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NSG 3280 Exam 1, NSG - 3280 Exam 1 (found) Questions and Answers 1: Pathology ✓ ~~~ the study and diagnosis of disease through examination of organs, tissues, cells, and bodily fluids. 1: Etiology ✓ ~~~ the study of the causes of diseases 1: risk factor ✓ ~~~ Something which increases risk or susceptibility. 1: pathogenesis ✓ ~~~ the development or evolution of a disease, from initial stimulus to the ultimate expression of the manifestations 1: signs of disease ✓ ~~~ manifestations of disease that are observed 1: symptoms ✓ ~~~ subjective feelings of an abnormality in the body 1: syndrome ✓ ~~~ etiology of a particular set of signs and symptoms has not yet been determined 1: latent period Downloaded by Clement Kariuki (clementkariuki738@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|69697795

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✓ ~~~ interval between exposure of a tissue to an injurious agent and the first appearance of signs and symptoms 1: prodromal period ✓ ~~~ refers to the appearance of the first signs and symptoms indicating the onset of a disease 1: Stage of manifest illness/a cute phase ✓ ~~~ disease reaches its full intensity, and signs and symptoms attain their greatest severity 1: latent/ silent period ✓ ~~~ signs and symptoms may become mild or disappear for a time 1: acute condition ✓ ~~~ relatively severe manifestations bu t runs a short coarse measured in hours, days, or a few weeks 1: chronic condition ✓ ~~~ can begin in the acute phase and become prolonged when the body's defenses are insufficient to overcome the causative agent and can last for months 1: exacerbation ✓ ~~~ sudden increase in the severity of a disease 1: remission ✓ ~~~ an abatement or decline in severity of the signs and symptoms of a disease 1: convalescence Downloaded by Clement Kariuki (clementkariuki738@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|69697795

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✓ ~~~ stage of recovery after a disease, injury, or surgical operation 1: sequela (sequelae) ✓ ~ ~~ subsequent pathologic condition produced by a disease 1: validity/accuracy ✓ ~~~ the degree to which a measurement reflects the true value of the object it is intended to measure 1: reliability/precision ✓ ~~~ the ability of a test to give the same res ult in repeated measurements 1: predictive value ✓ ~~~ the extent to which a test can differentiate between the presence or absence of a condition in an individual 1: positive predictive value ✓ ~~~ estimate of the probability that disease is present if th e test is positive 1: negative predictive value ✓ ~~~ an estimate of the probability that disease is absent if the test is negative 1: Sensitivity ✓ ~~~ probability that a test will be positive when applied to a person with the condition 1: Specificity Downloaded by Clement Kariuki (clementkariuki738@gmail.com) lOMoARcPSD|69697795

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