Chapter 2 Flashcards
1
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Four aspects of disease process
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- Etiology
- Pathogenesis
- Morphologic Changes
- Clinical Manifestations
2
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Etiology
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At the basic level, genetic vs. acquired. But most diseases are multifactorial
3
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Pathogenesis
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The sequence of cellular, biochemical, and molecular events that follow the exposure of cells/tissues to an injurious agent
4
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Morphologic changes
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Structural alterations in cells/tissues that are either characteristic of disease or diagnostic of an etiologic process
5
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Clinical Manifestations
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Cell injury - tissue and organ injury - morphologic changes - signs and symptoms
