PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 1 PRACTICE
PROBLEMS 2026 WITH REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
⩥ Pathophysiology. Answer: the cellular and organ changes that occur
with disease, but also with the effects that these changes have on total
body function
⩥ Disease. Answer: an interruption, cessation, or disorder of a body
system or organ structure that is characterized usually by a recognized
etiologic agent or agents, an identifiable group of signs and symptoms,
or consistent anatomic alterations.
⩥ disease. Answer: an interruption, cessation, or disorder of a body
system or organ structure that is characterized usually by a recognized
etiologic agent or agents, an identifiable group of signs and symptoms,
or consistent anatomic alterations
⩥ etiology. Answer: cause of disease
⩥ pathogenesis. Answer: is the sequence of cellular and tissue events
that take place from the time of initial contact with an etiologic agent
until the ultimate expression of a disease
,⩥ morphology. Answer: fundamental structure or form of cells or tissues
⩥ symptoms. Answer: subjective complaint noted by the person with the
disorder
⩥ risk factor. Answer: multiple factor that predispose to a particular
disease
⩥ congenital conditions. Answer: defect that are present at birth
⩥ syndrome. Answer: compilation of signs and symptoms that are
characterized of a specific disease
⩥ diagnosis. Answer: designation as to nature cause of health problem
⩥ validity. Answer: an estent to which a measurement tool measures
what it is expected to measure
⩥ reliability. Answer: estent to which observation if repeated gives same
result
⩥ standardization. Answer: improving the trueness and validity of
measured values
, ⩥ sensitivity. Answer: number of people with true positive result of a
disease
⩥ specificity. Answer: number of people with true negative result of a
disease
⩥ acute disorder. Answer: relatively sever but self limiting
⩥ chronic disease. Answer: continuous and long term
⩥ subacute. Answer: intermediate between chronic and acute
⩥ preclinical stage. Answer: the disease is not clinically evident yet but
it is destined to be
⩥ carrier status. Answer: an individual that carry the disease but are not
affected by the disease
⩥ epidemiology. Answer: study of disease occurrence
⩥ incidence. Answer: number of new cases arising in a population
PROBLEMS 2026 WITH REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
⩥ Pathophysiology. Answer: the cellular and organ changes that occur
with disease, but also with the effects that these changes have on total
body function
⩥ Disease. Answer: an interruption, cessation, or disorder of a body
system or organ structure that is characterized usually by a recognized
etiologic agent or agents, an identifiable group of signs and symptoms,
or consistent anatomic alterations.
⩥ disease. Answer: an interruption, cessation, or disorder of a body
system or organ structure that is characterized usually by a recognized
etiologic agent or agents, an identifiable group of signs and symptoms,
or consistent anatomic alterations
⩥ etiology. Answer: cause of disease
⩥ pathogenesis. Answer: is the sequence of cellular and tissue events
that take place from the time of initial contact with an etiologic agent
until the ultimate expression of a disease
,⩥ morphology. Answer: fundamental structure or form of cells or tissues
⩥ symptoms. Answer: subjective complaint noted by the person with the
disorder
⩥ risk factor. Answer: multiple factor that predispose to a particular
disease
⩥ congenital conditions. Answer: defect that are present at birth
⩥ syndrome. Answer: compilation of signs and symptoms that are
characterized of a specific disease
⩥ diagnosis. Answer: designation as to nature cause of health problem
⩥ validity. Answer: an estent to which a measurement tool measures
what it is expected to measure
⩥ reliability. Answer: estent to which observation if repeated gives same
result
⩥ standardization. Answer: improving the trueness and validity of
measured values
, ⩥ sensitivity. Answer: number of people with true positive result of a
disease
⩥ specificity. Answer: number of people with true negative result of a
disease
⩥ acute disorder. Answer: relatively sever but self limiting
⩥ chronic disease. Answer: continuous and long term
⩥ subacute. Answer: intermediate between chronic and acute
⩥ preclinical stage. Answer: the disease is not clinically evident yet but
it is destined to be
⩥ carrier status. Answer: an individual that carry the disease but are not
affected by the disease
⩥ epidemiology. Answer: study of disease occurrence
⩥ incidence. Answer: number of new cases arising in a population
