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week 1 Patho/Pharm Flashcards

1
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illness terminology

disease
illness
chronic (give an examples)
acute ( give an examples)

A

condition from a pathophysiological process that leads to a diagnosis

human experience of symptoms and suffering

> 3 months (ex: hypertension, high blood pressure, diabetes, myelitis) long term condition

rapid test, short duration ( ex: asthma attack, delirium, allergy, anaphylactic reaction)

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this is the study and diagnosis of disease through examination of the organs, tissues, cells and bodily fluids

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pathology

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what is physiology?

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the study of the mechanical, physical, and biochemical functions of living organisms

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4
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together ____ are the study of abnormalities in the physiological functioning of living things

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pathophysiology

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what is etiology ?

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the study of the causes or reasons for a disease

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6
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the study of the causes or reasons for a disease

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etiology

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7
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give an example of what etiology could be?

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examples: what is causing diabetes ,asthma

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8
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this is when the cause of disease is unknown

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idiopathic

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9
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idiopathic is ….?

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when the cause of disease is unknown

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10
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give examples of what idiopathic could be

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cancer, dementia, hypertension ( we dont known the causes of it

auto immune disease (type 1 diabetes)

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11
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the cause of disease is a result of unintended or unwanted medical treatment

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iatrogenic

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12
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what is iatrogenic ?

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the cause of disease is a result of unintended or unwanted medical treatment

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13
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give examples of iatrogenic

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the cause of this disease is I’m treating other disease such as cancer, arthritis , Cushing syndrome ( high level of steroids)
–> in other words high dose of steroids to tear underlying disease

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14
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this is the development or evolution of a disease from the initial stimulus to the ultimate expression of the manifestations of the disease

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pathogenesis

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describe what pathogenesis/ definition is

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the development or evolution of a disease from the initial stimulus to the ultimate expression of the manifestations of the disease

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16
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this is how the disease progress/ the process ( how it multiplies in your body)
give an example

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pathogenesis, an example would be type 2 diabetes

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17
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describe what clinical manifestations mean

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manifestations of the disease that are observed (objective data and subjective feelings).

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18
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the disease are observed (objective and subjective feelings)

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clinical manifestations

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19
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true or false.
Clinical Manifestations of a disease may change over time resulting in the clinical presentation of different stages

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true

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20
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this is guided by etiology, pathogenesis, and clinical consequences of a particular disorder may suggest that certain treatments could be helpful.

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treatment implications

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21
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treatment implications

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guided by etiology, pathogenesis, clinical consequences of a particular disorder may suggest that certain treatments could be helpful.

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22
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the study of patterns of disease in human populations

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epidemiology

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what is epidemiology ?

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the study of patterns of disease in human populations

24
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give an example what epidemiology can demonstrate

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ebola and how this virus coming into human population ?

covid could be another example, how is it spreading?

25
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this question could be an example of what?

” why are we seeing so much diabetes in a certain area like norther manitoba?”

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epidemiology

26
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true or false.
Understanding the epidemiologic aspects of a disease if essential for effective prevention and treatment

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true

27
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age, ethnicity, gender, lifestyle, socioeconomic status and geographic location are ____ _____ that influence the occurence and transmission of disease

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epidemiologic variables

28
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Example questions
choose from epidemiology
risk factor
clinical manifestations
etiology
pathogenesis

  1. How does covid develop in a person?
    2.tracking the causes of covid and how it spreads is an example of
    3.what causes covid?
    4.a covid positive patient is experiencing a loss of taste and smell which are examples
    5.being obese is a probable for developing severe covid symptoms
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1.pathogenesis
2.epidemiology
3.etiology
4.clinical manifestations
5.risk factor

29
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objective observation is another word for what?

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sign

30
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what is an example of sign or objective observation?

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example would be diaphoresis

31
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techniques used to physically assess a patient

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inspection, palpation, percussion, and auscultation (stethoscope)

32
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inspection
palpation
percussion
auscultation (stethoscope) are techniques used to ?

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physically assess a patient

33
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this is a subjective feeling for example pain

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this can be referred to as symptom

34
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Pharmacology is what?

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drug therapy

35
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true or false these factors are important and relates to the class pathophysiology & pathology?

intellect
advocacy
empathy
communication

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true

36
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client safety include :

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clinical environments
type of errors
levels of errors
culture of safety

37
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what are the four types of errors

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diagnostic errors
treatment errors
preventive errors
communication errors

38
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this occur in performance of an operation, procedure or test in administering a treatment

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treatment errors

39
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occur in performance in the dose or method of administering a drug; or in avoidable delay in treatment or in responding to an abnormal test

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treatment errors

40
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what is treatment errors?

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treatment errors occurs in the performance of an operation, procedure, a test, administering a test etc.

41
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this occurs when there are failures to provide prophylactic treatment and inadequate monitoring or follow up treatment and inadequate monitoring or follow up of treatment

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preventive errors

42
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what is preventive errors?

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this occurs when there are failures to provide prophylactic treatment and failure to monitor or follow up treatment

43
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this is the result of delay in diagnosis, failure to employ indicated tests, tests or failure to act on results of monitoring or testing

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diagnostic errors

44
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what is diagnostic errors?

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result of delay in diagnosis, failure to employ indicated tests, failure to act on results of monitoring or testing. failure IN GENERAL.

45
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lack of communication or a lack of clarity in communication

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communication errors

46
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what is communication errors?

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lack of communication or a lack of clarity in communication

47
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what are the 3 types of errors?

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three types of errors are adverse event, near miss, and sentinel event

48
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error of omission.. did not provide care

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near miss

49
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error of commission… did not provide care correctly

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adverse errors

50
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patient injury or death due to an error

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sentinel event

51
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describe adverse
near miss
and sentinel event

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error of commission did not provide care correctly
error of omission did not provide care
patient injury or death due to error

52
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when the patient actually got the wrong medication (actually occured)

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adverse event

53
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what is error of commission

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u actually did something wrong (gave the wrong medication)

54
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what is error of omission

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u failed to do the right thing

55
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What is the difference between disease and illness?

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patients suffer from illnesses, doctor diagnose and treat diseases

illness: experiences of discontinuities

disease: abnormalities of the functions or structures of body organs/systems

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