PNP301 INTRO, SPINAL CORD + TBI
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
Etiology - ANS cause(s) or reason(s) for a disease
Pathogenesis - ANS development of or evolution of a disease, from the initial stimulus to the
final stage of the disease
manifestations - ANS signs & symptoms
Idiopathic - ANS the causes of the condition are unknown
Iatrogenic - ANS disease/condition was caused unintentionally by a medical treatment
risk factor - ANS if this etiological factor is present, the probability of disease development is
increased
clinical manifestations - ANS indications that the disease exists in a person
signs - ANS observed and measured through clinical examination or by biochemical analysis
or diagnostic imaging
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, symptoms - ANS subjective feelings of an abnormality in the body; reported by the affected
individual
incubation period - ANS the interval between exposure to an injurious agent and the first
appearance of signs and symptoms
prodromal period - ANS the appearance of the first signs and symptoms - onset of disease
acute phase - ANS disease reaches full intensity - greatest severity of signs and symptoms
silent or latent period - ANS if signs and symptoms become mild or absent disappear during
the course of disease
subclinical stage - ANS disease is well established but patient functions normally
convalescence - ANS stage of recovery after a disease, injury, or surgical operation
brain tissue, blood and CSF - ANS 3 components of the intracranial cavity
early signs of ICP - ANS - decreased LOC
- severe headache
- vomiting
- vision changes
bony cranium, meninges, CSF - ANS 3 ways the brain is protected
3 layers of meninges - ANS Dura - Arachnoid - Pia
connective tissue coverings of the brain and spinal cord - ANS meninges
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EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2026
VERIFIED.
Etiology - ANS cause(s) or reason(s) for a disease
Pathogenesis - ANS development of or evolution of a disease, from the initial stimulus to the
final stage of the disease
manifestations - ANS signs & symptoms
Idiopathic - ANS the causes of the condition are unknown
Iatrogenic - ANS disease/condition was caused unintentionally by a medical treatment
risk factor - ANS if this etiological factor is present, the probability of disease development is
increased
clinical manifestations - ANS indications that the disease exists in a person
signs - ANS observed and measured through clinical examination or by biochemical analysis
or diagnostic imaging
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, symptoms - ANS subjective feelings of an abnormality in the body; reported by the affected
individual
incubation period - ANS the interval between exposure to an injurious agent and the first
appearance of signs and symptoms
prodromal period - ANS the appearance of the first signs and symptoms - onset of disease
acute phase - ANS disease reaches full intensity - greatest severity of signs and symptoms
silent or latent period - ANS if signs and symptoms become mild or absent disappear during
the course of disease
subclinical stage - ANS disease is well established but patient functions normally
convalescence - ANS stage of recovery after a disease, injury, or surgical operation
brain tissue, blood and CSF - ANS 3 components of the intracranial cavity
early signs of ICP - ANS - decreased LOC
- severe headache
- vomiting
- vision changes
bony cranium, meninges, CSF - ANS 3 ways the brain is protected
3 layers of meninges - ANS Dura - Arachnoid - Pia
connective tissue coverings of the brain and spinal cord - ANS meninges
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