Intro Flashcards
1
Q
symptom vs sign?
A
subjective evidence of pt disease/condition, as perceived by patient vs. objective evidence of disease, detected by physician
2
Q
enteral vs parenteral?
A
GI (tube or oral) vs intravenous feeding
3
Q
acute vs chronic?
A
relatively short duration of symptoms usually severe; developing slowly and persisting a long time (symptoms may be less severe than acute)
4
Q
the expected or usual course and outcome, outlook, forecast
A
prognosis
5
Q
study of the disruption of normal physiological processes
A
pathophysiology
6
Q
branch of nutr specifically related to providing nutr care in disease
A
clinical nutrition
7
Q
description and identification of cause of disease
A
etiology
8
Q
clinical course of disease, how disease develops
A
pathogenesis
