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Exam 1: NU 606 / NU606 (Latest 2025 /
2026) Advanced Pathophysiology |
Questions with Verified Answers | 100%
Correct| Grade A
What is the definition of Health as set forth by the WHO in 1948? -
(answers)Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and
not merely the absence of disease and infirmity.
Etiology - (answers)the cause of a disease or abnormal condition
Pathogenesis - (answers)development of disease; how does it evolve
Morphology - (answers)Refers to shape, change in cells or tissue
Manifestations - (answers)signs and symptoms of disease; appearance of the
illness
Signs and Symptoms - (answers)Signs: Objective (Temperature taken by
thermometer)
Symptoms: Subjective ("I feel hot")
Syndrome - (answers)A compilation of signs and symptoms that are characteristic
of a specific disease state.
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Physiology - (answers)The study of body function
Pathophysiology - (answers)the study of how disease processes affect the
function of the body
Signs and symptoms may be related to _________ - (answers)The primary
disorder or they represent the body's attempt to compensate for the altered FN
caused by the pathologic condition.
True or False: Many pathogenic states are not observed directly. - (answers)True
True or False: You may not be able to a patient hemorrhaging, but you can see
that the patient's body is trying compensate for blood loss by being tachycardic -
(answers)True
Clinical Course - (answers)Describes evolution of disease
-acute, subacute, chronic
Acute Disease - (answers)symptoms develop rapidly but the disease lasts only a
short time
Subacute Disease - (answers)symptoms between acute and chronic, not as severe
as an acute disease and not as prolonged as a chronic disease
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Chronic Disease - (answers)an ongoing condition or illness, typically not severe
5 Etiologic Factors and Examples - (answers)1. Biologic Agents
- Hep C
2. Physical Forces
- Car accidents
3. Chemical Agents
- Poison
4. Nutritional excesses or deficits
- Increased fat in diet
5. Genetic Inheritance
- Sickle Cell
Diagnosis - (answers)designation as to the nature or cause of a health problem
Reliability - (answers)the extent to which a test yields consistent results, as
assessed by the consistency of scores on two halves of the test, on alternate
forms of the test, or on retesting
Validity - (answers)The extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is
supposed to
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Sensitivity and Specificity - (answers)how well the test or observation identifies
people with or without a disease
Predictive Value - (answers)extent to which a test can differentiate between
presence or absence of a person's condition
disease case - (answers)can be either an existing case or the number of new
episodes of a particular illness
Incidence - (answers)number of new cases
Prevalence - (answers)A measure of existing disease in a population at a given
point in time
Epidemiology - (answers)Study of disease occurrence in the human population
Morbidity - (answers)describes the effects an illness has on a person's life
Mortality - (answers)Pertains to the cause of death in a given population
What does natural history refer to? - (answers)Refers to progression and
projection without medical intervention
Exam 1: NU 606 / NU606 (Latest 2025 /
2026) Advanced Pathophysiology |
Questions with Verified Answers | 100%
Correct| Grade A
What is the definition of Health as set forth by the WHO in 1948? -
(answers)Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and
not merely the absence of disease and infirmity.
Etiology - (answers)the cause of a disease or abnormal condition
Pathogenesis - (answers)development of disease; how does it evolve
Morphology - (answers)Refers to shape, change in cells or tissue
Manifestations - (answers)signs and symptoms of disease; appearance of the
illness
Signs and Symptoms - (answers)Signs: Objective (Temperature taken by
thermometer)
Symptoms: Subjective ("I feel hot")
Syndrome - (answers)A compilation of signs and symptoms that are characteristic
of a specific disease state.
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Physiology - (answers)The study of body function
Pathophysiology - (answers)the study of how disease processes affect the
function of the body
Signs and symptoms may be related to _________ - (answers)The primary
disorder or they represent the body's attempt to compensate for the altered FN
caused by the pathologic condition.
True or False: Many pathogenic states are not observed directly. - (answers)True
True or False: You may not be able to a patient hemorrhaging, but you can see
that the patient's body is trying compensate for blood loss by being tachycardic -
(answers)True
Clinical Course - (answers)Describes evolution of disease
-acute, subacute, chronic
Acute Disease - (answers)symptoms develop rapidly but the disease lasts only a
short time
Subacute Disease - (answers)symptoms between acute and chronic, not as severe
as an acute disease and not as prolonged as a chronic disease
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Chronic Disease - (answers)an ongoing condition or illness, typically not severe
5 Etiologic Factors and Examples - (answers)1. Biologic Agents
- Hep C
2. Physical Forces
- Car accidents
3. Chemical Agents
- Poison
4. Nutritional excesses or deficits
- Increased fat in diet
5. Genetic Inheritance
- Sickle Cell
Diagnosis - (answers)designation as to the nature or cause of a health problem
Reliability - (answers)the extent to which a test yields consistent results, as
assessed by the consistency of scores on two halves of the test, on alternate
forms of the test, or on retesting
Validity - (answers)The extent to which a test measures or predicts what it is
supposed to
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Sensitivity and Specificity - (answers)how well the test or observation identifies
people with or without a disease
Predictive Value - (answers)extent to which a test can differentiate between
presence or absence of a person's condition
disease case - (answers)can be either an existing case or the number of new
episodes of a particular illness
Incidence - (answers)number of new cases
Prevalence - (answers)A measure of existing disease in a population at a given
point in time
Epidemiology - (answers)Study of disease occurrence in the human population
Morbidity - (answers)describes the effects an illness has on a person's life
Mortality - (answers)Pertains to the cause of death in a given population
What does natural history refer to? - (answers)Refers to progression and
projection without medical intervention
