PORTAGE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
MODULE 1 PROBLEM SET EXAM
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
2026
What is the definition of pathophysiology? correct answer the
study of the body's response to altered function or disease
Name the 5 etiologic factors and give an example correct
answer 1. physical force (burns)
2. chemical agents (poison)
3. bioloigcal agents (bacteria)
4. genetic predisposition
5. nutritional excesses/deficiencies
What are 2 types of risk factors? correct answer congenital
and acquired
What is the difference between mophology and histology?
correct answer morphology is the structure of cells or tissues
whereas histology is the study of cells at the tissue level
Describe the difference between signs and symptoms and given
an example of each correct answer A sign is an objecetive
manifestation (fever, edema) whereas a symptom is a subjective
complaint (dizziness, pain, difficulty breathing)
, What are 3 important processes when coming to a diagnosis?
correct answer 1. patient history
2. physical examiniation
3. diagnostic testing
Define epidemiology and some things that it tracks correct
answer The study of disease occurence in human populations.
For example, they may track age, rae, nutritional habits, lifestryle,
and/or geographic location
Incidence correct answer the number of new cases in a
population at risk during a specified time
Prevalence correct answer number of people with the disease
in a population at a given time
Validity correct answer how a tool measures what it is
intended to measure
Reliabilty correct answer likelihood of the same result occuring
with repeated testing
Sensitivity correct answer proportion of people with a disease
who test positive for that disease
Specificity correct answer people without tthe disease who test
negative for that disease
MODULE 1 PROBLEM SET EXAM
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
2026
What is the definition of pathophysiology? correct answer the
study of the body's response to altered function or disease
Name the 5 etiologic factors and give an example correct
answer 1. physical force (burns)
2. chemical agents (poison)
3. bioloigcal agents (bacteria)
4. genetic predisposition
5. nutritional excesses/deficiencies
What are 2 types of risk factors? correct answer congenital
and acquired
What is the difference between mophology and histology?
correct answer morphology is the structure of cells or tissues
whereas histology is the study of cells at the tissue level
Describe the difference between signs and symptoms and given
an example of each correct answer A sign is an objecetive
manifestation (fever, edema) whereas a symptom is a subjective
complaint (dizziness, pain, difficulty breathing)
, What are 3 important processes when coming to a diagnosis?
correct answer 1. patient history
2. physical examiniation
3. diagnostic testing
Define epidemiology and some things that it tracks correct
answer The study of disease occurence in human populations.
For example, they may track age, rae, nutritional habits, lifestryle,
and/or geographic location
Incidence correct answer the number of new cases in a
population at risk during a specified time
Prevalence correct answer number of people with the disease
in a population at a given time
Validity correct answer how a tool measures what it is
intended to measure
Reliabilty correct answer likelihood of the same result occuring
with repeated testing
Sensitivity correct answer proportion of people with a disease
who test positive for that disease
Specificity correct answer people without tthe disease who test
negative for that disease
