NURS113- Midterm Exam Guide - Comprehensive Notes for the exam ( 81 pages long!)
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Etiology- the study of the causes or reasons for the disease. (incidence, prevalence) Congenital: a disease or physical abnormality present at birth. Acquired: exposed to later on manifestations of the disease. Pathogenesis- evolution of a disease from the initial stimulus to the ultimate expression of the. Diagnosis- designation as to the nature or cause of a health problem. Reliability (precision) : the extent to which an observation, when repeated, gives the same result. Validity (accuracy) : the extent to which a measurement tool measures what it is intended to measure. Predictive value : extent to which an observation or test result is able to predict the presence of a given disease or condition (depends on sensitivity and specificity) Sensitivity and specificity: how well the test or observation identifies people with or without a disease. Latent/incubation period prodromal period (appearance for initial symptoms) subclinical acute/chronic exacerbations and remissions convalescence (time spent recovering from illness)
