Understanding Diseases

Question 1

Pathophysiology

Answer 1

the bodily processes associated with disease or injuries

Question 2

Patho-

Answer 2

relating to disease

Question 3

Physiology

Answer 3

the branch of biology that deals with the normal functions of living organisms and their parts

Question 4

Associated symptoms

Answer 4

pertinent positives; symptoms associated with the patient’s chief complaint

Question 5

Pertinent negatives

Answer 5

not having something can rule out an illness for providers

Question 6

Chronic

Answer 6

an illness that the patient has had for 3 months or longer and will likely persist

Question 7

Acute

Answer 7

new injuries and illnesses that started less than 3 months ago

Question 8

Comorbidities

Answer 8

The simultaneous presence of two chronic diseases or conditions in a patient; increases a patient’s complexity and health risk; treatment of one disease may affect/contradict the treatment of the other; increased risk of organ failure if both illnesses affect the same organ