What is Pathophysiology? Flashcards
Pathophysiology is defined as:
The physiologic changes that result in disease.
An examination of the body and or tissue after death is known as:
Autopsy
The obtainment of tissue is known as:
Biopsy
When the cause of a disease is described as unknown, its cause is said to be:
Idiopathic
When a treatment, procedure or error is determined to be the cause of a disease; the disease is said to be:
Iatrogenic
The cause of the disease is known as:
Etiology
The clinical evidence along with its signs and symptoms of a disease is known as:
Manifestations
Subjective feelings, such as pain or nausea are known as:
Symptoms
When objective indicators of disease are obvious to someone other than the affected individual; they are called:
Signs
An acute disease is one that:
Indicates a short term illness developing quickly
Chronic disease:
Indicates a milder condition developing gradually
A collection of the signs and symptoms resulting in a disease is known as:
Syndrome
In an infectious disease, the initial latent or silent period in which no clinical signs are evident characterizes a stage known as:
Prodromal Period
The clinical evidence or effects to include the signs and symptoms of a disease are known as:
Manifestations
Predisposing factor indicates that there is:
Median risk for disease
When a disease is in remission, it is a time when:
The manifestations of the disease disappear completely
A complication is a:
Problem that arises after the original disease begins
Treatment measure designed to promote recovery or slow the progression of a disease is known as:
Therapy
The prognosis is defined as:
Likelihood of recovery
Incidence is defined as:
Number of new cases
The prevalence of a disease is:
Number of existing (old and new) cases
Communicable diseases are infections that are:
Spread from one person to another
Epidemiology is defined as:
The study of disease occurrence
An epidemic occurs when:
There is a higher than expected number of cases in an area
