NR 283 Exam 1 Review.
CH 1:
Cellular Adaption: Changes made by a cell in response to adverse environmental change
Vocabulary
Characteristics of Disease pg. 6
a. Pathogenesis: the manner of development of a disease
b. Acute: short term illness the develops quickly
c. Chronic: disease is often a milder condition developing gradually; persists for a long time &
usually causes more permanent tissue damage
d. Subclinical: pathologic changes occur but the patient exhibits no obvious manifestations
e. Latent: no clinical signs are evident; late signs/symptoms from the time of exposure
f. Prodromal: time in the early development of disease when one is aware of the change in
body, signs are nonspecific
g. Manifestations: Clinical evidence or effects, signs and symptoms of disease; general
indicators of a disease (ex: redness and swelling at site)
h. Signs: objective indicators of disease that are obvious to someone other than the affected
individual
i. Symptoms: subjective feelings such as pain or nausea
j. Lesion: term used to describe a specific local change in the tissue (ex: blister, pimple)
k. Syndrome: collection of signs and symptoms, often affecting more than one organ; occurs
together in response to a certain condition
l. Diagnostic tests: lab tests that assists in the diagnosis of a specific disease
m. Remission: a period or condition in which the manifestations of the disease subside; either
permanently or temporarily
n. Exacerbation: worsening in the severity of the disease or in its signs/symptoms
o. Precipitating factor: condition that triggers an acute episode (ex: seizure)
p. Complication: are new secondary or additional problems that arise after the original disease
begins (ex: following a cardiac arrest, known as heart attack, a person may develop
congestive heart failure
q. Therapy (Therapeutic interventions): treatment measures used to promote recovery or slow
the progress of a disease
r. Sequelae: *book definition... potential unwanted outcomes of the primary condition such as
paralysis following recovery from a stroke. *online definition... a condition which is the
consequence of a previous disease or injury.
s. Convalescence (Rehabilitation): period of recovery and return to the normal healthy state
Disease Prognosis pg. 7
a. Prognosis: *book definition... probability or likelihood for recovery or other outcomes.
*online definition... a forecast of the likely outcome of a situation
b. Morbidity: the rate of disease in a population
CH 1:
Cellular Adaption: Changes made by a cell in response to adverse environmental change
Vocabulary
Characteristics of Disease pg. 6
a. Pathogenesis: the manner of development of a disease
b. Acute: short term illness the develops quickly
c. Chronic: disease is often a milder condition developing gradually; persists for a long time &
usually causes more permanent tissue damage
d. Subclinical: pathologic changes occur but the patient exhibits no obvious manifestations
e. Latent: no clinical signs are evident; late signs/symptoms from the time of exposure
f. Prodromal: time in the early development of disease when one is aware of the change in
body, signs are nonspecific
g. Manifestations: Clinical evidence or effects, signs and symptoms of disease; general
indicators of a disease (ex: redness and swelling at site)
h. Signs: objective indicators of disease that are obvious to someone other than the affected
individual
i. Symptoms: subjective feelings such as pain or nausea
j. Lesion: term used to describe a specific local change in the tissue (ex: blister, pimple)
k. Syndrome: collection of signs and symptoms, often affecting more than one organ; occurs
together in response to a certain condition
l. Diagnostic tests: lab tests that assists in the diagnosis of a specific disease
m. Remission: a period or condition in which the manifestations of the disease subside; either
permanently or temporarily
n. Exacerbation: worsening in the severity of the disease or in its signs/symptoms
o. Precipitating factor: condition that triggers an acute episode (ex: seizure)
p. Complication: are new secondary or additional problems that arise after the original disease
begins (ex: following a cardiac arrest, known as heart attack, a person may develop
congestive heart failure
q. Therapy (Therapeutic interventions): treatment measures used to promote recovery or slow
the progress of a disease
r. Sequelae: *book definition... potential unwanted outcomes of the primary condition such as
paralysis following recovery from a stroke. *online definition... a condition which is the
consequence of a previous disease or injury.
s. Convalescence (Rehabilitation): period of recovery and return to the normal healthy state
Disease Prognosis pg. 7
a. Prognosis: *book definition... probability or likelihood for recovery or other outcomes.
*online definition... a forecast of the likely outcome of a situation
b. Morbidity: the rate of disease in a population
