test 2

Question 1

acute

Answer 1

illness characterized by rapid, onset, short duration, (days to 3 weeks), and has no lasting effects on the body. Ex) flu

Question 2

autoimmune

Answer 2

the patient’s own immune system is causing the illness

Question 3

Benign

Answer 3

tumor that is grown but not cancerous

Question 4

Chronic

Answer 4

Gradual; onset, not curable; symptoms may come and go

Question 5

Congenital

Answer 5

present at birth; Ex) cleft lip

Question 6

Convalescence

Answer 6

period of time where the patient is gradually recovering

Question 7

Debilitating

Answer 7

weakening effect; takes away PTS ability

Question 8

Endemic

Answer 8

disease confined to one group/population

Question 9

Endogenous

Answer 9

injury that originates from outside of the body. Ex) Diabetes

Question 10

Epidemic

Answer 10

disease that is confined to one continent or bigger than WHS

Question 11

Exogenous

Answer 11

illness originating from outside the body; Ex) Covid

Question 12

Genetic

Answer 12

Passed down from parents. Ex) down syndrome

Question 13

Hypersensitivity

Answer 13

refers to the heightened response of the immune system. Ex) allergies

Question 14

Idiopathic

Answer 14

disease with unknown cause/origin

Question 15

Immunological

Answer 15

refers to antigen/antibody reaction

Question 16

Infectious

Answer 16

capable of causing infection

Question 17

Inflammatory

Answer 17

causes inflammation; -itis; Ex) redness, sweat, fever

Question 18

Ischemic

Answer 18

severely decreased/absence of blood flow to an area of the body

Question 19

Malignant

Answer 19

tumor that is not cancerous; can and does spread, destroys neighbors such as metastasis when it spreads to other organ systems

Question 20

Metabolic

Answer 20

disorder that interferes with metabolism. Ex) diabetes

Question 21

Neoplastic

Answer 21

New; abdominal growth; may or may not be benign or malignant

Question 22

Nosocomial

Answer 22

infection obtained at the hospital that was not there before their visit. Ex) pneumonia

Question 23

Nutritional

Answer 23

lack of obtaining vitamins/minerals/nutrients the body requires

Question 24

Opportunistic

Answer 24

pathogen that usually doesn’t cause a disease is able to. Most common in very old people and very young children. ex) diabetes

Question 25

terminal

Answer 25

fatal; disease with no cure.

Question 26

Auscultation

Answer 26

listening to the heart and lungs with a stethoscope

Question 27

Signs

Answer 27

objective; what the doctor sees on a patient during observation

Question 28

Symptoms

Answer 28

Subjective; what the patient reports they feel

Question 29

Palpatation

Answer 29

using light or firm pressure with hands to check for abnormalities

Question 30

Diagnosis

Answer 30

the identification of disease by the doctor

Question 31

Prognosis

Answer 31

forecast or prediction of the outcome of a patient’s disease/condition