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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A patient's perception of a disease is called a? | symptom |
| Manifestations, such as fever, swelling and skin rash, that can be detected by a physician are called? | signs |
| A group of signs and symptoms is collectively called a? | syndrome |
| Disease that do not produce symptoms are termed? | asymptomatic |
| ______ is the study of the cause of a disease. | Etiology |
| A patient that contracts an infections while in the hospital has acquired what kind of disease? | nosocomial |
| A disease with no identifiable cause is called? | idiopathic |
| A patient experiences a collapsed lung during an aterial line placement. This is an example of a ___ reaction to medical treatment. | iatrogenic |
| A disease with a quick onset, lasting a relatively short period of time and usually having a severe course is called ___. | acute |
| ___ is the disease an individual is believed to have. | Diagnosis |
| The predicted course and outcome of a disease is called a ___. | prognosis |
| ___ is the study of disease in large groups. | Epidemiology |
| The number of deaths averaged across a population is the ___. | mortality rate |
| Sickness sufficient to interfere with normal daily routines is termed ___. | morbidity |
| Diseases present at birth and resulting from genetic or environmental factors are ___. | congenital |
| ___ diseases are genetically transferred from either parent to child and are derived from ancestors | Hereditary |
| Which of the following is a type of inflammatory disease? | Pneumonia |
| The ease with which an organism overcomes the body's defenses is called its ___. | virulence |
| ___ diseases are usually associated with the aging process, but they may occur in younger patients. | Degenerative |
| What are some examples of degenerative diseases? | 1.atherosclerosis 2.osteoporosis 3.osteoarthritis |
| New, abnormal tissue growth results in ___ disease. | neoplastic |
| The spread of malignant cancer cells is called ___. | metastasis |
| ___ ___ is the spread of cancer cells via the lymphatic system. | Lymphatic spread |
| Decrease in cell size is called ___. | atrophy |
| Which cells are responsible for bone growth, ossification and regeneration? | Osteoblasts |
| The shaft portion of a bone and the primary site of ossification is the ___. | diaphysis |
| Osteopetrosis requires a (an) ___ in technique. | osteopetrosis requires an increase |
| Which condition involves an increase in bone density accompanied by normal bone contour? | Albers-Schonberg disease |
| The Nuclear Medicine bone scan demonstrates what? | the metabolic reaction of bone to disease and is more sensitive that comparable radiographic studies. |
| osteogenesis imperfecta tarda | fractures may not occur until years after birth and usually stops once adulthood is reached |
| Know that up to ____% of all scoliosis cases are idiopathic. | 80 |
| ___ is an infection of the bone and bone marrow caused by a patholgenic microorganism. | Osteomyelitis |
| Ankylosing spondylitis is characterized by ___. | bamboo spine |
| Sinusitis requires a(an) ___ in technique. | sinusitis requires an increase |
| Tenosynovitis requires a(an) ___ in technique. | no change |
| Loss of lordosis is the most common finding in patients suffering from ___. | whiplash |
| Excessive bone growth is called ___. | exostoses |
| For scoliosis studies,why should the patient be PA whenever possible? | It significantly reduces breast dose |
| Which of the following has a 'soap bubble' appearance radiographically? | Giant cell tumor (Osteoclastoma) |
| Which of the following is a neoplasm generally found in those between the ages of 5 and 15 and affects children more than adults | Ewing's sarcoma |
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