Chapter 1 Flashcards

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Framework of Patho

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based on the common or classic presentation of disease in the physiologic functioning of human beings

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Etiology

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  • the study of causes or reasons for phenomena
  • identifies casual factors that provoke a particular disease (basically the cause of disease or condition)
  • classified as idiopathic or iatrogenic
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Idiopathic disease

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cause of disease is unknown

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Iatrogenic diesease

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cause results from unintended or unwanted medical treatment (not the same as nosocomial, where the cause is indirect)

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Risk factors

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a factor that when present increases the likelihood of a disease. classified as modifiable and non modifiable (can and cannot change)

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Pathogenesis

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the development or evolution of disease, from the initial stimulus to ultimate expression of the manifestations of the disease.

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Signs

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objective or observed manifestation of disease

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symptoms

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subjective feeling of abnormality in the body

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syndrome

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etiology of signs and symptoms has not yet been identified

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Edema

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swelling

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dyspnea

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shortness of breath

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paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea

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wake up in the middle of the night gasping

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hemoptysis

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blocking of blood

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14
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3 p’s of diabetes

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polydipsia
polyurea
polyphagia

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Stages of Disease

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Latent period
prodromal period
acute phase
subclinical stage

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Latent period

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the time between exposure of tissue to injurious agent an first appearance of signs and symptoms. Also refers to time during an illness when signs and symptoms temporarily disappear

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Prodromal Period

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time during which first signs and or symptoms appear indicating onset disease

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Acute phase

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disease reaches full intensity

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Subclinical Phase

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patient functions normally, disease processes are well established

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Acute clinical course

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sever manifestations that can last anywhere from hours, to days, to weeks

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chronic clinical course

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may last months to years, sometimes following an acute course

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Exacerbation

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a sudden increase in severity of disease or signs and symptoms

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Convalescence

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stage of recovery after disease, injury, or surgical procedure

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sequela

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subsequent pathologic condition resulting from an illness (one disease leads to another)

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Statistical Normality
estimate of diseases in a normal population, based on a bell curve
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reliability of a test
test's ability to give the same result in repeated measurments
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validity of a test
degree to which a measurement reflects the true value of what it intends to measure
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predicted value of a test
extent to which a test can differentiate between presence or absence of a person's condition
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INR
International Normalized Ratio
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Sensitivity of a test
probability that a test will be positive when applied to a person with a particular condition
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Specificity of a test
Probability that a test will be negative when applied without a particular condition
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Factors that affect the normality of health
``` cultural considerations age differences gender differences situational differences time variations ```
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Epidemeology
study of the patters of disease involving populations (occurrence, incidence, prevalence, transmission, and distrubution)
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Endemic Disease
native to a local region
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epidemic disease
spread to many people at the same time
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pandemic disease
spread to large geographic areas
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Aggregate factors or Epidemiologic Variables
``` age ethnice group gender socioeconomic factors and lifestyle considerations geographic location ```
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Primary Prevention
altering susceptibility or reducing exposure from susceptible persons (before infection)
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Secondary Prevention
Early detection, screening, and management of disease | after infection but before acute phase
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Tertiary Prevention
Rehabilitation, supportive care, reducing disability, and restoring effective functioning (treating a disease during its acute phase)