1. *Chapter 1: Introduction to Pathophysiology*:

2. Risk:

Answer:

Factor that when present increases the chance of disease

Not stressors, but conditions or situations that increase the likelihood of

encountering

a stressor

3. Prevalence:

Answer:

A measure of disease that allows us to determine a person's

likelihood of having a disease. Therefore, the number of prevalent cases is the

total number of cases of disease existing in a population. A prevalence rate is the

total number of cases of a disease existing in a population divided by the total

population

Indicates how widespread the disease is

4. Incidence:

Answer:

A measure of disease that allows us to determine a person's probability

of being diagnosed with a disease during a given period of time. Therefore,

incidence is the number of newly diagnosed cases of a disease. An incidence rate

is the number of new cases of a disease divided by the number of persons at risk

for the disease.

Conveys information about the risk of contracting the disease.

5. Ratio:

Answer:

The quantitative relation between two amounts showing the number of

times one value contains or is contained within the other.

6. Primary Prevention: