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Chapter 1, 2 (Pathology) Flashcards

1
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Disease?

A

An abnormal condition of the body.

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Infectious?

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Caused by a bacteria, virus or fungus.

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Acquired?

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Develops after birth.

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Metabolic?

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Disturbance of normal functions of the body. (diabetes).

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Neoplastic?

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Formation of tumors.

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Iatrogenic?

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Caused by the physician.

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Idiopathic?

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No known cause.

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Signs for disease?

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Changes that are measurable, objective.

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Symptoms for disease?

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Changes that are not measurable, subjective.

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Nosocomial infections?

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Acquired while hospitalized.

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Community acquired infections?

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Acquired outside of the hospital.

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Inflammation?

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The vascular response to bodily injury.

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5 clinical signs of inflammation?

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  1. Redness
  2. Heat
  3. Swelling
  4. Pain
  5. Loss of fiction.
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What is granuloma?

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

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What is infection?

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Invasion of the body by a disease causing bacteria, virus, or fungus. Caused by a pathogen.

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Infections cause what?

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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 is edema?

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Accumulation of abnormal amounts of fluid.

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What is localized edema?

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Restricted to a particular location.

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What is generalized edema?

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Pronounced swelling throughout the body.

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In generalized edema, what can gravity cause?

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Fluid to collect around the ankles.

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Pulmonary edema?

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Edema in lungs.

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Pleural effusion?

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Edema in the pleural space.

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Pericardial effusion?

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Edema in the pericardial space.

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Peritoneal ascites?

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Edema in the peritoneal space.

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What is ischemia?

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A decreased supply of blood to an organ.

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What causes ischemia?

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Narrowing of an artery, occlusion of artery.

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What is infarct?

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Tissue death due to ischemia.

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What is Necrosis?

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An area of dead tissue.

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What is a hemorrhage?

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Massive bleeding caused by a ruptured blood vessel.

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What is an external hemorrhage?

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Can see the blood leave body.

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What is an internal hemorrhage?

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A blood vessel is torn and blood is filling the surrounding space, cannot see it.

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Hemothorax?

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Blood in the pleural space.

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What is hemopericardium?

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Blood in the pericardial space.

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What is hemoperitoneum?

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Blood in the peritoneal space.

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What is hemarthrosis?

A

Blood in the joint.

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Hematoma?

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A collection of extravasated blood under the skin.

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What is extravasation?

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Leakage of fluid from a blood vessel into surrounding tissue. (Superficial you can see) (Deep you cannot - brain)

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Atrophy?

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Decreased in size or wasting away of a body part or tissue. (Arm in cast)

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Hypertrophy?

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Increase in size.

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Hypoplasia and Aplasia? (same thing)

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Small size due to abnormal growth and development.

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What is hyperplasia?

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Increase in the number of cells.

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*** What is Dysplasia?

A

Abnormal growth or development.

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What is Neoplasia?

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New growth.

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What is Neoplasms?

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What is Oncology?

A

Study of tumors.

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What does Benign mean?

A

Non cancerous. (Can still cause problems)

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*** What is Fibroma?

A

Benign tumor of fibrous tissue.

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*** What is Chondroma?

A

Benign tumor of cartilage.

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*** What is Adenoma?

A

Benign tumor of glandular tissue.

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*** What is Cystadenoma?

A

Benign tumor of cysts.

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*** What is Limpoma?

A

Benign tumor of fat.

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*** What is Myoma?

A

Benign tumor of muscle.

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*** What is Angioma?

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Benign tumor of blood vessels.

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*** What is Granuloma?

A

Area of old inflammation.

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What does Malignant mean?

A

Cancerous.

57
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3 main cancers Sharron wants us to know?

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  1. Carcinoma
  2. Sarcoma
  3. Leukemia
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What is cancer?

A

Uncontrolled growth of destructive cells.

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What does metastasize mean?

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To spread to other sites.

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What is Carcinogen?

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Something that causes cancer. (Cigarettes, sun, x-Rays)

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When describing a tumor, what does differentiated mean?

A

Well defined.

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When describing a tumor, what does undifferentiated mean?

A

Not well defined, bizarre patterns.

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What is Lymphatic spread?

A

Cancer spread by the way of the lymphatic system.

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What is Hematogenous spread?

A

Cancer spread by way of the blood vessels.

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Treatments for cancer?

A

Surgery
Radiation Therapy
Hormonal Therapy
Chemotherapy

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What is a Adhesion?

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Scar tissue that binds together two pieces of anatomy that are normally separate. (Usually in the abdomen)

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What does chronic mean?

A

Developing slowly and persisting for a long period.

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What does acute mean?

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Sudden onset.

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What is Etiology?

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The study of the cause of disease.

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What is diagnosis?

A

Identification of a disease.

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What is Prognosis?

A

The prediction of the course of outcome of a disease.

72
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What is a lesion?

A

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

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What is bacteremia?

A

The presence of bacteria in the blood.

74
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What is Pyogenic bacteria?

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Bacteria that leads to the formation of pus.

75
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What is an abscess?

A

A localized, usually encapsulated, collection of pus.

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What is a localized abscess?

A

Confined, restricted to a particular location.

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What is an encapsulated abscess?

A

Surrounded by a membrane.

78
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Pathology?

A

Study of disease.

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