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- Pathological process (origin/cause)
- Involves some abnormality
- Cellular or subcellular level
disease
○ Social (behavioral) and psychological
phenomena
o Directly influenced by disease
o Involves perception, behavior, and
experience
o Illness is based on the experiences of an
individual in response to a condition.
o Chronic or acute
illness
Disease with an abrupt onset andusually a
short course and shortduration, rapidly
progressive, and inneed of urgent care
acute illness
Defining characteristics:
starts suddenly and are short-lived, runs its courseregardless of drug intervention
o Ex. Coughs, Colds, Flu, Sleeplessness
acute illness
o Usually isolated to one body area
o Responds to treatment
o Requires less care and resources
because it is temporary
acute illness
Illnesses that are prolonged, do not resolve spontaneously, and rarely curedcompletely
chronic illness
A disease or disorder developing slowly and persisting for a long period of time,often for the remainder of the lifetime of the individual
chronic illness
Defining characteristics:
Develop slowly and are long-term, multiple chronicillness, uncertainty, intrusiveness, cost,need for a wide array of services, requires medical supervision, medicineis usually regulated as prescription only,very different from acute illness.
o Ex. Cancer, AIDS, Kidney Disease,Diabetes
chronic illness
o Frequently involve multiple systems
o Uncertain future
o Requires more care and resources to
normalize lifestyle
chronic illness
doctor that will handle high risk pregnancy
perinatologist
maternal mortality of high risk pregnancy
10/100,000 pregnant women
leading cause of high risk pregnancy
hemorrhage, infection, preeclampsia
risk factor (maternal age):
<15 and >35 y.o.
▪ Good Maternal age late 20s to early 30s
risk factor (parity factor)
5 or more- great risk, PP
hemorrhage, new pregnancy within 3
months)
how many montgs tge body will return to prepregnant state
6 months postpartum
