CONCEPTS OF HEALTH & DISEASE Flashcards

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Define Onset of Disease.

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Sudden and obvious or acute symptoms

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Define Biopsy.

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Procedure of an excision of living tissue

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What is Pathology?

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Study of nature and causes of disease and its changes affecting body

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What is Pathophysiology?

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Study of disease process affecting the physiological functions of the body

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Define Subclinical State.

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Pathological changes occur, but no obvious manifestations are exhibited

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What is the Acute/Clinical Stage?

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Appearance of signs and symptoms

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Define Autopsy.

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Procedure examination after death

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Define Systemic Clinical Manifestation.

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Effect of disease involving different organ systems

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Define Insidious.

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Gradual progression of disease with mild signs

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What does the World Health Organization provide?

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Leadership on global health matters

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Define Therapy or therapeutic interventions.

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Treatment to promote recovery or slow progress of a disease

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What is Pathogenesis?

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Sequence of cellular and tissue events from time of contact to expression of disease

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Symptoms is defined as?

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Changes in body or function indicating disease

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What is the process of Primary Prevention?

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Removing risk factors using vaccinations

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What does Remissions and Exacerbations mean?

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The manifestations of disease subside whereas the signs increase

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What is the World Health Assembly?

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The decision making body of the WHO

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Define Acute Disease.

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Short term illness developing quickly

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What is the process of Secondary Prevention?

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Detecting disease early - stop progression with screenings

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Define Chronic Disease.

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Mild conditions developing gradually

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What is a Diagnosis?

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Nature or cause of a health problem

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Define Precipitating Factor.

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A condition triggering an acute episode

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What is Sequelae?

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Unwanted outcomes of the primary condition

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Define Local Clinical Manifestation.

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Effect of disease found at site of problem

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What is the process of Tertiary Prevention?

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Prevent further deterioration - reduce complications of disease

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Define Congenital Acquired.
Disease surfacing later in life
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Define Microscopic Changes.
Disease changes at cellular level
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Define Complications.
Problems that arise after the original disease begins
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Signs/Symptoms means?
Body's attempt to compensate for altered function - occurs together in response
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Define Etiology.
Causative factors in a particular disease
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Define Convalescence or rehabilitation.
Period of recovery and return to the normal health state
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Define Gross Change.
Disease changing organ or system level
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What is Morbidity?
Disease rate within a group
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Define Disease.
An interruption of a body system/organ structure defined by a recognized etiologic agent
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Define Iatrogenic.
A treatment or an error causes a disease
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Define Congenital.
Disease present at birth
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Define the Incubation Stage.
"Silent Stage" - Time between exposure to microorganism and onset of signs and symptoms
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Define Predisposing Factor.
A risk for a disease
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Define Resolution.
Elimination of pathogen without signs and symptoms of disease
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Define Syndrome.
Collection of signs and symptoms - affecting more than one organ
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What is Public Health Canada and its contact number?
Agency for public health in Canada. Call 211
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Define Idiopathic.
Unlnown cause of disease
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What is the Prodromal Period?
Early development of disease when body is undergoing changes with non-specific signs
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Signs refers to?
Objective indicator of a disease
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What is Mortality?
Number of deaths resulting from a disease
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Define Probability.
Probability or likelihood for recovery
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What is the Clinical Manifestation?
Clinical evidence of effect of a disease