PATHO 370 FINAL STUDY PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Idiopathic. Answer: Cause is unknown.
●● Iatrogenic. Answer: Cause results from medical treatment.
●● Risk factor. Answer: A factor that when present, increases the
likelihood of disease.
●● Pathogenesis. Answer: Development or evolution of disease, from
initial stimulus to ultimate expression of manifestations of disease.
●● Symptoms. Answer: Subjective feeling or abnormality of the body
(can NOT see or palpate). Example: pain.
●● Signs. Answer: Objective or observed manifestation of disease (CAN
see).
●● Syndrome. Answer: A set of signs and symptoms not yet determined
to delineate a disease and occur together.
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
●● Idiopathic. Answer: Cause is unknown.
●● Iatrogenic. Answer: Cause results from medical treatment.
●● Risk factor. Answer: A factor that when present, increases the
likelihood of disease.
●● Pathogenesis. Answer: Development or evolution of disease, from
initial stimulus to ultimate expression of manifestations of disease.
●● Symptoms. Answer: Subjective feeling or abnormality of the body
(can NOT see or palpate). Example: pain.
●● Signs. Answer: Objective or observed manifestation of disease (CAN
see).
●● Syndrome. Answer: A set of signs and symptoms not yet determined
to delineate a disease and occur together.
