Intro Flashcards
pathophysiology
the systematic study of changes in the body physiology due to disease or injury
causes and influencing factors
etiology risk factors epidemiology growth and development determinants of heath levels of prevention
disease
an acute or chronic illness that one acquires or is born with that cause physiological dysfunction
illness
a person’s experience of a disease
epidemiology
the study of patterns of disease in a large group of people
incidence
number of new cases during a specific give
prevalence
existing disease at any given time
factors contributing to disease
risk factors
pre-disposing factors
predisposing factors
modifiable
non-modifiable
non-modifiable factors
heredity
age
gender
race
modifiable factors
smoking alcohol and drug abuse level of activity diet education socioeconomic status stress environment
interrelated aspects of disease
etiology > pathogenesis > clinical manifestations
clinical manifestations
signs and symptoms
signs
objective and measurable/ what you can see
symptoms
subjective/ what they feel
etiology
the study of the cause of disease