Week 1 Flashcards
What is acute disease?
Something that develops and resolves quickly
Eg. Sore throat
What is chronic disease?
Develops gradually and persists.
Eg. Heart disease, cancer, diabetes
What is aetiology?
Cause of….
Eg. Environmental, ineffective, genetic, idiopathic
What is the difference in cellular adaption to stress? Atrophy? Hypertrophy? Hyperplasia? Meta/Dysplasia?
Atrophy - decrease in size
Hypertrophy - increase in size
Hyperplasia - increase in number
Meta/Dysplasia - change of cell type
What is apoptosis?
Programmed cell death occurring from birth to old age.
What is necrosis?
Pathological cell death
Necrosis Vs. Apoptosis
A Messy process Vs. Clean process
What is pharmacology?
Study of drugs and how they interact in living systems.
Branches of Pharmacology?
Therapeutic
Clinical
What is homeopathy?
Traditional remedy based on theory.
What is a drug?
Active ingredient of a medicine
Drugs of dependence
Drug names
Chemical name - N-acetyl-para-aminophenol
Generic name - paracetamol
Trade name - Panadol
What is therapeutic range?
Safety margin of a drug
Most important drug properties.
Safety and effectiveness
What is pathophysiology?
Study of functional changes that result from a disease or a disorder.
