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NURS 231 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 2025 MODULE 1 -
MODULE 10 EXAMS & FINAL EXAM BUNDLE LATEST
UPDATED 2025 100% CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
pathophysiology .....ANSWER.....study of functional or physiologic
change that result in a disruption of normal function
physiology .....ANSWER.....normal day to day function
pathology .....ANSWER.....the directly observable lab study of
cell and tissue changes associated with disease, study of
observable changes
pathologist .....ANSWER.....physician who looks for changes in cell
and tissue
health .....ANSWER.....the state of an organism when it functions in
homeostasis
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disease .....ANSWER.....an interruption, cessation or disorder of
body functions, systems or organs
homeostasis .....ANSWER.....state of equilibrium, what the body
wants
negative feedback loop .....ANSWER.....output of system acts to
oppose changes from the input of the system, resulting stability
positive feedback loop .....ANSWER.....output is unable to
attenuate an input change resulting in an imbalance of system,
often results in disease, heart failure - the body's response makes
problem worse
diagnosis .....ANSWER.....signs and symptoms together
signs .....ANSWER.....what we see
symptoms .....ANSWER.....what patient tells us
etiology .....ANSWER.....causes of the disease, how did we get
the disease
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predisposing factors .....ANSWER.....risk factors for developing a
disease
pathogeneisis .....ANSWER.....process of beginning the disease,
goes with etiology, what caused the start of the disease
syndrome .....ANSWER.....compilation of signs and symptoms that
point toward a diagnosis, AIDS - signs and lab work, compilation
of signs and symptoms together
insidious .....ANSWER.....a gradual progression with very vague
of mild signs
prognosis .....ANSWER.....how bad is it? what are the chances of
recovery?
morbidity .....ANSWER.....how many people have the disease,
negatively affects quality of life
mortality .....ANSWER.....causes death
epidemiology .....ANSWER.....study of disease in a population
NURS 231 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 2025 MODULE 1 -
MODULE 10 EXAMS & FINAL EXAM BUNDLE LATEST
UPDATED 2025 100% CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
pathophysiology .....ANSWER.....study of functional or physiologic
change that result in a disruption of normal function
physiology .....ANSWER.....normal day to day function
pathology .....ANSWER.....the directly observable lab study of
cell and tissue changes associated with disease, study of
observable changes
pathologist .....ANSWER.....physician who looks for changes in cell
and tissue
health .....ANSWER.....the state of an organism when it functions in
homeostasis
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disease .....ANSWER.....an interruption, cessation or disorder of
body functions, systems or organs
homeostasis .....ANSWER.....state of equilibrium, what the body
wants
negative feedback loop .....ANSWER.....output of system acts to
oppose changes from the input of the system, resulting stability
positive feedback loop .....ANSWER.....output is unable to
attenuate an input change resulting in an imbalance of system,
often results in disease, heart failure - the body's response makes
problem worse
diagnosis .....ANSWER.....signs and symptoms together
signs .....ANSWER.....what we see
symptoms .....ANSWER.....what patient tells us
etiology .....ANSWER.....causes of the disease, how did we get
the disease
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predisposing factors .....ANSWER.....risk factors for developing a
disease
pathogeneisis .....ANSWER.....process of beginning the disease,
goes with etiology, what caused the start of the disease
syndrome .....ANSWER.....compilation of signs and symptoms that
point toward a diagnosis, AIDS - signs and lab work, compilation
of signs and symptoms together
insidious .....ANSWER.....a gradual progression with very vague
of mild signs
prognosis .....ANSWER.....how bad is it? what are the chances of
recovery?
morbidity .....ANSWER.....how many people have the disease,
negatively affects quality of life
mortality .....ANSWER.....causes death
epidemiology .....ANSWER.....study of disease in a population
