CONCEPTS OF HEALTH & DISEASE

Question 1

Define Onset of Disease.

Answer 1

Sudden and obvious or acute symptoms

Question 2

Define Biopsy.

Answer 2

Procedure of an excision of living tissue

Question 3

What is Pathology?

Answer 3

Study of nature and causes of disease and its changes affecting body

Question 4

What is Pathophysiology?

Answer 4

Study of disease process affecting the physiological functions of the body

Question 5

Define Subclinical State.

Answer 5

Pathological changes occur, but no obvious manifestations are exhibited

Question 6

What is the Acute/Clinical Stage?

Answer 6

Appearance of signs and symptoms

Question 7

Define Autopsy.

Answer 7

Procedure examination after death

Question 8

Define Systemic Clinical Manifestation.

Answer 8

Effect of disease involving different organ systems

Question 9

Define Insidious.

Answer 9

Gradual progression of disease with mild signs

Question 10

What does the World Health Organization provide?

Answer 10

Leadership on global health matters

Question 11

Define Therapy or therapeutic interventions.

Answer 11

Treatment to promote recovery or slow progress of a disease

Question 12

What is Pathogenesis?

Answer 12

Sequence of cellular and tissue events from time of contact to expression of disease

Question 13

Symptoms is defined as?

Answer 13

Changes in body or function indicating disease

Question 14

What is the process of Primary Prevention?

Answer 14

Removing risk factors using vaccinations

Question 15

What does Remissions and Exacerbations mean?

Answer 15

The manifestations of disease subside whereas the signs increase

Question 16

What is the World Health Assembly?

Answer 16

The decision making body of the WHO

Question 17

Define Acute Disease.

Answer 17

Short term illness developing quickly

Question 18

What is the process of Secondary Prevention?

Answer 18

Detecting disease early - stop progression with screenings

Question 19

Define Chronic Disease.

Answer 19

Mild conditions developing gradually

Question 20

What is a Diagnosis?

Answer 20

Nature or cause of a health problem

Question 21

Define Precipitating Factor.

Answer 21

A condition triggering an acute episode

Question 22

What is Sequelae?

Answer 22

Unwanted outcomes of the primary condition

Question 23

Define Local Clinical Manifestation.

Answer 23

Effect of disease found at site of problem

Question 24

What is the process of Tertiary Prevention?

Answer 24

Prevent further deterioration - reduce complications of disease

Question 25

Define Congenital Acquired.

Answer 25

Disease surfacing later in life

Question 26

Define Microscopic Changes.

Answer 26

Disease changes at cellular level

Question 27

Define Complications.

Answer 27

Problems that arise after the original disease begins

Question 28

Signs/Symptoms means?

Answer 28

Body's attempt to compensate for altered function - occurs together in response

Question 29

Define Etiology.

Answer 29

Causative factors in a particular disease

Question 30

Define Convalescence or rehabilitation.

Answer 30

Period of recovery and return to the normal health state

Question 31

Define Gross Change.

Answer 31

Disease changing organ or system level

Question 32

What is Morbidity?

Answer 32

Disease rate within a group

Question 33

Define Disease.

Answer 33

An interruption of a body system/organ structure defined by a recognized etiologic agent

Question 34

Define Iatrogenic.

Answer 34

A treatment or an error causes a disease

Question 35

Define Congenital.

Answer 35

Disease present at birth

Question 36

Define the Incubation Stage.

Answer 36

"Silent Stage" - Time between exposure to microorganism and onset of signs and symptoms

Question 37

Define Predisposing Factor.

Answer 37

A risk for a disease

Question 38

Define Resolution.

Answer 38

Elimination of pathogen without signs and symptoms of disease

Question 39

Define Syndrome.

Answer 39

Collection of signs and symptoms - affecting more than one organ

Question 40

What is Public Health Canada and its contact number?

Answer 40

Agency for public health in Canada. Call 211

Question 41

Define Idiopathic.

Answer 41

Unlnown cause of disease

Question 42

What is the Prodromal Period?

Answer 42

Early development of disease when body is undergoing changes with non-specific signs

Question 43

Signs refers to?

Answer 43

Objective indicator of a disease

Question 44

What is Mortality?

Answer 44

Number of deaths resulting from a disease

Question 45

Define Probability.

Answer 45

Probability or likelihood for recovery

Question 46

What is the Clinical Manifestation?

Answer 46

Clinical evidence of effect of a disease