Public Health 1

Question 1

acute

Answer 1

rapid onset, brief, can be severe

Question 2

chronic

Answer 2

prolonged, long term

Question 3

comorbidity

Answer 3

coexistence of 2 or more disease processes

Question 4

complication

Answer 4

a process that occurs during the course of a disease, that is not an essential part of the disease

Question 5

contraindicated

Answer 5

describing an intervention that may have a negative outcome

Question 6

demographic

Answer 6

an identified group of people which information is gathered

Question 7

diagnosis

Answer 7

the determination of the nature of a disease, injury or defect

Question 8

endemic

Answer 8

a pattern of disease that is limited to a particular population or area

Question 9

epidemic

Answer 9

widespread outbreak of a contagious disease

Question 10

idiopathic

Answer 10

a disease of unknown origin

Question 11

indication

Answer 11

the basis for an intervention that is likely to have a positive outcome in a given condition

Question 12

incidence

Answer 12

the number of new people falling ill with a specified disease during a specific period within a specific population

Question 13

lesion

Answer 13

a pathologic change in tissue

Question 14

local

Answer 14

describing a limited area of the body

Question 15

morbitity

Answer 15

a diseased state; the ratio of sick to well people within a population

Question 16

mortality

Answer 16

death rate from a specific disease

Question 17

pandemic

Answer 17

a contagious disease affecting the global population

Question 18

prevalence

Answer 18

the number of cases of a disease existing in a given population during a specific period or at a particular moment; the proportion of people affected

Question 19

prodrome

Answer 19

an early or predictive symptom of a disease

Question 20

prognosis

Answer 20

expected outcome of a disease or disorder

Question 21

sequela/ae

Answer 21

a condition following the consequence of a disease

Question 22

sign

Answer 22

an objectively observable indication of a disease or disorder

Question 23

stenosis

Answer 23

abnormal narrowing of any canal or orifice

Question 24

subacute

Answer 24

between acute and chronic; a stage of healing or tissue repair

Question 25

symptom

Answer 25

a subjective experience relating to a disease or disorder

Question 26

syndrome

Answer 26

a collection of signs and symptoms associated with a specific disease process

Question 27

systemic

Answer 27

describing a whole-body involvement

Question 28

trauma

Answer 28

any physical or mental injury