Disease Process Flashcards
study of diseases that can cause abnormalities in the structure or function of various organ systems
pathology
pattern of response of the body to an injury, infection, or metabolic process
disease
a disease that has a direct causality - we know what causes the disease
iatrogenic disease
a disease that has an unknown cause
idiopathic disease
immediate response of tissue to local injury
acute inflammation
these injuries can cause acute inflammation
blunt trauma, infectious organisms, chemical irritation
a dilation of arterioles and capillaries that produces heat and redness
hyperemia
immediate response of inflamation
increased blood flow to injured tissue
response pattern of inflammation
increased blood blow to tissue, WBCs migrate to interstitial tissue, digestion of dead cells, then repair through new cell regeneration
accumulation of abnormal amounts of fluid in the intercellular tissue spaces or body cavities
edema
pericaditis, pleural effusion, and ascites are types of
localized edema
CHF, cirrhosis of the liver, and renal diease are types of
generalized edema
meaning of anasarca-
generalized, throughout the body
interference of blood supply to an organ or part of an organ that deprives its cells and tissue of oxygen and nutrients
ischemia
examples of ischemia
arterial stenosis, atherosclerosis, thrombosis / emboli
ganclion cells and myocardial cells undergo irreversible damage after how long?
after 3 to 5 minutes
localized area of ischemic necrosis within a tissue or organ cause by occlusion of arterial blood supply or venous drainage
infarction
examples of infarction
thrombus / emboli or volvulus - twisting of the bowel
severe arterial disease may result in necrosis of small extremities called
gangrene
gangrene is an example of
infarction
rupture of a blood vessel
hemorrhage
some causes of hemorrhage
trauma, atherosclerosis, inflammation, neoplastic erosion of vessel wall
internal hemorrhage - under the skin
hematoma
hemo- is the prefix for
blood