Intro to Pathophysiology & Cell Injury Ch. 1 Flashcards
The study of functional or physiologic changes in the body that result from disease process.
Pathophysiology
Deviation from the normal state of health or from a state of wellness.
Disease
Relativity stable or constant maintenance of the internal environment.
Homeostasis
The identification of a specific disease evaluation of signs and symptoms and laboratory tests.
Diagnosis
Concerns that causative factors in a particular disease.
Itiology
Cause of a disease is unknown
Idiopathic
When a treatment, procedure, or error causes a disease.
Iatrogenic
Vaccines, Dietary or Lifestyle Changes, Cessation of harmful activities, and removal of harmful materials from the environment.
Prevention Measures
Gradual progression with only vague or very mild signs.
Insidious
The development of a disease or the sequence of events involved in the tissue changes related to the specific disease process.
Pathogenesis
Indicates a short term illness that develops quickly with marked signs.
Acute Disease
Often a milder condition developing gradually, but it persists for a long time and usually causes more permanent tissue damage.
Chronic Disease
“Silent” stag, in which no clinical signs are evident. May be referred to incubation period.
Latent Stage
The time in the early development of a disease when one is aware of a change in the body, but the signs are nonspecific.
Prodromal Period
Clinical evidence or effects, signs and symptoms of disease.
Disease Manifestations
Found at site of the problem.
Local
General indicators of illness.
Systemic
Objective indicators of disease that are obvious to someone other than the affected individual.
Signs
Subjective feelings reported by patient.
Symptoms
When manifestations of disease subside.
Remission
When signs of disease increase. (Flare-ups)
Exacerabtion
A collection of signs and symptoms that usually occur together in response to a certain condition.
Syndrome
Condition that triggers an acute episode.
Precipitating Factor
New secondary or additional problems that arise after the original disease begins.
Complications
