medic patho Flashcards
Patho
suffering
Physio
Nature, origin
-ology
study of
communication within the body
Cellular lvl
chemical lvl
Negative feedback
“off” switch, inhibits the original stimulus. usually good
Positive feedback
intensifies signal, enhances the original stimuli. can be bad
adaption
cells exposed to adverse conditions will protect themselves from injury
atrophy
decrease in cell size
hypertrophy
increase in cell size
hyperplasia
increase in number of specific cells (cell division)
dysplasia
change in size, shape, organization
metaplasia
change type of cell
hypoxemia
most common cause of cell injury
most common cause of hypoxemia
low 02 in air
loss of hemoglobin
down number of RBC
respiratory or cardio DZ
ischemia
reversible
irreversible
necrosis
chemical injuries
poison- cyanide, pesticides
lead- brain injury
carbon monoxide- hemoglobin affinity 200x than 02
pharmacologic agent- drugs
virulence (toxicity)
measures potential of microorganism to cause DZ
invades and destroys cells
produces toxins
immunosuppressed- less able to defend
bacteria
normal flora, prokaryotic (no organized nucleus), capsule-protects rely on host - environment, nutrition gram + blue gram- red (most) antibiotics septicemia- sepsis, gram -
exotoxin
gram neg and gram pos released from inside cell during growth many types of exotoxins heat labile specific effects on host vaccines highly poisonous/ toxic (not common in people)
endotoxin
gram neg only integral part of cell wall, released during lysis one type endotoxin heat stable diverse effects on host no vaccine pyrogenic/ inflammation primary cause of sepsis, disseminated intravascular coagulation, ARDS
Virus
most common in humans
smaller, more adept than bacteria
Capsid- enclosed genetic material
replication occurs inside host cell; hides inside, from body’s defense.
no endo or exo toxins
evoke immune response; memory of virus, defense against future attacks.
host cell must die w/ virus
antiviral Rx; tgt infected cells, few available, tamiflu, relenza
vaccines; live, dead, or antigens
mutate
infectious
fungi- yeast, molds on skin, mucous membranes
protozoa- malaria
parasites- endoparasites- tape worms, pinworms, ringsworms; ectoparasites- ticks, lices, fleas
prions- protein-brain&nervous system; transmissible spongiform encephalophy (mad cow DZ); Creutzfeldt Jakob in humans (mad cow in people)
apoptosis
cant live forever normal cell death genetically programed into cell aging, early development, menses, lactating breast tissue, thymus involution, and RBC turnover damaged cell- autolysis