Frazier CH1

Question 1

Explain how a pathologic condition affects the homeostasis of the body:

Answer 1

measurable changes in normal structure and function that threaten the internal stability of the body

Question 2

homeostasis

Answer 2

internal stability of the body

Question 3

signs of disease

Answer 3

abnormal objective findings
evidence found by physical examination and diagnostic testing
often correlate with symptoms

Question 4

symptoms of disease

Answer 4

negative characteristics or departures from normal status described subjectively by patients

Question 5

acute disease

Answer 5

an abrupt onset of more or less severe symptoms that run a brief course, usually less than 6 months, and then resolve, or, in some cases, result in death

Question 6

chronic disease

Answer 6

develops slowly, is intermittent, lasts longer than 6 months

Question 7

Identify the predisposing factors to disease:

Answer 7

age
gender
lifestyle
environment
heredity
immunodeficiency

Question 8

superbugs or super strains in relation to infection

Answer 8

emergence of new, virulent antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria which present a danger even to the young and healthy

Question 9

How may pathogens cause disease?

Answer 9

they are easily transmitted from person to person and can survive for a long time nearly anywhere in the environment
1 in 100 have the organism without showing signs of infection

Question 10

benign neoplasms

Question 11

malignant neoplasms