Chapter 1 & 2

Question 0

Often put into multiple categories

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Disease classifications

Question 1

Study of disease

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Pathology

Question 2

Caused by a bacteria, virus, or fungus

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Infectious

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Present at birth

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Congenital

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Passed from parent to child

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Hereditary

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Develops after birth

Answer 5

Acquired

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Dysfunction of the immune system; the body attacks itself

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Autoimmune

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Disturbance of normal functions of the body

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Metabolic

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Deterioration of the body associated with the aging process

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Degenerative

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Formation of tumors

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Neoplastic

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Caused by the physician

Answer 10

Iatrogenic

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Caused by trauma

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Traumatic

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No known cause

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Idiopathic

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Anything that is wrong with the body

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Disease

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Changes that are measurable; objective

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Signs

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Changes that are not measurable; subjective

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Symptoms

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Acquired while hospitalized

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Nosocomial infections

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Acquired outside hospital

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Community-acquired infections

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What are the 6 reaction types to disease

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1. Inflammation
2. Edema
3. Ischemia
4. Infarction
5. Hemorrhage
6. Alterations of cell growth (tumors)

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The vascular response to bodily injury

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Inflammation

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5 clinical signs of inflammation

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1. Redness
2. Heat
3. Swelling
4. Pain
5. Loss of Function

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What is redness and heat caused by?

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Increased blood flow in the microcirculation at the site of injury

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What is swelling and pain caused by?

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Blood escapes from blood vessels and puts pressure on nerve endings

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Usually in the lung, where fibrous scar tissue replaces the injured tissue; indicates an area of old inflammation

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Granuloma

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Invasion of the body by a disease-causing bacteria, virus, or fungus

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Infection

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The vascular response to bodily injury

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Inflammation

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Can you have inflammation without infection?

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Yes

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What causes inflammation?

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Infection

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Accumulation of abnormal amounts of fluid

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Edema

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Restricted to a particular location

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Localized

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Pronounced swelling throughout the body

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Generalized

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Edema in the pleural space

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Pleural effusion

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Edema in the pericardial space

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Pericardial effusion

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Edema in the peritoneal space

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Peritoneal ascites

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A decreased supply of blood to an organ

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Ischemia

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Tissue death due to ischemia

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Infarct

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An area of dead tissue

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Necrosis

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Massive bleeding caused by a ruptured vessel

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Hemorrhage

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Blood in the pleural space

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Hemothorax

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Blood in the pericardial space

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Hemopericardium

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Blood in the peritoneal space

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Henoperitoneum

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Blood in a joint

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Hemarthrosis

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A collection of extravasated blood under the skin (superficial or deep)

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Hematoma

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Leakage of fluid from a blood vessel into surrounding tissue

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Extravasation

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Decrease in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue

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Atrophy

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Increase in size of cells

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Hypertrophy

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Small size due to abnormal growth and development

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Hypoplasia and Aplasia

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Increase in the number of cells

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Hyperplasia

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Abnormal growth or development; not smaller or bigger just not correct

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Dysplasia

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New growth

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Neoplasia

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Tumors

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Neoplasms

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Study of tumors

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Oncology

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Non cancerous but can still cause problems

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Benign

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Benign tumor of fibrous tissue

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Fibroma

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Benign tumor of cartilage

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Chondroma

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Benign tumor of glandular tissue

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Adenoma

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Benign tumor of cysts

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Cystadenoma

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Benign tumor of fat

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Lipoma

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Benign tumor of muscle

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Myoma

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Benign tumor of blood vessels

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Angioma

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Area of old inflammation

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Granuloma

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Cancerous

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Malignant

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Cancer that begins in the skin or linings of organs (skin, breast, lung, colon)

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Carcinoma

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Cancer that begins in connective tissue (bone, muscle)

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Sarcoma

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Cancer of the blood

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Leukemia

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Uncontrolled growth of destructive cells

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Cancer

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To spread to other sites

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Metastasize

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Something that causes cancer (cigarettes, sun, X-rays)

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Carcinogen

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Well defined tumor

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Differentiated

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Tumor that is not well defined

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Undifferentiated

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Cancer spread by way of the lymphatic system

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Lymphatic spread

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Cancer spread by way of the blood vessels

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Hematogenous spread

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Treatments for cancer

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Surgery Radiation therapy Hormonal therapy Chemotherapy

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Scar tissue that binds together two pieces of anatomy that are normally seperate (usually in the abdomen)

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Adhesions

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Developing slowly and persisting for a long period

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Chronic

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Sudden onset

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Acute

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The study of the cause of disease

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Etiology

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Identification of a disease

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Diagnosis

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The prediction of the course of outcome of a disease (how much time)

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Prognosis

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Generic term used to describe the many types of cellular changes that can occur in response to disease

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Lesion

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Bacteria that leads to the formation of pus

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Pyogenic bacteria

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A localized, usually encapsulated collection of pus

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Abscess

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What does non invasive mean?

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No break in the skin

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shows up black on an ultrasound

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Hypoechoic

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shows up white on an ultrasound

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Hyperechoic

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Major advantage to ultrasound?

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Safety

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Cystic

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Fluid

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Unobstructed; intact

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Patent

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Narrowing

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Stenosis

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What type of beam does CT use?

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Attenuated

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What does window width refer to?

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Contrast

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What does CTA stand for?

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CT angiography

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What happens in MRI when rf pulse is on?

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The protons in the body absorb energy

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What happens in MRI when rf pulse is off?

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The protons of the body release that energy

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What does MRI use?

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Algorithms

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The releasing of energy

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Relaxation

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What is a radiopharmaceutical?

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A drug that emits radiation

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What is the radiation detected by?

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A gamma camera

Question 98

Displays physiological information

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Nuclear medicine

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Type of nuc med that creates 3D images

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SPECT

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Same as nuc med but meds are different

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PET