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Portage Learning Patho Module 1 Review Questions and Answers | Latest Version | 2025/2026 | Correct & Verified
What is the study of the functional changes in the body caused by disease?✔✔ Pathophysiology
What term describes the cause of a disease?✔✔ Etiology
What term refers to the development and progression of a disease?✔✔ Pathogenesis
What is the term for the early signs and symptoms of a disease?✔✔ Prodromal phase
What term describes a disease with a sudden onset and short duration?✔✔ Acute disease 1 / 3
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What term describes a disease that develops slowly and lasts a long time?✔✔ Chronic disease
What term refers to the identification of a disease through signs, symptoms, and tests?✔✔ Diagnosis
What is a measurable indicator of disease observed by a clinician?✔✔ Sign
What is a subjective experience reported by the patient?✔✔ Symptom
What term describes a group of symptoms that consistently occur together?✔✔ Syndrome
What is the expected outcome or course of a disease called?✔✔ Prognosis 2 / 3
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What term describes the prevention of a disease before it occurs?✔✔ Primary prevention
What term describes early detection and treatment of disease?✔✔ Secondary prevention
What type of prevention focuses on rehabilitation and limiting complications?✔✔ Tertiary prevention
What is the ability of the body to maintain internal stability called?✔✔ Homeostasis
What is the process by which cells adjust to persistent stress or injury?✔✔ Cellular adaptation
What type of cellular adaptation results in increased cell size?✔✔ Hypertrophy
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