Language of Pathophysiology

Question 1

Organ or system level changes (disease or abnormal condition) are known as what?

Answer 1

GROSS CHANGES

Question 2

Microscopic level changes (disease or abnormal condition) are known as what?

Answer 2

MICROSCOPIC CHANGES

Question 3

Name the term for “excision of very small amounts of living tissue”?

Answer 3

BIOPSY

Question 4

Name the term for examination after death?

Answer 4

AUTOPSY

Question 5

Name the term concerning the causative factors in a particular disease?

Answer 5

ETIOLOGY

Question 6

Name some common etiological agents of disease?

Answer 6

BACTERIA, VIRUSES, TRAUMA, BURNS, RADIATION, POISONS, ALCOHOL, NUTRITION

Question 7

Name the two methods which etiological factors can cause disease to be present?

Answer 7

CONGENITAL - present at birth
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ACQUIRED - surface later in life

Question 8

When the cause of disease is unknown, it is termed ___________.

Answer 8

IDIOPATHIC

Question 9

What is the term for a treatment, procedure or error causing disease?
ie - bladder infection after urinary catheterization

Answer 9

IATROGENIC

Question 10

Name the term for factors which indicate a risk for disease?

*** age, inherited factors, occupational, dietary…

Answer 10

PREDISPOSING FACTORS

Question 11

Name the factor which is a condition that triggers an acute episode?
ie - seizure in individual with seizure disorder

Answer 11

PRECIPITATING FACTOR

Question 12

_____________ of disease is closely linked to etiology and predisposing factors for a specific disease.

Answer 12

PREVENTION

Question 13

Name the prevention level of removing risk factors?

Answer 13

PRIMARY PREVENTION

Question 14

Name the prevention level of detecting disease early?

*** pap, mammogram etc.

Answer 14

SECONDARY PREVENTION

Question 15

Name the prevention level of clinical intervention to prevent further deterioration or reduce complications after diagnosis?

Answer 15

TERTIARY PREVENTION

Question 16

Name the term referring to the sequence of cellular and tissue events from etiological agent to ultimate expression of disease?

Answer 16

PATHOGENESIS

Question 17

Onset of disease may be sudden and obvious, or is may be gradual - otherwise known as what?

Answer 17

INSIDIOUS

Question 18

Name the term for short term illness that develops quickly with marked signs and symptoms?
ie - acute appendicitis

Answer 18

ACUTE DISEASE

Question 19

Name the term for a milder condition which develops gradually, persisting for a long period of time.
ie - rheumatoid arthritis

Answer 19

CHRONIC DISEASE

Question 20

What is the term for manifestations of a disease subsiding?

Answer 20

REMISSION

Question 21

What is the term for manifestations of a disease increasing?

Answer 21

EXACERBATION

Question 22

Name the state where pathological changes occur, but no obvious manifestations are exhibited by the patient?

Answer 22

SUBCLINICAL STATE

Question 23

In the course of disease, the initial latent or silent stage is known as what?

Answer 23

INCUBATION PERIOD

Question 24

In the course of disease, the time in early development where the body is undergoing changes with unclear signs, is known as what?

Answer 24

PRODROMAL PERIOD

Question 25

In the course of disease, the appearance of signs and symptoms is known as what?

Answer 25

ACUTE or CLINICAL STAGE

Question 26

In the course of disease, when a patient harbors an organism without active infection, but can pass it on, what is the name of the stage?

Answer 26

CONVALESCENT or CARRIER STAGE

Question 27

In the course of disease, the total elimination of the pathogen without residual signs and symptoms, is known as what?

Answer 27

RESOLUTION

Question 28

Clinical manifestations can be found at the site of the problem - ___________, or involving different organ systems of the body - _____________.

Answer 28

LOCAL
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SYSTEMIC

Question 29

Name the term for any perceptible change in the body or function that indicates disease or phases of disease?
*** noticed by person with disorder

Answer 29

SYMPTOM

Question 30

Name the term for an objective indicator of disease?

*** noticed by an observer

Answer 30

SIGN

Question 31

Name the term for a collection of signs and symptoms, often affecting more than one organ, that usually occur together in response to a certain condition?

Answer 31

SYNDROME

Question 32

Name the term which refers to the designation as to the nature/cause of a health problem?
*** requires a careful history, physical exam, and diagnostic tests

Answer 32

DIAGNOSIS

Question 33

Name the term for new secondary or additional problems that arise after the original disease begins?

Answer 33

COMPLICATIONS

Question 34

In massage therapy, we take into consideration when an ankle sprain may cause hip issues from limping. What are these factors called?

Answer 34

COMPENSATORY FACTORS / CHANGES

Question 35

Name the term describing the potential unwanted outcomes of the primary condition?
ie - paralysis following stroke recovery

Answer 35

SEQUELAE

Question 36

Name the term for treatment measures used to promote recovery or slow the progress of a disease?

Answer 36

THERAPY
or
THERAPEUTIC INTERVENTIONS

Question 37

What is the name of the period of recovery to normal health state?

Answer 37

CONVALESCENCE
or
REHABILITATION

Question 38

____________ indicates the disease rates within a group. The term is also used to indicate the functional impairment that certain conditions cause.

Answer 38

MORBIDITY

Question 39

____________ indicates the relative number of deaths resulting from a particular disease.

Answer 39

MORTALITY