Vocab Unit 1 Flashcards
Pathogenesis
Development of disease
Predisposing factors
Tendencies that promote development of a disease in an individual
Idiopathic
Cause of disease unknown
Iatrogenic
A treatment, procedure, or error causes disease
Acute
Develops quickly, more severe; short-term
Chronic disease
Develops gradually, milder, longer-term
Subclinical state
Pathological change but no obvious manifestation
Latent state
No symptoms or clinical signs
Signs
Objective what you can see
Symptoms
Subjective feelings
Syndrome
Collection of signs and symptoms, often affects more than one organ
Precipitating factor
Condition that triggers an acute episode
Sequelae
Potential unwanted outcomes of primary condition
Morbidity
Disease rates within a group
Mortality
The number of death resulting from disease
Epidemics
Occurs when there are higher than expected number of cases of an infectious disease with in a given area
Pandemics
Involve a higher number of cases of many regions of the globe
Occurrence
Tracked by incidence and prevalence
Incidents
Number of new cases
Prevalence
Number of new and old cases
Ischemia
Decreased oxygenated blood in cells
Hypoxia
Reduced oxygenated blood in tissue
Necrosis
Group of cells die
Infarction
Area of dead cells resulting from lack of oxygen
