Medical Terminology: Understanding Disease Outcomes
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What refers to the unwanted outcomes of a primary condition?

  • Complications
  • Remissions
  • Sequelae (correct)
  • Precipitating factor

What is the period of recovery from an illness or injury?

  • Convalescence (correct)
  • Remissions
  • Prognosis
  • Rehabilitation

What is the probability of recovery or other outcomes?

  • Complications
  • Rehabilitation
  • Remission
  • Prognosis (correct)

What is the process of maximizing the function of diseased tissues?

<p>Rehabilitation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the manifestations of a disease that subside or are absent?

<p>Remissions (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a condition that triggers an acute episode of a disease?

<p>Precipitating factor (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the goal of therapy in treating a disease?

<p>To promote recovery or slow the progress of the disease (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for new secondary or additional problems that arise from a disease?

<p>Complications (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the period during which the manifestations of a disease are absent or subsided?

<p>Remission (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary focus of rehabilitation in treating a disease?

<p>Maximizing the function of diseased tissues (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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