Intro to Disease / Chapters 1
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| Disease is | any deviation or interruption from any normal body function.
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| Pathology is | the study of disease
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| Pathogenesis means | the cause (creation) of disease
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| Idiopathic means | pertaining to an unknown(idio) disease
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| Etiology means | the study of the cause (what or why)
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| Lesion means | any abnormal tissue
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| Signs are | evidence of disease that can be seen
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| Examples of signs include: | pyrexia(fever), leukocytosis,(elevated white blood cell count), or jaundice(yellowing of skin, or sclerae(plural- a/singular- white of eyes
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| Symptoms are | evidence of disease that is felt by the patient
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| Examples of Symptoms include: | lumbodynia(lower back pain), N&V(nausea & vomitting) or pruritus(itching)
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| Syndrome means | a combination of signs and symptoms
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| Dx (Diagnosis) means | the determination of the nature of a disease
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| Px(prognosis) means | the predicted outcome of a disease
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| Sequela means | the aftermath of a disease
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| Acute means | a sudden onset AKA paroxysmal
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| Chronic means | recurring and/or insidious(meaning slow to appear such as Ca(cancer) or AIDS(Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
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| Exacerbation means | to get worse or make worse
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| Remission means | the signs and symptoms of a chronic disease subside
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| Relapse means | a disease returns
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| Complication means | a disease develops in a patient already suffering from another disease
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| Terminal means | a disease that ends in death
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| Mortality means | the number of deaths caused by a disease
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| Palliative means | Relieving symptoms but not curing (example Motrin for headache)
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| Homeostasis is | a steady state or balance that the body tries to maintain
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