MS LEC Monthlies Disease Process Flashcards
malaria: mal
bad
malaria: aria
air
fathers of microbiology: figured out what causes infectious diseases
Robert Koch and Louis Pasteur
he developed vaccines
Edward Jenner
first vaccine came from?
cow - cowpox
first infectious disease in man that has been eradicated by vaccines
smallpox
means of preventing infectious diseases
vaccines
health
A state of complete physical, mental and social well- being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity
first to describe wellness
Dunn
High-level wellness
an integrated method of functioning which is oriented toward maximizing the potential of which the individual is capable within the environment where he is functioning
Holistic approach
do not only look at the illness, we also look at ways and means to help the pt. overcome the disability
Travis: Wellness Model
Left → illness → possibly death
Right → high-level wellness → extended life
Neutral point – somewhere in between; not exactly healthy, not exactly sick
Travis: Biomedical Model
Left side of the figure
Client exhibits manifestations of a disease, is treated, and
is brought back to a neutral point
In chronic illness, manifestations are controlled and
minimized
approach of the nurse whenever a client is ill: biomedical model
try and bring him to the right
reduce manifestations - bring him atleast to the neutral point or the right
right side of the figure
wellness model and the potential for high level wellness
Wellness: Travis Definition
quality or condition of being well, even among people with chronic illness and is not simply the absence of clinical manifestations
High-Level Wellness involves:
- Progression toward a higher level of functioning
- Integration of the whole being
- An open-ended future with the challenge of fuller
potential
can help decide how to properly manage the pt.
understanding a person’s illness
Disturbance of structure or of function of the body or its constituent parts
Lack of faulty or inadequate adaptation of the organism to its environment
Disease
condition of being diseased and having a disease
morbidity
proportion of disease to health in the community
morbidity rate
daily rate of disease
positivity rate
condition of being subjected to death
mortality
science of organism as affected by their environment
interaction of organism and their environment
ecology
Study of the patterns of health and disease, its occurrence and distribution in man, for the purpose of control and prevention of disease
epidemiology
one of the first modern epidemiologists
florence nightingale
degree of resistance the host has against the pathogen
susceptibility
one that possesses potential for producing injury or disease
etiologic agent