Deck 1: Introduction to Disease

Question 1

_____ analyzes the interaction of low-frequency sound waves with tissues to create moving images of internal organs.

A)Computed tomography
B)Nuclear medicine
C)Radiography
D)Ultrasound

Answer 1

D

Question 2

_____ is the process of identifying a disease or disorder.

A)Acute
B)Chronic
C)Diagnosis
D)Prognosis

Answer 2

C

Question 3

______ uses radioactive materials to create contrast in the body and help form images of the structure and function of organs.

A)Computed tomography
B)Nuclear medicine
C)Radiography
D)Ultrasound

Answer 3

B

Question 4

A disease that causes no signs or symptoms is called an _____ disease.

A)asymptomatic
B)disorder
C)prognosis
D)syndrome

Question 5

In _____, the body's organ systems normally maintain temperature, pH, blood composition, and fluid levels within a precise range.

A)disease
B)health
C)homeostasis
D)pathology

Question 6

_____ uses computers and x-rays to create three-dimensional images of internal structures.

A)Computed tomography
B)Nuclear medicine
C)Radiography
D)Ultrasound

Question 7

An example of a _____ is a person confined to bed with a serious fracture developing pneumonia due to inactivity.

A)complication
B)relapse
C)remission
D)sequela

Question 8

_____ is the percentage of a population that is affected with a particular disease at a given time.

A)Incidence
B)Morbidity
C)Mortality
D)Prevalence

Question 9

_____, producing sounds by tapping on specific areas of the body with fingers, hands, or small instruments, allows evaluation of the size, consistency, and borders of the body organs, and the presence or absence of fluid in body areas.

A)Auscultation
B)Inspection
C)Palpation
D)Percussion

Question 10

The predicted course and outcome of the disease is known as the _____.

A)diagnosis
B)exacerbation
C)prognosis
D)relapse

Question 11

A disease that will end in death is called a _____ disease.

A)chronic
B)exacerbation
C)palliative
D)terminal

Question 12

Some diseases enter a period of _____ during which signs and symptoms subside or disappear.

A)exacerbation
B)relapse
C)remission
D)sequela

Question 13

_____ is a deviation from normal structure or function in the body that interrupts or modifies the performance of vital functions.

A)Disease
B)Health
C)Homeostasis
D)Pathology

Question 14

An example of a _____ is rheumatic fever causing permanent damage to the heart.

A)complication
B)relapse
C)remission
D)sequela

Question 15

_____ is the number of deaths that occur among people with a certain disease.

A)Incidence
B)Morbidity
C)Mortality
D)Prevalence

Question 16

_____ refers to a visual examination of the external surface of the body, its movements, and posture for abnormalities or evidence of disease.

A)Auscultation
B)Inspection
C)Palpation
D)Percussion

Question 17

_____ is the number of cases of a disease in a population.

A)Incidence
B)Morbidity
C)Mortality
D)Prevalence

Question 18

A period of _____ occurs when signs and symptoms grow more severe.

A)complication
B)exacerbation
C)relapse
D)remission

Question 19

Examples of _____ diseases include heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, and arthritis.

A)acute
B)chronic
C)exacerbation
D)terminal

Question 20

_____ data allows the determination of the impact and significance of a disease for a given population.

A)Incidence
B)Morbidity
C)Mortality
D)Prevalence

Question 21

A disorder is an abnormal structure or function characterized by a group of signs and symptoms that usually occur together.

Question 22

_____ describes how the cause of a disease leads to anatomical and physiological changes in the body that ultimately result in the disease.

A)Etiology
B)Idiopathic
C)Pathogenesis
D)Sequela

Question 23

By eliminating known _____ for a disease, a person may reduce the chance of developing that disease.

A)categories
B)etiology
C)risk factors
D)sequela

Question 24

A significant disturbance in the homeostasis of the body leads to disease.

Question 25

_____ diseases are caused by a disruption of the normal processes of converting food to energy on a cellular level.

A)Congenital
B)Degenerative
C)Metabolic
D)Traumatic

Question 26

The _____ is the chief epidemiologic institution in the United States.

A)American Medical Association
B)Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
C)Department of Health and Human Services
D)World Health Organization

Question 27

Disease caused by an abnormality in an individual's genes or chromosomes.

A)congenital
B)hereditary
C)metabolic
D)nutritional

Question 28

The prognosis may state the chances for complete recovery, predict the permanent loss of function, or give probability of survival.

Question 29

A chronic disease has a sudden onset and short duration.

Question 30

Signs and symptoms are measures of various physiological statistics in order to assess the most basic body functions, and vary with age, sex, weight, exercise tolerance, and physical condition.

Question 31

An important aspect of any disease is its _____, or cause.

A)etiology
B)idiopathic
C)pathogenesis
D)sequela

Question 32

Treatment aims to _____ a disease or reduce the severity of its signs and symptoms.

A)cure
B)exacerbate
C)prevent
D)relapse

Question 33

A relapse describes the return of a disease weeks or months after its apparent cure.

Question 34

The goal of _____ treatment is to provide comfort and relieve pain.

A)curative
B)modifiable
C)palliative
D)preventable

Question 35

A remission may last days, months, or years, after which the disease can recur.

Question 36

A disease can be recognized through its characteristic signs and symptoms.

Question 37

Symptoms are evidence of disease, observed on physical examination.

Question 38

In _____ diseases, the function or structure of the affected tissue or organs progressively deteriorates over time.

A)congenital
B)degenerative
C)inflammatory
D)traumatic

Question 39

More than 75% of U.S.healthcare dollars go to treatment of _____ diseases instead of prevention, even though prevention would yield a significant reduction in healthcare costs.

A)acute
B)chronic
C)exacerbation
D)sequela

Question 40

The study of disease includes study of its causes, mechanisms, signs and symptoms, treatments, and prevention.

Question 41

Congenital diseases can be acquired through heredity or acquired during development in the uterus.

Question 42

If the cause of a disease is not known, it is said to be _____.

Question 43

The aftermath of a particular disease is called the _____.

Question 44

Equivalent to etiology, risk factors increase a person's chance of developing a disease?

Question 45

_____ are indications of disease reported by the patient, such as pain, dizziness, and itching.

Question 46

A _____ disease has a slower, less severe onset and a long duration of months or years.

Question 47

A complication is a related disease or other abnormal state that develops in a person already suffering from a disease.

Question 48

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention acts as a coordinating authority on international public health.

Question 49

_____ diseases result from abnormal growth that leads to the formation of tumors.

Question 50

_____ is the study of disease, especially the structural and functional changes associated with disease.

Question 51

A _____ is a functional abnormality not necessarily linked to a specific cause or physical abnormality.

Question 52

_____ is the condition in which the human body performs its vital functions normally.

Question 53

Infectious diseases are caused by _____, like bacteria and viruses.

Question 54

An _____ reads the heart's electrical impulses.

Question 55

_____, listening to the lungs, heart, and intestines, allows evaluation of the frequency, intensity, duration, number, and quality of sounds originating in the body.

Question 56

A _____ is a physician who studies and interprets the changes caused by disease.

Question 57

Inflammatory, autoimmune, and allergic diseases are the result of abnormal immune function.

Question 58

_____, feeling the body with fingers or hands, allows examination of the size, consistency, texture, location, and tenderness of an organ or body part.

Question 59

_____ is the study of the occurrence, transmission, distribution, and control of disease.

Question 60

Health depends on the body maintaining _____, relatively stable internal conditions under fluctuating environmental conditions.