Intro to Pathophysiology

Question 1

Pathophysiology

Answer 1

-Study of disease and injury
-Changes in physiology of the body

Question 2

Patho =

Answer 2

abnormal

Question 3

Disease

Answer 3

-Disruption in homeostasis
Physically, Mentally, and socially

Question 4

Homeostasis

Answer 4

-Tendency to maintain equilibrium
-Steady state of internal chemical and physical conditions

Question 5

Normal Temp

Answer 5

98.5 F (97.1-99.5F)

Question 6

Normal oxygen saturation

Answer 6

90-100% ??

Question 7

Normal RR

Answer 7

12-20 RR

Question 8

What 3 factors make up disease?

Answer 8

1. Conductive Environment
2. Susceptible Host
3. Pathogen

Question 9

Intrinsic factors of disease

Answer 9

1. Genes (mutations)
2. Immunity
3. Age (older or very young)
4. Gender (PSA vs Uterine)

Question 10

Extrinsic factors of disease

Answer 10

1. Bacteria
2. Viruses
3. Injury
4. Behaviors (smoking, drinking)
5. Stressors
6. Fungi

Question 11

What is the process of disease?

Answer 11

1. Identification- S/S (Objective vs Subjective)
2. Occurrence- How often vs When
3. Diagnosis- Identification
4. Etiology- Cause
5. Prognosis- Likelihood of recovery

Question 12

Stages of disease

Answer 12

1. Exposure-Where the person got sick
2. Onset- How quickly signs & symptoms occurred
3. Remission-Disease no longer active
4. Convalescence- Recovering from disease

Question 13

Sudden

Answer 13

Woke up and symptoms there when healthy the night before

Question 14

Insidious

Answer 14

-Slow and gradual
-Common in chronic or slow to develop diseases
-Unaware until disease progresses
Ex. GI bleed

Question 15

Latent

Answer 15

Not active but lies in weight
Ex. Chicken pox turns into shingles

Question 16

Prodromal

Answer 16

Presymptoms
Ex. Chills before Flu

Question 17

Manifestations

Answer 17

Signs and Symptoms

Question 18

Idiopathic disease

Answer 18

-We don’t know what the cause is
-Unknown
-We might have ideas or theories
Ex. Heart Failure

Question 19

Latrogenic diesease

Answer 19

-Caused by some treatment
-A medical cause
-Ex. Hospital acquired infections, pressure ulcers, med errors, surgical errors

Question 20

Exacerbation disease

Answer 20

-Worsening of a disease
-Acute decline in a persons chronic disease
Ex. Asthma

Question 21

Hypo-

Answer 21

Under, below

Question 22

Hyper-

Answer 22

Above, over

Question 23

-penia

Answer 23

lack of, deficiency

Question 24

-cytosis

Answer 24

refers to cells, increase

Question 25

-osis

Answer 25

-process or condition
-production or increase
-invasion or infection

Question 26

-itis

Answer 26

inflammation

Question 27

-pathy

Answer 27

disease or suffering

Question 28

Questions to ask when your patient has a cough? What needs assessed?

Answer 28

-Acute or chronic
-Allergies
-Smoking
-Medications
-Sputum production
-Other symptoms

Assess Lungs and Heart

Question 29

What are common symptoms?

Answer 29

-Pain
-headache
-swelling/edema
-Fever
-fatigue
-weight loss