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Chap. 1 introduction Flashcards

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Acute

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Right now

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Abscess

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Pocket of pus (wbc’s)

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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

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Impairment of cellular immunity

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Anaphylactic

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Reactions are characterized by hypotension and vascular collapse (shock) with urticaria (hives), bronchiolar spasm, and laryngeal adema

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Atrophy

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A reduction in the size or number of cells in an organ or tissue with a corresponding decrease in function

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Additive pathology

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Pathology that adds to tissue density

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Autoimmune

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of or relating to disease caused by antibodies or lymphocytes produced against substances naturally present in the body.
“the infection triggers an autoimmune response”

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Benign

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Grows in place, does not spread

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Cancers

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Collectively malignant tumors

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Carcinoma

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Tumor that develops from epithelial tissues

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Chronic

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Life long

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Congenital

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Existing at birth

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Diagnosis

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Determination of the disease that an individual has

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Destructive pathology

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Decreased tissue density imaged as black regions within tissue on a radiograph or computed tomogram.

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Disease

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Physical/chemical changes in tissue

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Dysplasia

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A loss in the uniformity of individual cells and their architectual orientation, typically associated with prolonged chronic irritation or inflammation

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Etiology

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The study of disease causes

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Edema

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Accumulation of abnormal amounts of fluid in the intercellular tissue spaces of body cavities

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Grading

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How likely to spread

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Hematogenous spread

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Travels by means of the bloodstream

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Hematoma

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Accumulation of blood trapped within body tissues

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Hemorrhage

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Implies rupture of a blood vessel

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Hepatitis

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Inflammatory disease of the liver

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Hereditary

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Transmitted to offspring through genes

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Hyperplasia

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An increase in the number of cells in a tissue or organ

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Iatrogenic

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Disease caused by a physician or treatment

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Idiopathic

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Disease whose underlying cause is unknown

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Immune

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Reaction of the body provides a powerful defense against invading organisms

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Infarct

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Death of tissue due to a lack of blood flow

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Inflammation

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The initial response of body tissue to local injury, including the four hallmarks - rumor, dolor, calor, edema

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Rubor

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Redness

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Dolor

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Pain

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Calor

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Warmth

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Edema

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Swelling

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Ischemia

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Decreased blood to tissue

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Lesion

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Physical or biochemical changes within a cell

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Lymphatic spread

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The major metastatic route of carcinomas, especially those of the lung and breast

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Malignant

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Growth that wants to spread (and usually does)

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Metastasize

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To spread by metastasis (spread of disease to another organ or tissue in the body)

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Mutations

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Alterations in the DNA structure that may become permanent hereditary changes

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Neoplasia

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Any new and abnormal growth, especially when the growth is uncontrolled and progressive

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Nosocomial

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Infections contracted in the acute care facility

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Oncology

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The study of neoplasms

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Parenchyma

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Essential tissue of an organ

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Pathogenesis

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Sequence of events that renders the disease apparent

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Pathology

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The study of disease

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Permeable/permeability

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Allows fluids/cells to pass from one tissue to another tissue or location

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Prognosis

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Predicted course of a disease and the prospects of recovery

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Pyogenic

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Thick, yellow fluid called pus (dead WBC)

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Sarcoma

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Tumor that develops from connective tissues

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Signs

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Something that you see visually

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Symptoms

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Something the patient tells you about how they feel and you cannot see (dizziness, headache, etc)

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Staging

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How far has it spread

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Syndrome

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Indicates the presence of a combination of symptoms that commonly occur together and are related to a single cause

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Toxoid

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Chemically altered toxin

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Vaccine

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Low dose of dead or deactivated bacteria or virus

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The accumulation of abnormal amounts of fluid in the spaces between cells or in body cavities is termed

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Edema

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____________ is the process by which white blood cells surround and digest infectious organisms.

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Phagocytosis

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A tumor like scar is referred to as a(n)

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Keloid

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Inflammation with pus formation is termed

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Supperative

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An interruption in the blood supply to an organ or body part is referred to as

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Ischemia

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A localized area of ischemic necrosis in an organ or tissue is termed a(n)

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Infarct

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A swelling caused by bleeding into an enclosed area is termed

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Hematoma

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A decrease in function of an organ or tissue because of a reduction in the size or number of cells is termed

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Atrophy

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The term _______________ means new growth

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Neoplasia

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The term for benign epithelial neoplasms that have a gland like appearance is

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Adenoma

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The study of determinants of disease events in given population is

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Epidemiology

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Statistically _______________ reflects the number of deaths by disease per population

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Mortality

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The rate that an illness or abnormality occurs is called

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Morbidity

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Gowns, gloves, masks, shoe covers, and eye protection used to prevent transmission of potential infectious agents are

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Personal protective equipment (PPE)

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_______________ determines the additional protective equipment needed to prevent the spread of highly infectious pathogens through contact, droplet, or airborne transmissions

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Transmission based precautions

SEM IV - Rad Pathology (6 decks)

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