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Pathology 1.1 Flashcards

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Disease

Defined

A

Dis-ease
Lack of homeostasis
The breakdown or dysfunction of the anatomy & physiology of the body

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Pathology

Defined

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The study of disease

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Contagious

Defined

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Able to be transferred or caught

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Non-contagious

Defined

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Not able to be transferred

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Indicated

Defined

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Massage is beneficial, will help

A particular treatment will give positive results

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Contraindicated

Defined

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A particular treatment will give negative result

Massage is not beneficial

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Diagnosis

Defined

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Name given to a patient’s illness or condition

Usually determined by signs, symptoms, and or tests.

Can assess, cannot diagnose

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Prognosis

Defined

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Predicted outcome of a disease

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Signs

Defined

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Objective abnormalities which can be observed by someone other than the patient

Seen or measured

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Symptoms

Defined

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Subjective abnormalities as reported by a patient

Felt only by the patient.

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Pathogen

Defined

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Disease causing organism or substance

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Virus

Defined

A

Packets of DNA or RNA that are not alive and use hosts cells for replication

Wrapped in a protein coat called a capsid

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Most common virus for massage therapists

A

Herpes simplex

Hepatitis B and C

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Bacteria

Defined

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Single-celled microorganisms that can survive outside the host

Multiply by cell division on their own

We are concerned about the parasites

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Three main types of parasitic bacteria seen by therapists

Shape

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Characterized by shape

Cocci - spherical bacteria - round

Bacilli - paired cocci - rod

Spirochetes - spiral -

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Cocci

Diseases

A

Staph

Strep
Gono
Diplo

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Bacilli

Diseases

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Anthrax
TB, 
Typhoid
Tetanus
Diphtheria
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Spirochetes

Diseases

A

Syphilis

Lyme’s disease

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Fungi

Defined

A

A unicellular organism that grows in an irregular masses
Includes both yeasts and molds

Know tinea group

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Fungi

Tinea group types

General info

A

Gestational period of 4 to 14 day
Fungi are transmittable during that time

Corpus, pedis, cures, versicolor, candidiasis (thrush - mouth)

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Parasites

Defined

A

Organism that lives on or in another and draws it’s nourishment from them

Mites

Pediculosis - lice

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Mites

Cause

A

Skin lesions cause scabies

22
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Pediculus

Types

A

Head lice

Crab lice- pubic or body hair

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Inflammation

Defined

A

A protective response to injury or infection

Involves localized vascular, cellular and chemical reactions to isolate the area and resolve damage

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Levels of inflammation

3

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Acute
Sub-acute
Chronic

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Local versus systemic contraindications

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Local - a specific area

Systemic/general - the whole body

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Infections

6 types

A 
Airborne
Concurrent
Cross
Mixed
Secondary
Focal

Applied Pathology (10 decks)

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