Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse Practice Test

A secondary latency phase that occurs in some diseases that is commonly followed by another acute phase is referred to as:

1. Remission

2. Convalescence

3. The acute phase

4. The subclinical acute phase

The correct answer is: Remission

This answer is incorrect because remission typically refers to a period of time where symptoms of a disease have subsided or disappeared completely. This is not the same as a secondary latency phase. Option B, convalescence, is also incorrect because it refers to the gradual recovery period after an illness or injury. Option C, the acute phase, is not the correct term for this aspect as it refers to the initial stage of a disease when symptoms are most severe. Option D, the subclinical acute phase, is incorrect because it refers to a phase of the disease where there are no visible symptoms yet. Therefore, A, remission, is the correct answer as it describes the secondary latency phase that follows the initial acute phase of a disease.