NUR 612 EXAM STUDY GUIDE (MODULE 1)
1. Physiology
Answer Study of the normal functions of the human body
2. Pathophysiology
Answer The study of the cellular and organ changes that occur with disease and the
effects that these changes have on the total body function
Focuses on the mechanism of the underlying disease and provides information to assist
with planning preventive as well as therapeutic health care measures and practices such
as following a healthy diet, exercising, and being compliant with prescribed medications
3. Determinants of Health
Answer Attain lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death.
Achieve health equity and eliminate disparities
Promote good health for all
Promote healthy behaviors across the life span
4. Disease
Answer An acute or chronic illness that one acquires or is born with that causes
physiological dysfunction in one or more body system
5. Etiology
Answer Explains the cause of the disease
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6. Pathogenesis
Answer How the disease process evolves
Sequence of cellular and tissue events that occur from initial contact with an etiologic
agent until the ultimate expression of the disease occurs
7. Morphologic changes
Answer The microscopic and gross changes that are characteristic in a disease process
8. Histology
Answer The microscopic study of cells and extracellular matrix
9. Lesion
Answer A pathologic or traumatic change of an organ or tissue
10. Clinical Manifestations
Answer The hidden or obvious evidence that a person is sick
11. Symptoms
Answer Subjective complaints noted by the person with the disorder such as pain,
difficulty breathing, headache, blurred vision
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12. Signs
Answer Disease manifestations noted by the observer such as temperature elevation, a
blown pupil and pitting edema
13. Syndrome
Answer A compilation of signs and symptoms
14. Complication
Answer Adverse extension of a disease or treatment
15. Sequelae
Answer Lesions or impairments that follow or are caused by a disease
16. Diagnosis
Answer Designation as to cause or nature of a health problem; involves evaluating
competing possibilities and selecting the most likely one from many conditions in a given
age, gender, race, lifestyle, genetic background and locality based upon
17. History
Answer The person's account of symptoms, progress, and factors that contribute to a
diagnosis
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18. Physical Exam
Answer Performed to identify signs of altered body structure or functions; also may
identify problems not obtained in the history
19. Acute disorder
Answer Relatively severe, but self-limited
20. Subacute disorder
Answer Intermediate between an acute and a chronic disorder, general not as severe as
an acute disorder and does not last as long as a chronic disorder
21. Chronic disorder
Answer Continuous, long-term process
May improve or get worse
22. Preclinical stage
Answer Disease is not clinically evident but will progress to clinical disease
23. Subclinical disease
Answer Not clinically apparent and not destined to become a clinical disease
24. Clinical disease
Answer The disease is present as manifested by signs and symptoms
1. Physiology
Answer Study of the normal functions of the human body
2. Pathophysiology
Answer The study of the cellular and organ changes that occur with disease and the
effects that these changes have on the total body function
Focuses on the mechanism of the underlying disease and provides information to assist
with planning preventive as well as therapeutic health care measures and practices such
as following a healthy diet, exercising, and being compliant with prescribed medications
3. Determinants of Health
Answer Attain lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death.
Achieve health equity and eliminate disparities
Promote good health for all
Promote healthy behaviors across the life span
4. Disease
Answer An acute or chronic illness that one acquires or is born with that causes
physiological dysfunction in one or more body system
5. Etiology
Answer Explains the cause of the disease
, NUR 612 EXAM STUDY GUIDE (MODULE 1)
6. Pathogenesis
Answer How the disease process evolves
Sequence of cellular and tissue events that occur from initial contact with an etiologic
agent until the ultimate expression of the disease occurs
7. Morphologic changes
Answer The microscopic and gross changes that are characteristic in a disease process
8. Histology
Answer The microscopic study of cells and extracellular matrix
9. Lesion
Answer A pathologic or traumatic change of an organ or tissue
10. Clinical Manifestations
Answer The hidden or obvious evidence that a person is sick
11. Symptoms
Answer Subjective complaints noted by the person with the disorder such as pain,
difficulty breathing, headache, blurred vision
, NUR 612 EXAM STUDY GUIDE (MODULE 1)
12. Signs
Answer Disease manifestations noted by the observer such as temperature elevation, a
blown pupil and pitting edema
13. Syndrome
Answer A compilation of signs and symptoms
14. Complication
Answer Adverse extension of a disease or treatment
15. Sequelae
Answer Lesions or impairments that follow or are caused by a disease
16. Diagnosis
Answer Designation as to cause or nature of a health problem; involves evaluating
competing possibilities and selecting the most likely one from many conditions in a given
age, gender, race, lifestyle, genetic background and locality based upon
17. History
Answer The person's account of symptoms, progress, and factors that contribute to a
diagnosis
, NUR 612 EXAM STUDY GUIDE (MODULE 1)
18. Physical Exam
Answer Performed to identify signs of altered body structure or functions; also may
identify problems not obtained in the history
19. Acute disorder
Answer Relatively severe, but self-limited
20. Subacute disorder
Answer Intermediate between an acute and a chronic disorder, general not as severe as
an acute disorder and does not last as long as a chronic disorder
21. Chronic disorder
Answer Continuous, long-term process
May improve or get worse
22. Preclinical stage
Answer Disease is not clinically evident but will progress to clinical disease
23. Subclinical disease
Answer Not clinically apparent and not destined to become a clinical disease
24. Clinical disease
Answer The disease is present as manifested by signs and symptoms
