Chapter 1: Classifications of Disease

Question 1

Disease classification mnemonic for this class

Answer 1

VINDICATE’M

Question 2

V

Answer 2

Vascular

Question 3

I

Answer 3

Infectious (or Inflammatory)

Question 4

N

Answer 4

Neoplastic

Question 5

D

Answer 5

Degenerative (or Deficiency)

Question 6

I

Answer 6

Idiopathic (or Iatrogenic)

Question 7

C

Answer 7

Congenital and hereditary

Question 8

A

Answer 8

Allergic (or Autoimmune)

Question 9

T

Answer 9

Traumatic

Question 10

E

Answer 10

Endocrine (or Environmental)

Question 11

M

Answer 11

Metabolic

Question 12

Hemophilia, sickle cell anemia, cystic fibrosis, Huntington’s disease, and hypercholesterolemia are all examples of what disease classification?

Answer 12

Hereditary

Question 13

What is the difference between congenital and hereditary diseases?

Answer 13

Hereditary diseases are inherited/genetic; congenital diseases are those present from birth (can be genetic, but also may not be).

Question 14

German measles/rubella or Zika developmental problems, osteogenesis imperfecta, Down syndrome are all examples of what disease classification?

Answer 14

Congenital

Question 15

Diabetes type I, MS, and RA are examples of what disease classification?

Answer 15

Autoimmune

Question 16

Disease classifications for conditions created by the body reacting to a foreign or self component with an inappropriate immune response.

Answer 16

Allergy or Autoimmune

Question 17

Osteoarthritis (OA) and arteriosclerosis are examples of what disease classification?

Answer 17

Degenerative diseases

Question 18

Hyper- or hypothyroidism, Cushing’s disease, and pituitary, parathyroid, or adrenal gland dysfunctions are all examples of what disease classification?

Answer 18

Endocrine diseases

Question 19

Diabetes and fluid or electrolyte imbalances are examples of which disease classification?

Answer 19

Metabolic

Question 20

What is the basis of disease classification?

Answer 20

Similarity of lesions and similarity of pathogenesis

Question 21

True or false: Diseases can only fit in one disease category.

Answer 21

False; diseases often fit more than one disease category.