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Atieology, Pathogenesis, Pathophysiology Flashcards

1
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Disease is a state of—-

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Alterations in the body

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2
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Disease is a dynamic process which on set may be?

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Acute or chronic
Duration is variable
Result in recovery(partially or fully) or lead to death

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3
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Division of aetiology

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Intrinsic
Acquired(physical, chemical or exposure to microbiologic agents

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Majority of diseases have simple aetiology. T/F

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False. Complex

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5
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Diseases have complex aetiology so they are referred to as?

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Multi factorial

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Pathophysiology refers to the —— associated with or resulting from diseases or injury and the ——

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Functional changes
Scientific study of such changes

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7
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Diseases are better understood from the perspective of?

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Disordered physiology(pathophysiology)

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Pathophysiology can also be referred to as —— concerned with —-

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Physiopathology
Bodily functional change that causes a disease or bodily functional change that result from disease

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Pathophysiology is concerned with 3 things what are they?

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The alteration
The mechanism of disruption
How they manifest as symptoms and signs as well as laboratory findings

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10
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Pathophysiology provides the link between what and what?

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Basic science and clinical practice

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11
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While PP studies all structural, biochemical, functional changes in cells, tissues, organs in disease state. PP does all with the exclusion of —

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Structural changes

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What is pathogenesis?

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It deals with the sequence of events in response of cells and tissues to etiological agents from the initial stimulus to the ultimate expression of the disease

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13
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A major pillar of pathology involving the biochemical and morphological changes that occur before a disease is manifested is called?

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Pathogenesis

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14
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Concept of normalcy is said to be — to an extent

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Arbitrary

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15
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Concept of normalcy is influenced by?

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Cultural values
Biological realities

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16
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Normal value for CON is measured by?

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An average value for that parameter

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17
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What age reasons for variations?

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Diff genetic composition
Diff life styles and environment
Physiological process vary

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18
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Maintenance of internal constancy is a less essential feature of normalcy. T/F?

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False

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19
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Requirements for cells to maintain normalcy?

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Oxygen and nutrients
An environment with narrow ranges of PH, temperature, water and salt

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20
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What are the 4 aspects of disease process?

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Aetiology
Pathogenesis
Molecular and morphological changes
Clinical manifestations

21
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Disease is not a new form of life but an —— or —— of new life processes

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Extension or distortion

22
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What is Health according to WHO?

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It is the state of complete physical, social and mental wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity

23
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Stages of disease manifestation

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Subclinical Latent(incubation)
Clinical manifestation
Recovery or complications

24
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Abnormality of a disease can be detected by what?

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Laboratory tests-incubation period e.g in Hepatitis

25
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Many organs in the body have large reserve A.K.A?

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Safety margin

26
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When there is an encroachment on normal biological processes the manifestations are often —— which may be ——

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Subjective, non-specific

27
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What are the two types of symptoms

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Objective and subjective

28
Q

Dyspepsia in gastric cancer is also know as?
What kind of symptom is it?

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Indigestion
Subjective

29
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A demonstrable structural change produced in the course of a disease which may be microscopic or macroscopic is called?

A

Lesion

30
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Disease are static not dynamic

A

False

31
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Every disease has a range of manifestation or natural history. T/F?

A

True

32
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Manifestations of disease is determined by?

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Shift in biological equilibrium as compensatory mechanisms come in

Environmental influences on the patient

33
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Most causes of diseases are acquired from environments. Some of those causes include?

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Infection
Mechanical trauma
Toxic substance
Radiation
Nutritional Aberration

34
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Most causes of diseases are acquired from environment. What are some of these causes?

A

Infection
Mechanical trauma
Radiology
Nutritional aberration
Toxic substances

35
Q

Characteristics of host that influence diseases are?

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Age
Gender
Past medical history

36
Q

What determines the Pathogenesis of a disease?

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Genetic constitution

37
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Genetic constitution is almost always important in most diseases because it determines?

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Anatomical characteristic
Physiological mechanisms
Mode of response to injury

38
Q

In infectious disease which is exogenous genetic factors can influence the susceptibility to the infectious agent. T/F?

A

True

39
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Hereditary, environment and host

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All three are factors that affect diseases

40
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Example of a disease determined largely by genetic errors and expressed regardless of extrinsic influences includes?

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Sickle cell

41
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Diseases between genetic and extrinsic factors include?

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Cancer

42
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What is H. Pylori?

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It is a spiral, microaerophilic gram negative bacterium

43
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H.Pyloric Gastric disease is transmitted via

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Oral-oral
Faeco-oral route

44
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H.pyloric causes multiple diseases in the lower GIT. T/F

A

False

45
Q

Pathogenesis is an interplay of?

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The bacterial factors
The host responses
Modulating co-factors such as diet and cigarettes smoking

46
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Cancer is a complex disorder caused by multiple factors combined. T/F?

A

True

47
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Is breast cancer or retinoblastoma a Hereditary or acquired cancer?

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Hereditary

48
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Acquired factors are non-modifiable. T/F

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False

49
Q

One third of cancer deaths in Africa are due to?

A

Diet
Tobacco
Infection

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