Test Bank For Pathophysiology Concepts of Human
Disease, 1st Edition (Sorenson, 2019)
pathophysiology - ANSWER the study of functional alterations at the molecular,
cellular, tissue, and organ system levels that are involved in disease states
Pathology - ANSWER study of disease
Histology - ANSWER study of tissues
health - ANSWER absence of disease-related functional changes
Disease - ANSWER situation that impairs functional ability such as hypertension
illness - ANSWER individuals subjective experience with disease, their perception
of them being sick based on beliefs, knowledge, cultural factors overall health
disorder - ANSWER disruption of physiologic or psychologic function,
eg. cellular dysregulation due to leukemia
syndrome - ANSWER groups of signs and symptoms, signs and symptoms
emerge from a disease, acute coronary syndrome
risk factor - ANSWER anything that increases the risk for disease
eg. genetics, lifestyle factors, social determinants of health
modifiable risk factors - ANSWER can be changed
diet, smoking
nonmodifiable risk factors - ANSWER cannot be changed
age, race, genetic characteristics
etiology - ANSWER the cause of a disease
etiologic agents: exogenous - ANSWER from external environment
Endogenous agents - ANSWER from within the body
idiopathic - ANSWER cause undetermined
iatrogenic - ANSWER caused unintentionally
by treatment, diagnostic procedure, or error
Disease, 1st Edition (Sorenson, 2019)
pathophysiology - ANSWER the study of functional alterations at the molecular,
cellular, tissue, and organ system levels that are involved in disease states
Pathology - ANSWER study of disease
Histology - ANSWER study of tissues
health - ANSWER absence of disease-related functional changes
Disease - ANSWER situation that impairs functional ability such as hypertension
illness - ANSWER individuals subjective experience with disease, their perception
of them being sick based on beliefs, knowledge, cultural factors overall health
disorder - ANSWER disruption of physiologic or psychologic function,
eg. cellular dysregulation due to leukemia
syndrome - ANSWER groups of signs and symptoms, signs and symptoms
emerge from a disease, acute coronary syndrome
risk factor - ANSWER anything that increases the risk for disease
eg. genetics, lifestyle factors, social determinants of health
modifiable risk factors - ANSWER can be changed
diet, smoking
nonmodifiable risk factors - ANSWER cannot be changed
age, race, genetic characteristics
etiology - ANSWER the cause of a disease
etiologic agents: exogenous - ANSWER from external environment
Endogenous agents - ANSWER from within the body
idiopathic - ANSWER cause undetermined
iatrogenic - ANSWER caused unintentionally
by treatment, diagnostic procedure, or error
