1. Pathophysiology basic definitions

Question 1

Acute

Answer 1

Sudden onset

Question 2

Chronic

Answer 2

Long-standing or recurring

Question 3

Acute on chronic

Answer 3

Flare-up of illness in a long-term condition

Question 4

Sub-acute pain

Answer 4

short term pain

Question 5

Aetiology

Answer 5

Cause of disease

Question 6

Congenital

Answer 6

Inherited

Question 7

Neoplastic

Answer 7

Abnormal mass of tissue

Question 8

Idiopathic

Answer 8

Describes a condition of unknown cause

Question 9

Pathogenesis

Answer 9

Infection leads to disease

Question 10

Exacerbation

Answer 10

problem/ illness gets worse

Question 11

Convalescence

Answer 11

Time spent recovering from an illness

Question 12

Mortality

Answer 12

Illness or injury

Question 13

Epidemiology

Answer 13

: study of disease distribution

Question 14

Endemic

Answer 14

A disease found within a population and is maintained at a constant baseline level

Question 15

Epidemic

Answer 15

Widespread occurrence of an infectious disease within a community at a particular time

Question 16

Pandemic

Answer 16

An infectious disease which has spread over a large region normally continents or globally

Question 17

Pathophysiology

Answer 17

Physiological: changes occur in normal tissues/ organs
Pathological: Changes due to disease