Which of the following is an example of the clinical manifestation known as a sign?
A. Nausea
B. Bruise
C. Headache
D. Loss of appetite -
... [Show More] correct answer B. Bruise
Which of the following is an example of a factor that wold affect the epidemiology of a particular disease?
A. Predictive value
B. Southeast Asian ethnicity
C. Circadian rhythms
D. Clinical manifestations - correct answer B. Southeast Asian ethnicity
Which of the following is an example of primary prevention?
A. Maintaining routine immunizations
B. Screening for cancer
C. Rehabilitating after a stroke
D. Performing monthly breast exams - correct answer A. Maintaining routine immunizations
Define Pathogenesis - correct answer development/evolution of disease and is the initial stimulus to manifestations
serotyping - correct answer distinct variation within a species of bacteria/virus EX: salmonella
GENotyping - correct answer looking at the DNA of the pathogen
Signs? Symptoms? - correct answer signs are objective and observed, while symptoms are a subjective feeling (what the patient tells you) and can be experienced by the individual
Syndrome - correct answer signs and symptoms that have not been determined
latent period - correct answer time between exposure of tissue to injurious agent and FIRST appearance of signs and symptoms
PROdromal period - correct answer time during 1st signs and or symptoms appear indicating ONSET of the disease
Acute phase - correct answer disease/illness reaches it's full intensity
subclinical stage - correct answer where the patient functions normally; disease proecsses are well established (not recognizable-EX: diabetes, hypothyroidism, and rheumatoid are subclinical before they surface as clinical diseases
pathophysiology is defined as - correct answer the functional changes associated with a disease of syndrome
patho- - correct answer suffering and disease
physiology- - correct answer organic process/functions in organisms and it's parts
what are the 4 components of patho and be able to explain each one - correct answer Etiology
pathogenesis
Clinical Manifestations
Treatment implications
define etiology - correct answer study of causes/reasons for the phenomenon
identifies casual factors that act in concert, provoke a particular disease/injury
Acute clinical course - correct answer short lived
may have severe manifestrions
requires hospitalization&immediate interventions
chronic clinical course - correct answer may last months to yrs
sometimes follows an ACUTE course
long term disease management approach
exacerbation - correct answer sudden increase in severity, signs, r symptoms; may indicate disease is cured
convalescence - correct answer stage of recovery AFTER a disease, injury, or surgical procedure
sequelae - correct answer following a pathologic condition resulting from an illness
statistical normality - correct answer estimate of diseases in a normal population, based on a bell shaped curve
reliability - correct answer test's ability to give the same results in repeated measurements
validity - correct answer degree which a measurement reflects the true value of what it intents to measure
predictive value - correct answer extent to which a test can differentiate between presence/absence of a person's condition [Show Less]