Test Bank For Massage Therapy: Principles and Practice 6th
Edition By Susan G. Salvo 9780323581288 Chapter 1-30
Complete Guide .
disease - ANSWER: Condition of abnormal function involving anatomical structures
or body systems
Pathology - ANSWER: Study of disease
Syndrome - ANSWER: A group of signs and symptoms that occur together and
characterize a particular condition, suggest an underlying disease, or increase the
risk of disease development.
Diagnosis - ANSWER: Process of identifying a particular disease and includes
evaluation of signs and symptoms, medical history, physical examination, lab tests,
and other procedures.
Differential diagnosis - ANSWER: distinguishing a particular disease from others that
possess similar signs and symptoms
Prognosis - ANSWER: A prediction of how the disease will progress and the chances
of recovery based on the person's condition and the usual course of the disease as
observed in similar situations.
Signs of disease - ANSWER: Objective evidence obvious to someone other than the
affected individual. Examples: swelling, rashes, fever, high blood pressure.
Symptoms - ANSWER: Subjective evidence perceived by an individual Examples:
headaches, nausea, pain, anxiety.
Asymptomatic - ANSWER: disease without symptoms
Clinical Manifestations - ANSWER: Collective term used to describe both signs and
symptoms
Accute disease - ANSWER: Abrupt onset, persist for short time, run a brief course of
less than 3 months Ex: stomach flu.
Chronic Disease - ANSWER: Disease with insidious onset, w gradual increase in signs
and symptoms and last for a long time
Subacute disease - ANSWER: a disease that is intermediate between acute and
chronic ex: asthma
, Systemic Disease - ANSWER: Disease that affects the body as a whole, often due to
under-functioning or over-functioning of internal glands or organs. This disease is
carried through the blood stream or the lymphatic system.
Local disease - ANSWER: affects one part or a limited region of the body
Etiology - ANSWER: the study of the causes or origins of disease
Idiopathic Disease - ANSWER: a disease that develops without a known or apparent
cause
Risk Factors - ANSWER: factors that increase or decrease the chances of getting a
particular disease
Non modifiable risk factors - ANSWER: age, gender, race, family history
Modifiable risk factors - ANSWER: Lifestyle choices, environmental factors, smoking,
diet, levels of physical activity
Complications - ANSWER: conditions arising after onset of original disease
Epidemiology - ANSWER: study of the occurrence, distribution, and transmissions of
disease in human populations
Endemic Disease - ANSWER: One that found regularly in people within local
geographic regions or specific races of people Ex malaria, Tay-Sachs disease. Tay-
Sachs disease is a genetic disorder that results in the destruction of nerve cells in the
brain and spinal cord.
Epidemic - ANSWER: a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a
community at a particular time.
unlike endemic, epidemics subside
Pandemic - ANSWER: Disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects a
very high proportion of the population.
Morbidly - ANSWER: 1. Number of individuals affected by a particular disease within
a certain population or geographic region.
2. disease state such as Alzheimer's disease
Comorbidities - ANSWER: Diseases that are occurring simultaneously in a patient,
that are often chronic but not necessarily related. Elderly patients are more likely to
have multiple comorbidities.
Mortality - ANSWER: the number of deaths in a population
Edition By Susan G. Salvo 9780323581288 Chapter 1-30
Complete Guide .
disease - ANSWER: Condition of abnormal function involving anatomical structures
or body systems
Pathology - ANSWER: Study of disease
Syndrome - ANSWER: A group of signs and symptoms that occur together and
characterize a particular condition, suggest an underlying disease, or increase the
risk of disease development.
Diagnosis - ANSWER: Process of identifying a particular disease and includes
evaluation of signs and symptoms, medical history, physical examination, lab tests,
and other procedures.
Differential diagnosis - ANSWER: distinguishing a particular disease from others that
possess similar signs and symptoms
Prognosis - ANSWER: A prediction of how the disease will progress and the chances
of recovery based on the person's condition and the usual course of the disease as
observed in similar situations.
Signs of disease - ANSWER: Objective evidence obvious to someone other than the
affected individual. Examples: swelling, rashes, fever, high blood pressure.
Symptoms - ANSWER: Subjective evidence perceived by an individual Examples:
headaches, nausea, pain, anxiety.
Asymptomatic - ANSWER: disease without symptoms
Clinical Manifestations - ANSWER: Collective term used to describe both signs and
symptoms
Accute disease - ANSWER: Abrupt onset, persist for short time, run a brief course of
less than 3 months Ex: stomach flu.
Chronic Disease - ANSWER: Disease with insidious onset, w gradual increase in signs
and symptoms and last for a long time
Subacute disease - ANSWER: a disease that is intermediate between acute and
chronic ex: asthma
, Systemic Disease - ANSWER: Disease that affects the body as a whole, often due to
under-functioning or over-functioning of internal glands or organs. This disease is
carried through the blood stream or the lymphatic system.
Local disease - ANSWER: affects one part or a limited region of the body
Etiology - ANSWER: the study of the causes or origins of disease
Idiopathic Disease - ANSWER: a disease that develops without a known or apparent
cause
Risk Factors - ANSWER: factors that increase or decrease the chances of getting a
particular disease
Non modifiable risk factors - ANSWER: age, gender, race, family history
Modifiable risk factors - ANSWER: Lifestyle choices, environmental factors, smoking,
diet, levels of physical activity
Complications - ANSWER: conditions arising after onset of original disease
Epidemiology - ANSWER: study of the occurrence, distribution, and transmissions of
disease in human populations
Endemic Disease - ANSWER: One that found regularly in people within local
geographic regions or specific races of people Ex malaria, Tay-Sachs disease. Tay-
Sachs disease is a genetic disorder that results in the destruction of nerve cells in the
brain and spinal cord.
Epidemic - ANSWER: a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a
community at a particular time.
unlike endemic, epidemics subside
Pandemic - ANSWER: Disease that occurs over a wide geographic area and affects a
very high proportion of the population.
Morbidly - ANSWER: 1. Number of individuals affected by a particular disease within
a certain population or geographic region.
2. disease state such as Alzheimer's disease
Comorbidities - ANSWER: Diseases that are occurring simultaneously in a patient,
that are often chronic but not necessarily related. Elderly patients are more likely to
have multiple comorbidities.
Mortality - ANSWER: the number of deaths in a population
