INTRO TO PATHOPHYSIOLOGY Flashcards
CHANGES THAT OCCURS IN CELLS, TISSUES, AND ORGANS WHEN ALTERED BY DISEASES
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
THE STATUS
HEALTH
ADEVIATION FROM NORMAL SHAPE
ILLNESS
STUDY OF THE CAUSES OF THE DISEASE
ETIOLOGY
CAUSES ORIGINATING FROM WITHIN THE BODY
ENDOGENOUS
CAUSES COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF THE BODY
EXOGENOUS
UNKNOWN CAUSE
IDIOPATHIC
CAUSED BY EFFECTS OF TREATMENTS
IATROGENIC
DENOTES A NEW DISORDER
NOSOCOMIAL
RISK FACTORS
DIETARY, OCCUPATIONAL, AND LIFESTYLE CONDITION
MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO DISEASE
PREDISPOSING FACTORS
TO CONSIDER AND INCORPORATE IF APROPRIATE
DISEASE PREVENTION
INDICATION THAT A DISEASE IS PRESENT
SYMPTOMS
WHAT THE CLINICIAN IS LOOKING OR FEELING FOR
SIGNS
TO ENSURE PROMPT AND ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS
PROPER INVESTIGATION OF DISEASE
PROPER INVESTIGATIONS OF DISEASE ARE?
CLINICAL HISTORY AND EXAMINATION, X-RAY, AND LABORATORY INVESTIGATION
ABSENCE OF CLINICAL FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH DISEASE
HEALTH
PATTERN OF TISSUE CHANGES ASSOCIATED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF DISEASE
PATHOGENESIS
EFFECTS OF THE DISEASE ON A PERSON
MORBILITY
POSSIBILITY OF CAUSING DEATH
MORTALITY
RAPID ONSET
ACUTE
GRADUAL ONSET/ LONGER PERIOD OF TIME
CHRONIC
STUDY OF HOW DISEASE SPREAD IN POPULATION
EPIDEMIOLOGY
NUMBER OF NEW CASES
IMCIDENCE
MICROORGANISMS THAT CAUSE INFECTION
PATHOGENS
NAMING/IDENTIFICATION OF DISEASE
DIAGNOSIS
2 OR MORE DISEASES WITH SIMILAR PRESENTATION/CLINICAL FEATURES
DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
EXPECTED OUTCOME OF THE DISEASE
PROGNOSIS
WHEN THE SYMPTOMS OF DISEASE RETURNS
RELAPSE
PERIODS OF GOOD HEALTH WITH A REDUCTION OF CLINICAL SYMPTOMS
REMISSIONS
PERIODS WHEN CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS BECOME WORSE/MORE SEVERE
EXACERBATIONS
ANY ABNORMAL CONDITIONS THAT FOLLOW OR RESULT OF A DISEASE. TREATMENT, OR INJURY
SEQUELAE
AGAINST/OPPOSING
ANTI-
JOINT
ARTHR-
TWO/DOUBLE
BI-
DOWN/FROM
DE-
BETWEEN/THROUGH
DIA-
APART FROM/FREE FROM
DIS-
IN
EM-
UPON, ON, OVER
EPI-
SUGAR/SWEET
GLYC-
BLOOD
HAEM-
HALF
HEMI-
EXCESSIVE/ABOVE
HYPER-
UNDER/DEFICIENT
HYPO-
IN, INTO, WITHIN
IN-/IM-