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NUR 612 EXAM 1 (MODULE 1) UAB
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT
ANSWERS
Question :Physiology
Correct answer:Study of the normal functions of the
human body
Question :Pathophysiology
Correct answer:The study of the cellular and organ
changes that occur with disease and the effects that these changes have on the total body function Focuses on the mechanism of the underlying disease and provides information to assist with planning preventive as well as therapeutic health care measures and practices such as following a healthy diet, exercising, and being compliant with prescribed medications
Question :Determinants of Health
Correct answer:Attain lives free of preventable disease,
disability, injury, and premature death.
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Achieve health equity and eliminate disparities Promote good health for all Promote healthy behaviors across the life span
Question :Disease
Correct answer:An acute or chronic illness that one
acquires or is born with that causes physiological dysfunction in one or more body system
Question :Etiology
Correct answer:Explains the cause of the disease
Question :Pathogenesis
Correct answer:How the disease process evolves
Sequence of cellular and tissue events that occur from initial contact with an etiologic agent until the ultimate expression of the disease occurs
Question :Morphologic changes
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Correct answer:The microscopic and gross changes that
are characteristic in a disease process
Question :Histology
Correct answer:The microscopic study of cells and
extracellular matrix
Question :Lesion
Correct answer:A pathologic or traumatic change of an
organ or tissue
Question :Clinical Manifestations
Correct answer:The hidden or obvious evidence that a
person is sick
Question :Symptoms
Correct answer:Subjective complaints noted by the person
with the disorder such as pain, difficulty breathing, headache, blurred vision
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Question :Signs
Correct answer:Disease manifestations noted by the
observer such as temperature elevation, a blown pupil and pitting edema
Question :Syndrome
Correct answer:A compilation of signs and symptoms
Question :Complication
Correct answer:Adverse extension of a disease or
treatment
Question :Sequelae
Correct answer:Lesions or impairments that follow or are
caused by a disease
Question :Diagnosis
Correct answer:Designation as to cause or nature of a
health problem; involves evaluating competing possibilities and selecting the most likely one from many