Health & Disease

Question 1

Define Aetiology?

Answer 1

The cause of the disease

Question 2

Pathogenesis?

Answer 2

How the disease develops

Question 3

Signs vs Symptoms?

Answer 3

Signs = What the doctor can observe
Symptoms = What the pateint can tell you

Question 4

Diagnosis?

Answer 4

Determining the nature & cause of the disease/injury

Question 5

Prognosis?

Answer 5

Prediction of the probable outcome of the disease

Question 6

Mnemonic for disease classification?

Answer 6

GUD DIC

Question 7

GUD DIC?

Answer 7

Growth
Unnatural
Degenerative

Developmental
Inflammation
Circulatory

Question 8

primary prevention

Answer 8

preventing yourself from getting the disease

Question 9

secondary prevention

Answer 9

detecting the disease early and preventing it from getting worse

Question 10

tertiary prevention

Answer 10

improving QOL and reducing symptoms once you have the disease

Question 11

inflammation

Answer 11

Succession of changes occurring in living tissue when it is injured, response of living tissue to insult, protective against further damage e.g. meningitis (infection w/ Neisseria meningitidis)

Question 12

circulatory disturbances

Answer 12

Abnormalities of flow, vessel wall and components of the blood e.g. myocardial infarction (arterial disease, thrombosis produced pathogenesis)

Question 13

growth disorders

Answer 13

Abnormal cell growth:

1. Maturation. 2.differentiation
2. quantity.
3. control
   e. g. cervical carcinoma (HPV infection (aetiology), genome alteration, dysplasia (abnormal growth), carcinoma)

Question 14

degenerative

Answer 14

Heterogenous group, abnormalities of tissues and organs e.g. amyloidosis (deposition of proteins in tissue à loss of function)

Question 15

developmental

Answer 15

Abnormalities of gametogenesis
abnormalities of embryogenesis
e.g. down syndrome (trisomy 21), defective cell division, foetus abnormal

Question 16

traumatic

Answer 16

Accidental/deliberate e.g. fractured bone

Question 17

latrogenic

Answer 17

Treatment related e.g. immunosuppression in chemotherapy for malignancy

Question 18

lesion

Answer 18

a zone of tissue with impaired function as a result of damage by disease or wounding. Primary lesions include direct physical injury, abscesses, ulcers and tumours; secondary lesions are derived from primary lesions. (the abnormality)