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Pathophysiology
Chapter One
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Complication | Disease process that occurs during the course of (or because of) another disease |
| Disease | Occurs when an individuals health parameters fall out of normal range |
| Etiology | Cause or reason for a disease |
| Lesion | produced during the course of a disease |
| Natural History | The 'natural" course of a disease unless it is modified by some intervention |
| Pathogenesis | The development or evolution of a disease |
| Resolution | Host returns to completely normal state without sequelae or complications |
| Sequelae | The outcome of a disease |
| Symptoms | Subjective feelings of patient that something is wrong |
| Signs | When manifestations of a disease can be objectively defined by an observer |