Pathophysiology NSG 533 Exam 1 Questions with 100% Correct Answers | Latest Version 2025/2026 | Verified
What are the five essential components of pathophysiology? - ✔✔
1. Etiology (Causative mechanisms)
2. Epidemiology (risk factors and distribution in populations)
3. Pathogenesis (disease mechanism)
4. clinical manifestations (signs, symptoms and diagnostic criteria)
5. Outcomes (cure, remission, chronicity, or death)
The "why" of disease- what is the reason for it- what caused it to happen? May be simple/complex. -
✔✔etiology
Looks at the pattern of disease among groups or aggregates or populations. This component of disease
represents the relationship between numerous population characteristics (e.g. age, ethnicity,
socioeconomic status, geographic location) and the incidence and prevalence of disease. -
✔✔Epidemiology
Involves the sequence of events that occurs between the stimulus event(s) and the manifestations of the
disease. - ✔✔pathogenesis
Tell an individual and their health care provider that something is wrong. e.g. Signs and symptoms -
✔✔Clinical manifestations
Are relatively easy to understand if you review their definitions (cure, remission, chronicity, or death) -
✔✔Outcomes
What are the 4 common mechanisms that characterize all cell injury and death? Give 2 examples of
each. - ✔✔1. ATP depletion- Ischemia and Anemia