Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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What are the 7 steps of health?

A
No smoking
Eat 5-10 veggie/fruit servings per day
Be active
Wear sunscreen
Screen for cancer
Check ups with doctors and dentists 
Follow health and safety guidelines
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2
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What are the stages of the research process?

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1- basic science, lab work
2- small number of human subjects
3- clinical trials and double blinds

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3
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What is primary prevention?

A

Protect healthy people from developing disease/injury

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4
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What is secondary prevention?

A

Halt or slow progression of disease

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5
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What is tertiary prevention?

A

Manage long-term problems, prevent deterioration and max quality of life

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6
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Gross level

A

Organ or system level

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7
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Iatrogenic

A

Treatment or procedure may cause disease

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8
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Pathogenesis

A

Development of disease

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9
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Prodromal

A

Early in development of disease
No true pathology
Symptoms vague

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10
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Sign

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Objective

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11
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Symptom

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Subjective

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12
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Subclinical state

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No obvious manifestations but pathologic changes present

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13
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Syndrome

A

Collection of signs and symptoms

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14
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Prognosis

A

Probability of recovery

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15
Q

Incidence, prevalence, epidemics and pandemics are more common because of what?

A

Ability to travel

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16
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Morbidity

A

Disease rates within a group

17
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Mortality

A

Number of deaths resulting from disease

18
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Hypertrophy

A

Increase in size of cells

19
Q

Hyperplasia

A

Increase in the number of cells

20
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Metaplasia

A

Replacement of one type of cell with a mature cell type

21
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Dysplasia

A

Atypical cells

22
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Anaplasia

A

Undifferentiated cells

23
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Neoplasia

A

Tumors

24
Q

Cell injury may be caused by

A
Ischemia 
Mechanical damage
Extreme heat or cold
Radiation
Chemical toxins
Microorganisms 
Accumulation of abnormal metabolites
Malnutrition 
Fluid or electrolyte imbalance
25
Q

Hypoxia

A

Lack of oxygen and nutritional defecits

26
Q

Pyroptosis

A

Damage due to inflammation

27
Q

Where is liquification necrosis common?

A

Cells liquify in the brain

28
Q

Coagulative necrosis

A

Protein denaturation in liver or kidney

29
Q

Fat necrosis

A

Fat is broken down into fatty acids

30
Q

Caseous necrosis

A

Thick, cheesy substance forms like in TB

31
Q

Gangrene

A

Area of nectrotic tissue invaded by bacteria