Week 1 Flashcards
The cause of disease or suffering
Etiology
Acute cystitis is dramatic inflammation of the ___. Etiological Agent is ___.
Bladder
E. Coli
Influenza Pneumonia is infectious inflammation of __ tissue. Etiological agent is ___.
Lung
Influenza
Diseases in which the cause is unknown
Idiopathic Diseases
Ankylosing Spondylitis (Idiopathic disease) aka
Bamboo Spine
Ankylosing Spondylitis causes (2)
Inflammation of joints
Leads to fusion of vertebral body/ spine
Hyperostosis (Idiopathis disease) AKAs
DISH (diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis)
Foresteir’s Disease
Hyperostosis leads to…
fusion and ossification of the ALL
Huntington’s (Genetic) is classified by loss of motor function due to loss of ___ and degeneration of ___, and enlargement of ___.
Motor Neurons
Basal Ganglia
Ventricles
Chorea Defitnition
Rapid, jerky, involuntary movements of face and extremities
Dementia Definition
Progressive mental impairment
Cause of congenital diseases
Genetic information is intact, but other factors in the embryo’s intrauterine environment interfere with normal development.
Toxoplasmosis (congenital) is caused by the protozoa ___ that is commonly found in ___ feces
Toxoplasma Gondii
Cat
Teratogen Definition
An agent that causes physical Abnormality in a developing embryo or fetus
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (Congenital) is a birth defect resulting from high alcohol consumption by the mother during pregnancy and has the highest teratogenic effect in the ___ and ___ of pregnancy. Risk decreases after this.
1st 3 days
1st trimester
__ was developed as a sleeping drug in the late ’50s in Germany and administered to women to prevent morning sickness but proved to have many teratogenic effects including children born with missing or disformed extremities or born with only one eye.
Thalidomine
Herpetic Rash (acquired) is caused by the ___ virus.
Herpes Zoster
Shingles is caused by the ___ virus and , which also causes chickenpox. This occurs when the immune system is weakened and follows ___. It usually affects 1/2 of the body and is associated with severe pain.
Varicella- Zoster
Dermatomes
___ affect the immune system and leave an individual more prone to shingles
Corticosteroids
Emphysema (Acquired) is often seen with smokers and is associated with lung ___ due to rupture and damage of ___. Results in shortness of breath and in severe cases can lead to ___ and/or ___ failure.
Consolidation
Alveoli
Respiratiory
Heart
2 bacteria associated with Parameningeal Infection (Acquired)
Staphylococcus Aureus
Streptococcus Pyogenes
Parameningeal Infection is communicated through the __ of the face and brain. It can be fatal in some cases, or leads to spreading of infection and damage/scarring of the ___.
veins
skin
Symptom Definition
Subjective finding that a patient says they are experiencing
Ex. pain, nausea, headache
Sign Definition
Objective finding that can be measured or seen
Ex. High BP, Fever, Rash`
A collection/group of signs and symptoms associated with a particular disease
Syndrome