Final Flashcards
(e.g., immunizations) removing
risk factors, so disease does not occur
Primary prevention
(e.g., Pap smears) detecting
disease when still curable
Secondary prevention
(e.g., antibiotic use) preventing
further deterioration or reducing complications of disease
Tertiary prevention
Relatively severe, but self limiting
Acute
Continuous, long term process
Chronic
Defects at birth, although may manifest later in life or never. Caused by genetics or environmental factors
Congenital conditions
designation as to the nature or cause of a health
problem
Diagnosis
the extent to which an observation, when
repeated, gives the same result
Reliability
the extent to which a measurement tool measures
what it is intended to measure
Validity
determining the likelihood or how
well the test or observation identifies people with or without a disease
Sensitivity and specificity
the extent to which an observation or test
result is able to predict the presence of a given disease or condition
Predictive value
Cause if disease/ can trigger (can be biological, physical, chemical, or nutritional)
Etiology
How disease manifests itself (ex: s&s)
Clinical manifestations
A manifestation that is noted by an observer. (Ex: red rash, high temp, swollen)
Sign
Subjective complaint by the patient. (Ex: pain , difficulty breathing, & dizziness)
Symptom
Probable outcome of recovery from a disease
Prognosis
the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making
decisions about the care of individual patients
Evidence-based practice
Clinical practice guidelines (check lists) for evidence based practice
o Algorithms
o Written directives
o Combination of algorithms and written directives
4 stages of inflammation:
Redness, heat, swelling, and pain
Lasts min. to days, exudation of fluid and plasma components. Emigration of leukocytes
Acute inflammation
