Pathology 1.1 Flashcards
Disease
Defined
Dis-ease
Lack of homeostasis
The breakdown or dysfunction of the anatomy & physiology of the body
Pathology
Defined
The study of disease
Contagious
Defined
Able to be transferred or caught
Non-contagious
Defined
Not able to be transferred
Indicated
Defined
Massage is beneficial, will help
A particular treatment will give positive results
Contraindicated
Defined
A particular treatment will give negative result
Massage is not beneficial
Diagnosis
Defined
Name given to a patient’s illness or condition
Usually determined by signs, symptoms, and or tests.
Can assess, cannot diagnose
Prognosis
Defined
Predicted outcome of a disease
Signs
Defined
Objective abnormalities which can be observed by someone other than the patient
Seen or measured
Symptoms
Defined
Subjective abnormalities as reported by a patient
Felt only by the patient.
Pathogen
Defined
Disease causing organism or substance
Virus
Defined
Packets of DNA or RNA that are not alive and use hosts cells for replication
Wrapped in a protein coat called a capsid
Most common virus for massage therapists
Herpes simplex
Hepatitis B and C
Bacteria
Defined
Single-celled microorganisms that can survive outside the host
Multiply by cell division on their own
We are concerned about the parasites
Three main types of parasitic bacteria seen by therapists
Shape
Characterized by shape
Cocci - spherical bacteria - round
Bacilli - paired cocci - rod
Spirochetes - spiral -
Cocci
Diseases
Staph
Strep
Gono
Diplo
Bacilli
Diseases
Anthrax TB, Typhoid Tetanus Diphtheria
Spirochetes
Diseases
Syphilis
Lyme’s disease
Fungi
Defined
A unicellular organism that grows in an irregular masses
Includes both yeasts and molds
Know tinea group
Fungi
Tinea group types
General info
Gestational period of 4 to 14 day
Fungi are transmittable during that time
Corpus, pedis, cures, versicolor, candidiasis (thrush - mouth)
Parasites
Defined
Organism that lives on or in another and draws it’s nourishment from them
Mites
Pediculosis - lice
Mites
Cause
Skin lesions cause scabies
Pediculus
Types
Head lice
Crab lice- pubic or body hair
Inflammation
Defined
A protective response to injury or infection
Involves localized vascular, cellular and chemical reactions to isolate the area and resolve damage
