NURS-UL 3366 EXAM 1 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2025/2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION!!
homeostasis - (ANSWER)maintenance of constant conditions in the body's internal environment
compensation - (ANSWER)the return to homeostasis after being challenged by a stressor
Glycogenolysis - (ANSWER)breakdown of glycogen to glucose
decompensation - (ANSWER)the failure to compensate, adapt, doesn't return to homeostasis
disease - (ANSWER)harmful condition of the body or mind
disorder - (ANSWER)disturbance in the healthiness of the body
syndrome - (ANSWER)a collection of symptoms
risk factors - (ANSWER)decors that contribute to or increase the probability that a disease will occur
examples of risk factors - (ANSWER)smoking, age, ethnicity, diet, environment
precipitating factors - (ANSWER)a condition or event that triggers a pathologic event or disorder
examples of precipitating factors - (ANSWER)asthma attacks can be precipitated by exertion
etiology - (ANSWER)the cause of a disease, includes all factors that contribute tot he development of the
disease
idiopathic - (ANSWER)disease with unidentifiable cause
, NURS-UL 3366 EXAM 1 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2025/2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION!!
iatrogenic - (ANSWER)occurs as a result of medical treatment
nosocomial infection - (ANSWER)hospital acquired infection
clinical manifestations - (ANSWER)the demonstration of the presence of a sign or symptom
sign - (ANSWER)manifestations that can only be objectively ideated by a trained
symptoms - (ANSWER)subjective manifestations that can be only reported by the person experiencing
them
local S&S - (ANSWER)redness, swelling, heat, rash and lymphadenopathy in a particular area
system S&S - (ANSWER)fever, urticaria, malaise, systemic lymphadenopathy
acute S&S - (ANSWER)fairly rapid appearance of disease of several days, usually only last a short time
chronic S&S - (ANSWER)develop slowly and often insidious and last longer
remissions - (ANSWER)periods when S&S disappear of diminish signitcantly
exacerbations - (ANSWER)periods when S&S become worse or more severe
central - (ANSWER)a problem that is occurring towards the center or core of the body
proximal - (ANSWER)closer to the central area of the body
SOLUTION!!
homeostasis - (ANSWER)maintenance of constant conditions in the body's internal environment
compensation - (ANSWER)the return to homeostasis after being challenged by a stressor
Glycogenolysis - (ANSWER)breakdown of glycogen to glucose
decompensation - (ANSWER)the failure to compensate, adapt, doesn't return to homeostasis
disease - (ANSWER)harmful condition of the body or mind
disorder - (ANSWER)disturbance in the healthiness of the body
syndrome - (ANSWER)a collection of symptoms
risk factors - (ANSWER)decors that contribute to or increase the probability that a disease will occur
examples of risk factors - (ANSWER)smoking, age, ethnicity, diet, environment
precipitating factors - (ANSWER)a condition or event that triggers a pathologic event or disorder
examples of precipitating factors - (ANSWER)asthma attacks can be precipitated by exertion
etiology - (ANSWER)the cause of a disease, includes all factors that contribute tot he development of the
disease
idiopathic - (ANSWER)disease with unidentifiable cause
, NURS-UL 3366 EXAM 1 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2025/2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTION!!
iatrogenic - (ANSWER)occurs as a result of medical treatment
nosocomial infection - (ANSWER)hospital acquired infection
clinical manifestations - (ANSWER)the demonstration of the presence of a sign or symptom
sign - (ANSWER)manifestations that can only be objectively ideated by a trained
symptoms - (ANSWER)subjective manifestations that can be only reported by the person experiencing
them
local S&S - (ANSWER)redness, swelling, heat, rash and lymphadenopathy in a particular area
system S&S - (ANSWER)fever, urticaria, malaise, systemic lymphadenopathy
acute S&S - (ANSWER)fairly rapid appearance of disease of several days, usually only last a short time
chronic S&S - (ANSWER)develop slowly and often insidious and last longer
remissions - (ANSWER)periods when S&S disappear of diminish signitcantly
exacerbations - (ANSWER)periods when S&S become worse or more severe
central - (ANSWER)a problem that is occurring towards the center or core of the body
proximal - (ANSWER)closer to the central area of the body
