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Chapters 1 & 24

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What is an iatrogenic disease?   Caused by diagnosis, manner, or TX by a physician.  
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Manifestations of a disease are best defined as   Signs and symptoms of a disease  
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Definition of prognosis   the predicted outcome or likelihood of recovery from a specific disease  
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what is an example of a systemic sign of a disease?   a fever  
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What is the definition of etiology?   the cause of a disease  
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hypertrophy of the heart would be related to what?   an increase in the size of the individual cells  
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What is an example of a preventative measure you would use?   routine application of sun block to skin  
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What is a precipitating factor?   a circumstance that causes a sudden acute episode of a chronic disease to occur  
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What is an exacerbation?   an acute episode of a chronic disease  
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what do the extrinsic muscles of the eye control?   movement of the eyeball  
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what must happen in order for the pupil of the eye to dilate?   stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system is required  
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what is caused by an irregular curvature of the cornea or lens?   astigmatism  
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what would be a sign of corneal trauma or infection?   severe pain and photophobia  
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What disorder is manifested by loss of peripheral vision?   chronic (wide-angle) glaucoma  
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what causes gradual clouding of the lens of the eye?   cataract  
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why does vertigo occur with Meniere's syndrome?   due to excessive endolymph impairs the hair cells in the labyrinth  
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What is an early effect of age-related macular degeneration?   loss of central vision acuity  
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what is the first sign of ototoxicity from drugs or chemicals?   tinnitus  
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what would cochlear implants do in sensorineural loss?   restore hearing  
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what is dysplasia?   abnormal growth or development of cells  
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what is atrophy   wasting away of the body or an organ part from poor nutrition or nerve damage  
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what is apoptosis?   programmed cell death-  
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what is caseation   transformation of tissue into a soft cheese-like mass  
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what is open-angle glaucoma?   optic nerve damage results in a progressive loss of visual field. Associated with increased intraocular pressure caused by trobecular blockage  
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