Chapter 1- Braun Intro to Pathophysiology Questions with Answers
Pathophysiology - correct answersthe study of the functional changes that occur in the body as a result
of an injury, disorder, or disease
Pathology - correct answersthe study of changes in cells and tissues as a result of injury or disease
Physiology - correct answersthe mechanisms of human body functioning
Structure - correct answershow the human body is put together
Function - correct answershow the component parts operate together
Disease - correct answersthe functional impairment of cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems
Syndromes - correct answersa specific condition with a recognizable, predictable pattern
Pathogenesis - correct answersthe origination and development at the point of the disease onset; the
disease beginning
Risk Factors - correct answersvulnerabilities
Modifiable Risk Factors - correct answersthose that can be changed by the individual
Non-modifiable Risk Factors - correct answersthose that can't be changed by the individual
, Etiology - correct answersprecise cause of disease
Pathogen - correct answersdisease-causing microorganism
What are the 5 types of etiologies? - correct answersPathogen, multifactorial, idiopathic, nosocomial,
and iatrogenic
Multifactorial - correct answershaving more than one cause
Idiopathic - correct answersno known cause
Nosocomial - correct answerscaused by an infection received in the health care environment
Iatrogenic - correct answerscaused by medical treatment
Clinical Manifestations - correct answerspresenting signs and symptoms of the disease
Signs - correct answersobservable, measured, objective Ex: Laceration
Symptoms - correct answersreported by patient, subjective, not directly observed by health care
provider Ex: nausea, pain
Precipitating Factors - correct answersor triggers that promote the onset of clinical manifestations
Local - correct answerss/s at the site of disease, confined to one area Ex: redness at wound site
Systemic - correct answerss/s throughout body Ex: fever, high blood pressure
Acute - correct answersbegin abruptly, last days to months
Pathophysiology - correct answersthe study of the functional changes that occur in the body as a result
of an injury, disorder, or disease
Pathology - correct answersthe study of changes in cells and tissues as a result of injury or disease
Physiology - correct answersthe mechanisms of human body functioning
Structure - correct answershow the human body is put together
Function - correct answershow the component parts operate together
Disease - correct answersthe functional impairment of cells, tissues, organs, and organ systems
Syndromes - correct answersa specific condition with a recognizable, predictable pattern
Pathogenesis - correct answersthe origination and development at the point of the disease onset; the
disease beginning
Risk Factors - correct answersvulnerabilities
Modifiable Risk Factors - correct answersthose that can be changed by the individual
Non-modifiable Risk Factors - correct answersthose that can't be changed by the individual
, Etiology - correct answersprecise cause of disease
Pathogen - correct answersdisease-causing microorganism
What are the 5 types of etiologies? - correct answersPathogen, multifactorial, idiopathic, nosocomial,
and iatrogenic
Multifactorial - correct answershaving more than one cause
Idiopathic - correct answersno known cause
Nosocomial - correct answerscaused by an infection received in the health care environment
Iatrogenic - correct answerscaused by medical treatment
Clinical Manifestations - correct answerspresenting signs and symptoms of the disease
Signs - correct answersobservable, measured, objective Ex: Laceration
Symptoms - correct answersreported by patient, subjective, not directly observed by health care
provider Ex: nausea, pain
Precipitating Factors - correct answersor triggers that promote the onset of clinical manifestations
Local - correct answerss/s at the site of disease, confined to one area Ex: redness at wound site
Systemic - correct answerss/s throughout body Ex: fever, high blood pressure
Acute - correct answersbegin abruptly, last days to months
