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Chapter 1 Human Diseases, A Systematic Approach, 8th ed., Zelman

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Health   Condition in which the human body preforms its vital systems normally  
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Homeostasis   Relatively stable conditions even with unstable environments  
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Disease   Any deviation from normal structure or function of body (ex-not normal amount of insulin)  
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Pathology   Study of disease – structural/ functional changes  
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Pathologist   Studies changes caused by disease  
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Signs   Evidence of disease by physical examination (visual, test)  
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Symptoms   Indications of disease the patient says (says they have pain but looks normal)  
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Asymptomatic   No signs or symptoms (chlamydia)  
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Syndrome   Abnormal structure or function (AIDS)  
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Disorder   Abnormality not characterized by physical abnormality  
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Diagnosis   Process of identifying disease or disorder. Interviews can be used  
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Physical Exam types (to diagnose)   Inspection, palpation, Auscultation, Percussion, vital signs  
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Inspection   Visual examination of external surface of body, movement and posture (reflex with knee)  
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Palpation   Feeling the body with hands to see tenderness/texture of body (tumor)  
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Auscultation   Listening to lungs/heart/intestines frequency/quality of sounds (wheezing of lungs)  
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Percussion   Producing sounds by tapping parts of body size/consistency/fluid of body parts  
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Vital signs   Pulse, respiratory rate, temperature  
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Imaging Technologies (to diagnose)   Electrocardiography, radiography, Computed tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Ultrasound, Nuclear medicine  
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Electrocardiography   Reading hearts electrical impulses  
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Radiography   X rays for internal structures  
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Computed tomography (CT)   Computers and x rays to create 3d images of internal structures  
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)   Analyzes tissue responses of magnetic fields  
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Ultrasound   Analyzes low frequency sound waves with tissues to create moving images  
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Nuclear Medicine   Radioactive materials cause contrast in body to see structure of organs  
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Prognosis   Predicted course and outcome  
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Acute   Sudden onset and short duration Terminal-Will end in death  
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Chronic   Comes on slower and last longer (asthma, cancer)  
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Remission   Period of time when signs or symptoms of disease subside or disappear  
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Exacerbation   signs and symptoms grow more severe  
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Relapse   disease returns after it appears to be cured  
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Complication   related disease that develops in someone that already has a disease (bed sores from fracture)  
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Sequela   aftermath of a disease (rheumatic fever causes permanent damage to heart)  
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Leading cause of death in USA   Diseases of heart, followed by issues from a sedentary lifestyle  
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Mortality   number of deaths that occur within people with a certain disease- #of deaths due to a certain disease/people with the disease  
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Morbidity   number of cases of a disease in a population- #of NEW cases of disease/total # of people in a population  
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Incidence   # new cases in disease in a population  
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Prevalence   %population affected with certain disease in a specific time frame - # of people with a disease in a certain time frame/total people in population in time frame  
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Epidemiology   uses statistics -study of occurrence transmission, distribution, and control of disease  
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Leading causes of death in low income countries   communicable diseases, maternal and child health  
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Etiology   Cause of a disease  
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Pathogenesis   how the etiology leads to physiological changes in body resulting to disease  
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Idiopathic   cause of disease is not known  
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Chief Causes of Disease   Hereditary, congenital, degenerative, inflammatory, neoplastic, metabolic, traumatic, nutritional  
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Hereditary   abnormality in genes or chromosomes  
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Congenital   disease exists at or from birth can be heredity or development in uterus  
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degenerative   function or structure of specific organs deteriorate over time  
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inflammatory   Autoimmune, Allergic-abnormal immune function  
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neoplastic   abnormal growth leads to tumors  
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metabolic   disruption of normal metabolism (food to energy)  
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traumatic   physical or chemical injury  
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nutritional   over or under consumption of nutrients  
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Risk factors   environmental, chemical, physiological, psychological, genetic  
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Environmental   pollution, living close to highway  
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chemical   exposure to chemical toxin, ex. working at nail salon  
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physiological   ex. high blood pressure/sugar  
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psychological   ex. anxiety  
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genetic   abnormality in genes or chromosomes  
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risk factors   Poor Nutrition, Lack of Physical Activity, Tobacco Use, Excessive Alcohol Consumption  
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Health promotion and disease prevention   Be Physically Active, Eat Wisely, maintain a Healthy Weight, Be Tobacco Free, Limit Alcohol, Get Recommended Screening Tests and Immunizations, Manage Stress  
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Palliative   provide comfort and relieve pain ex terminal cancer  
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Pharmacologic   drugs- can relieve signs and symptoms or cure  
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Surgical   correct physiological abnormalities  
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Psychiatric/Psychological treatments   used for mental disorders  
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Types of Treatment for Disease   Palliative, Pharmacologic, Surgical, Psychiatric/Psychological  
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