Chapter 1 Flashcards
Disease
The way your body is made up and how it operates. STRUCTURE and FUNCTION.
Homeostasis
Balance internally
Disorder
Can affect the body causes to respond in a different type of way.
List 3 examples of a disorder.
ADHD, MS, schetzrophenia
Syndrome
A group of symptoms. The patient experiencing something.
What is an example of syndrome? 5
Pain, fever, itching, dizziness, can’t sleep.
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
AIDS
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Pathology
Study of disease.
Genesis
Beginning
What are some ways you get sick? Prevention
Wash hands
Cough on elbow
Acute
Short term
Chronic
Long term
Give an example of acute disorders
Upper respiratory infection Laceration Middle ear infection Pheumonia Gastro enter itis Stomach intestine inflammation Fractures
Give an example of chronic disorder
Arthritis Hypertension Diabetes Low back pain Heart disease Asthma
How do you wash your hands?
Going in between fingers and clean nails. Wash around the wrist.
Etiology
The study of the cause of disease.
Example of etiology 2
Athlete’s foot
Caused by fungus
Nosocomial
Disease acquired from hospital environment.
Example of nosocomial
Staph
Prevent by hand washing
Idiopathic
No known cause
Predisposing factor is…? and AKA?
Risk factor
Predisposition factor example?
Age Sex Environment Lifestyle Heredity
What are some risk factors? Predisposing?
High risk of catching a disease.
Diagnosis
Indemnification or naming of disease
Signs
Visually see or measures
Example of Signs?
Vomiting
Elevated BP
Temperature
Symptoms
Something the Dr will tell you.
Auscultation
Listen with stethoscope
Palpation
Feeling, touching
Percussion
Tapping
Prognosis
Expected outcome
Complications
Problems
Mortality
Death
Treatment intervention: 6
Medication Surgery Exercise Diet Nutrition Physical therapy Education
