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Prelim Topics Flashcards

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the study of the disease processes

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PATHOLOGY

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the study of the cause of disease & often misused as synonym for the actual cause of a disease

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ETIOLOGY

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an abnormal changes in the function and structure within the human body

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DISEASE

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a morbid process, usually having specific characteristics of symptoms and physical signs

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DISEASE

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an alteration from the normal structure and function of any part of the body

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DISEASE

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is a sequence of events that leads from the cause of a disease, to abnormalities, and finally to manifestations

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PATHOGENESIS

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the determination of the disease an individual is believed to have

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DIAGNOSIS

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the predicted course of a disease & the prospects for the patient’s recovery

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PROGNOSIS

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an analysis of specimen taken from the patient, such as blood or excrement that can be used to determine disease processes

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TESTS

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a term that refers to the observed changes in the patient that are cause by the disease, namely Symptoms or Signs

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MANIFESTATIONS

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SUBJECTIVE & only patient’s can identify them

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SYMPTOM/S

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a written description of symptoms in a patient’s record

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HISTORY

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OBJECTIVE manifestations that are physically observed by the health examiner

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SIGNS

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patient’s perception of the disease, such as headache or abdominal pain

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SYMPTOM/S

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a cluster of findings that characterize a specific abnormal disturbance

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SYNDROME

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these three measures all disease processes

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FREQUENCY, INCIDENCE, and PREVALENCE

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rate of occurrence of the pathologic change that is measured over a given period of time (1 year)

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FREQUENCY

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the number of the newly diagnosed cases of a disease in 1 year

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INCIDENCE

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the number of people who have given disease at any given point in time

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PREVALENCE

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the ratio of sick to well persons in a given area

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MORBIDITY RATE

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the ratio of actual deaths to expected deaths

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MORTALITY RATE

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TRUE or FALSE: Mortality Rate is the ratio of sick to well persons in a given area

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FALSE

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TRUE or FALSE: Morbidity Rate is the ratio of actual deaths to expected deaths

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FALSE

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What are the Two (2) Classifications of Diseases?

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STRUCTURAL DISEASE and FUNCTIONAL DISEASE

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it is known as organic disease, involves physical and biochemical changes within the cell

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STRUCTURAL DISEASE

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a function of organ may be impaired, but its structural elements are unchanged

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FUNCITONAL DISEASE

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it is a basic change in physiologic or functional one

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PATHOPHYSIOLOGIC CHANGE

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are caused by abnormalities in the genetic make-up of an individual

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GENETIC & DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES

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abnormalities due to changes in utero

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GENETIC & DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES

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deformities that are evident from birth

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CONGENITAL

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is derived from the ancestors & a developmental problems that are genetically transferred from either parent to the child

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HEREDITARY DISEASE

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are caused by internal/external agents that destroy cells or cause the body to injure itself by means of inflammatory process

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ACQUIRED INJURIES & INFLAMMATORY DISEASE

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a nosocomial infection that results from a particular treatment or therapeutic procedure

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IATROGENIC INFECTION

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a person who enters healthcare facilities with an infection

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COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTION

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known as Physical Changes

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LESIONS

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abnormalities that caused by genes but influenced by the environment so that they are not manifested later in life

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CONGENITAL

37
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most common disorders that caused by unconscious stimulation of the autonomic nervous system

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TENSION HEADACHE & FUNCITONAL BOWEL SYNDROME

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