Exam 1 - Week 1 - Intro to Pathophysiology Flashcards
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pathophysiology
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- the study of disease and injury
- changes of physiology in the body
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homeostasis
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- tendency to maintain an equilibrium
- steady state of internal chemical and physical conditions
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intrinsic conditions
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- come from inside the body
- auto-immune disorders
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extrinsic condition
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- come from outside the body
- bacteria and viruses
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intrinsic factors
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- genes
- immunity
- age
- gender
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extrinsic factors
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- bacteria
- viruses
- injury
- behaviors
- stressors
- fungi
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identification
- process of disease
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- signs
- symptoms
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occurence
- process of disease
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- how often
- when
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diagnosis
- process of disease
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- identification
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etiology
- process of disease
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- cause
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prognosis
- process of disease
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- likelihood of recovery
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exposure
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- where was the exposure
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insidious onset
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slow and gradual
- chronic
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latent
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not active but lies in wait
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prodromal
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indicating onset, pre-sickness
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manifestations
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signs and symptoms
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remission
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no longer active
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convalescence
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recovery from the disease
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idiopathic disease
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- we don’t know what the cause is
- UNKNOWN
- we might have ideas or theories
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iatrogenic
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- caused by some treatment
- “medical” cause
- pressure ulcers or medication errors
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exacerbation
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- worsening of a disease
- acutely decline in a person’s chronic illness
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hypo
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- under
- below
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______penia
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- lack of
- deficiency
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_______cytosis
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- refers to cells
- increase
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_______osis
- process or condition
- production or increase
- invasion or infection
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______itis
- inflammation
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_______pathy
- disease or suffering
