
⩥ prevalence.
, Answer: involves the number of cases existing (both old and new) at a
given time period. Can be expressed as a percentage
⩥ pathogenesis.
Answer: involves the sequence of events that occurs between the
stimulus events and the manifestations of the disease.
⩥ clinical manifestations.
Answer: it is what tells an individual and their HCP that something is
wrong. Also called "signs and symptoms'
⩥ primary prevention.
Answer: directed towards preventing the initial occurrence of a disorder
⩥ Secondary and tertiary prevention.
Answer: (2 terms) these seek to arrest or retard existing disease and its
effect through early detection and appropriate treatment - or to reduce
the occurrence of relapses and the establishment of chronic conditions
⩥ at the cellular or sub-cellular level.
Answer: Where does all disease begin?
⩥ lethal (irreversible) and non-lethal (reversible).