Intro Deck

Question 1

pathology=

Answer 1

branch of medicine that investigates the essential nature of disease, especially changes in body tissues and organs that cause or are caused by disease

Question 2

pathogenesis=

Answer 2

development of unhealthy conditions or diseases…..the cellular events and reactions

Question 3

etiology=

Answer 3

what sets the disease “in motion”

Question 4

clinical presentation

Answer 4

signs and symptoms that assist in determining diagnosis

Question 5

deviation from a healthy state, subjective statements from the individual, impact that effects personal, cultural, interpersonal reactions=

Answer 5

illness

Question 6

biologic or psychologic alteration, measurable data to diagnose, development despite patient being aware=

Answer 6

disease

Question 7

incidence

Answer 7

of new cases of a condition in a specific period of time in relation to total # of people that are “at risk”

Question 8

prevalence

Answer 8

all cases (new and old) among those at risk for developing the condition

Question 9

natural history

Answer 9

how it progresses over time; relates to prognosis

Question 10

health=

Answer 10

physical, social, and mental well-being