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Ch 7 Pathophysiology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Body Structure | Anatomy |
| Body Function | Physiology |
| Abnormal body functions caused by diseases/injury | Pathophysiology |
| Maintaining stability | Homeostasis |
| Cause | Etiology |
| Disease/change caused by disease | Pathology |
| Objective finding | Sign |
| Patient’s subjective complaint | Symptom |
| Sudden/short-term | Acute |
| Long term | Chronic |
| Blood flow to tissue | Perfusion |
| Getting oxygen into blood | Oxygenation |
| Inadequate oxygen at tissue | Hypoxia |
| Low oxygen in blood | Hypoxemia |
| Inadequate blood flow | Ischemia |
| Response to injury or infection | Inflammation |
| Inadequate tissue perfection | Shock |
| Body’s attempt to correct a problem | Compensation |
| Tissue/Cell death | Necrosis |
| Disease causing organisms | Pathogen |
| Body’s chemical process | Metabolism |