HOSA Pathophysiology Disease Process And Terminology Exam Questions And Answers 2024

homeostasis - correct answer-stability of the body aysmptomatic - correct answer-showing no symptons of disease pathogenesis - correct answer-Development of disease acute - correct answer-abrupt chronic - correct answer-lasts longer than six months predisposing factors (risk factors) - correct answer-makes a person/group more vulnerable to disease (ex: Age,Gender, Lifestyle, Environment, Hereditary) acute inflammation - correct answer-normal protective response to injury/disease, accompanied with redness, heat, swelling, pain, and loss of funciton widespread inflammation - correct answer-marked by fever, malaise, and loss of appetite necrosis - correct answer-Death of tissue E. coli - correct answer-colon, manure; causes enteritis infection Staph aureus - correct answer-skin, hair, anterior nares,causes wound infection, pneumonia, food poisoning, cellultis Strep group A - correct answer-oropharynx,skin, perineal area; causes strep throat, rhuematic fever,scarlet fever, impetigo strep group b - correct answer-genitalia causes; urinary tract infection, wound infection, endometritis mycobacterium - correct answer-lungs, cause tuberculosis Neisseria gonorrhoae - correct answer-genitourinary tract, rectum,mouth, eye; causes gonorrhea, pelvic inflammation, infectious arthritis, conjunctivitis Ricketsia rickettsii - correct answer-wood tick, rocky mtn. spotted fever