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Intro to Pathology vs Pathophysiology Flashcards

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What is Pathophysiology

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Study of the disruption of homeostasis due to disease or physiology of abnormal function

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What is Pathology

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Structural abnormalities which are expressed as diseases of cells, tissues, organs, and systems

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What is Disease

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The impairment of cells, tissues, organs or body system functions.

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What is homeostasis

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Dynamic steady state marked by appropriate regulatory responses

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What is Etiology

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The cause of the disease or disorder

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Idiopathic Disease

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Unidentifiable cause

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What is Iatrogenic

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As a result of medical treatment

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What does Congenital mean?

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Disorder occurring during fetal development

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What does Nosocomial mean?

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Infectious disorder from being inside of a hospital

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What is an Acute Disease

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Severe disorder with quick onset

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What is a Chronic disease

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Long-term disease characterized by exacerbations and remissions usually not curable

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What is a Subacute Disease?

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Somewhere between acute and chronic timeframes

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What is a Subclinical Disease?

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No signs or symptoms that does not progress

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What is Carrier state?

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Patient harbors an organism, but does not who signs or symptoms

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What does syndrome mean?

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Group of clinical symptoms and physical features that characterize a disorder

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What are the features or Down syndrome (Trisomy 21)

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Protruding tongue
Slanted Eyes
Mental retardation
Simian crease
Congenital Heart Disease
17
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What are the features of Cushing syndrome?

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Increased ACTH
Upper body obesity
Buffalo hump
Red, round face

18
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What are the facial features of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

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Smooth philtrum
Thin upper lip
Epicanthal folds on eyes
Flat nasal bridge

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What are the features of Turner Syndrome

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XO karyotype
Coarctation of aorta
Webbed neck
Short stature

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What are the features of Klinefelter syndrome?

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XXY karyotype
Lack of beard or body hair
Gynecomastia (man boobs)
Lack of pubic hair

21
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What bacteria is responsible for Toxic Shock syndrome?

A

Staphylococcus aureus

Causes skin rash

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