Intro Patho & Cell Changes Flashcards
Idiopathic Etiology
Cause is unknown
Iatrogenic eitology
Cause from unintended or unwanted medical treatment
Multifactorial eitology
Has multiple etioligic factors that contribute to its development
A __ ___ means that you may get the disease. A ___ ____ is what promotes the onset of clinical manifestations
Risk factor
Precipitating factor
A ___ is a subjective feeling of abnormality in the body. A _____ is a objective or observed manifestation of disease. When there are a set of signs and so not yet determined to delineate a disease it is a ____
Symptom
Sign
Syndrome
Clinical manifestations can be
Local, systemic
Acute, chronic
Remissions, exacerbations
Local CM
Confined to one area
Systemic CM
Throughout the body
Chronic CM
Usually more than 6 months
Acute CM
Occurs in the first days or weeks
Remissions
Sx free periods
Exacerbations
Flare up of so
Goals and purpose of treatment
Medical, nursing, and collaboritive interventions
Eliminate and reduce cause
Eliminate and reduce CM
Incidence
New cases over a time period
How many new people diagnosed with skin cancer last year?
____ is the existing amount of cases over a time period
Prevelence