Unit 1: Pathophysiology Introduction Flashcards
Etiology
Causative factors in a particular disease
Idiopathic
When the cause of disease is unknown
Iatrogenic
When a treatment, a procedure, or an error may cause a disease, which is then known as…
Predisposing factors
All the tendencies that promote the development of a disease in an individual.
Pathogenesis
The development of the disease or the sequence of events involved in the tissue changes related to the specific disease process.
Acute onset
Onset is sudden and obvious
Insidious onset
Onset a gradual progression with only vague or very mild signs
Acute disease
A short-term illness that develops very quickly with marked signs such high fever or severe pain
Chronic disease
Is often a milder condition developing gradually but persists for a long time and usually causes more permanent tissue damage
Manifestations
Are the clinical evidence or effects, the signs and symptoms, of disease. May be local or systemic.
Signs
Objective indicators of disease that are obvious to someone other than the affected individual.
Examples fever or skin rash
Symptoms
Subjective feelings of the affected individual.
Example: pain or nausea
Lesion
A specific local change in the tissue. Maybe microscopic or highly visible.
Remission
Mark the course (progress) of a disease.
Manifestations subside
Exacerbations
Mark the course (progress) of a disease.
Signs increase
