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Patho 1/2
Chpts 1 and 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| is the study of diseases that can cause abnormalities in the structure or function of various organ systems | Pathology |
| the pattern of the body's response to some form of injury (function or structure) | Disease |
| sequence of events producing cellular changes that lead to observable changes *manifestation) | Pathogenesis |
| a patient's perception of hte disease | symptom |
| manifestations that can be detected/ observed by a HCW | sign |
| a group of signs or symptoms that characterize a specific abnormality | syndrome |
| the study of hte cause of a disease | etiology |
| the identification of a disease or condition | diagnosis |
| the predicted course/outcome of a disease and the patient's prospects for recovery | prognosis |
| destructs tissue; must reduce technique | subtractive/ lytic/ destructive |
| adds to tissue; increase technique | additive/ sclerotic |
| investigation of disease in a large group | epidemiology |
| # of cases found in a given population | prevalence |
| # of new cases found in a given population | incidence |
| ratio of patients with a particulara disease during a given year per given unit of population | morbidity rate |
| # of deaths caused by a particular disease averaged over a population | mortality rate |
| diseases present at birth that result from genetic of environmental factors. | congenital |
| caused by developmental disorders genetically transmitted from either parent to child through abnormalities of individual genes in chromosomes | hereditary |
| disease that results from the body's reaction to a localized injurious agent. | inflammtory |
| disease in which the body forms antibodies that injure a patient's own tissue | autoimmune |
| disease caused by a deterioration of the body | degenerative |
| disease caused by the disturbance of the normal physiologic functions of the body | metabolic |
| disease that may result from mechanical forces such as crushing, twisting of a body part or from the effects of ionizing radiation on the body | traumatic |
| disease that results in new, abnormal tissue growth | neoplastic |
| calor/heat, rubor/redness, tumor/swelling, dolor/pain, loss of function | 5 clinical signs of acute inflammation |
| results from an inflammatory reaction | localized edema |
| occurs with pronounced swelling of subcutaneous tissues throughout the body | generalized edema |
| interference with blood supply to an organ or part of an organ | ischemia |
| localized area of ischemia necrosis within a tissue or organ | infarction |
| accumulation of blood within the thoracic cavity | hemothorax |
| accumulation of blood within the pericardium of the heart | hemopericardium |
| accumulation of blood within the peritoneal cavity | hemoperitoneum |
| accumulation of blood in a joint | hemarthrosis |
| minimal hemorrhages into the skin or mucous membranes | petechiae |
| slightly larger hemorrhages | purpura |
| a large subcutaneous hematoma | ecchymosis |
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