Definitions

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Disease process

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Any abnormal change that takes place in the body

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Cellular injury

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When cell is injured or compromised cellular function

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Manifestation

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Observed changes of a disease

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Structural disease

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Involve physical and biochemical changes in cell

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Diagnosis

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Determination of the nature of a disease based on signs and symptoms

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Prognosis

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Predicted course and outcome

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Acute disease

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Sudden onset, short duration

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Chronic disease

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When disease can’t be removed surgically not therapeutically

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Pathology

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The study of disease that causes change in structure or function

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Etiology

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The cause of a disease

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Endogenous

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Acting from the inside

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Exogenous

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Caused from the outside

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Idiopathic

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Cause unknown

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Signs

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Change in body function observed by others

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Syndrome

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Symptoms occurring concurrently

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Necrosis

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Death of a cell

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Vasodilation

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Opening of blood vessels

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Hyperemia

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Increase of blood supply

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Fistula

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Abnormal opening between two organs

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Adhesion

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When body tries to stick body parts together

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Suppurative

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Yellow, pus forming organism

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Exudate

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High protein liquid plasma

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Transudate

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Low protein fluid

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Remission

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Period in which symptoms subside

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Exacerbation

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Period in which symptoms become most severe

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Complication

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New disease forming where one was previously like pneumonia

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Sequela

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A sequel. One disease condition resulting from another

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Infection

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When body comes into contact with offending organism

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Neoplastic

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A growth disturbance

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Traumatic

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Physical externalities that cause damage

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Congenital

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Something that you’re born with

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Hepatitis

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Viral infection that effects liver

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Hepatitis B

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Transmitted only through blood, people susceptible are healthcare workers

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Hepatitis C

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Can lead to cirrhosis of liver

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AIDS

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Immunodeficiency caused by HIV. Attacks killer T cells and B cells. Associated with secondary conditions like sarcoma

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Manifestation of aids best seen through?

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MRI

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AIDS can be seen where on radiograph?

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Chest x Ray

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AIDS can develop into what colored conditions

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Sarcoma and purple lesions

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MRSA

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Staph infection that comes from antibiotic strain.

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How long can mrsa survive on a surface

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7 months on surfaces

Question 41

Difference between bacteria and virus

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Bacteria can reproduce on their own, virus needs a host

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Why do anti bodies not work on virus and how do you stop them?

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Virus has no biochemical material so antibodies can’t stop them. Antivirals work bu stopping virus from entering cell

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Debridgement

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Removal of dead cells so healing process can take place

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What are the three natural defenses of the body

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Prevention, inflammatory process and neutralization

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What happens when body comes into contact with antigen

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Body produces antibody to combat it. Further, the body’s plasma cells in the lymph system comes into contact with the antigen and then produces the antibody from there

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Naturally acquired active immunity

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Contracting a disease and your body produces antibodies to combat them

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Naturally acquired passive immunity

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Getting antibodies or immunity from parent

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Artificially acquired active immunity

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Getting a vaccine for the purpose of producing antibodies for the virus

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Artificially acquired passive immunity

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Having antibodies from something or someone else transplanted into you

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Trauma

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Physical agents that cause disease or injury

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Mechanical violence

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Any external injury; all kinetic energy that causes change in organ

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Wound

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Break in skin or other body membranes in the underlying tissue

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Laceration

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Tissue being torn rather than cut

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Contusion

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Produces black and blue underlying tissue is involved. Not dermis. Causes interstitial bleeding

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Missile

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Wound caused by a flying object

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Hyper actúe transplant

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Surgeon connecting patient to blood supply and body reacts with antibodies and produces thrombosis

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What’s the most susceptible organ for transplant rejection

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Lung

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Acute rejection.

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Recipient can keep organ for a few weeks post transplant

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Chronic rejection

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Body will reject organ over period of time

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What is the most common organ to be affected by blunt trauma

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Spleen

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How long does it take for air to travel to space in decubitus position

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10 minutes

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Where does air go if you’re in decubitus position

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Right wall and liver

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What happens if there is trauma to the spleen

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I oPacification of left hypochondriac, stomach will be displaced and splenic flecture displaced

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What should you include on trauma X-ray of abdomen

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Diaphragm

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Abscess

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Body forms cavity around wbc and bacteria

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Autoimmune disease

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Antibodies produced by the host reacting to its own antigens

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Hypersensitivity

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Exaggerated or inappropriate immunological responses to an antigen or allergen. Can result anaphylaxis.

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How many projections do you for trauma? And at what angle?

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Two and at 90 degrees