Vocab 3 Flashcards
acute diseases
come abruptly and last a short amount of time (days, weeks)
age dependent
diseases occur to some extent in all individual with time
-ex. osteoporosis
age related
diseases are not part of the aging process itself because not all individuals are affected
aging
life span is determine by the process of aging
-normal process affecting all individual that is progressive and irreversible
atherosclerosis
degenerative disease of arteries
cancer
second leading cause of death in US
-most lethal
cerebral vascular accident (CVA)
caused by injury to an area of the brain due to vascular obstruction or bleeding into the brain
heart disease
25% of deaths in the US
incidence
a measure of the number of newly diagnosed patients in a given time period, usually a year
indirect cost
a measure of the money lost by an ill person not performing his or her usual job and requiring disability payments
life expectancy
the amount of time an infant could expect to live
morbidity
frequency of disability within a population
mortality rate
a measure of the number of people dying in a given time period
chronic diseases
measured by prevalence
-diseases that last for a long time and that may not be cured
chronic pulmonary disease
third leading cause of death
-usually caused by cigarette smoking
direct cost
the amount of money spent on treatment and management of a specific disease
disability
a way of measuring ill health is to identify people with disability and the reason
-health problems that interfere with a persons normal physical, mental, or emotional functions
prognosis
the outcome of a disease
-includes morbidity and mortality estimates
stroke
the fourth leading cause of death in the US
-common name for CVA
survival rate
the percentage of people with a particular condition who live for a given period of time after diagnosis
trauma
caused by accidents is the fifth leading cause of death
-automobile are the most common cause of traumatic death
prevalence
-refers to the number of persons with a disease at any one time, regardless of when they were diagnosed
