Pathology

Question 1

What is a sign?

Answer 1

signs can be detected - a physical rash, hives, high blood pressure - something that can be physically seen or tested for

Question 2

what is a symptom?

Answer 2

Something that the patient can feel themselve - nausea, pain, fatigue, anxiety or thirst

Question 3

Localised?

Answer 3

means that it is in one area or a specific organ

Question 4

systemic?

Answer 4

the whole body is effected for example - the flu

Question 5

acute

Answer 5

begins suddenly is short lived and resolvable - chicken pox, cold, broken bone

Question 6

chronic

Answer 6

Long term and can not always be resolved - diabetes, Crohns, arthritis

Question 7

chacexia

Answer 7

wasting away or muscle wasting - common with aids or cancer

Question 8

cyanosis

Answer 8

represents low oxygen in the body - the skin will appear a bluish hue

Question 9

fever

Answer 9

Temp above 37.8 degrees

Question 10

inflammation

Answer 10

localised swelling, reddness, warmth and pain

Question 11

jaundice

Answer 11

is the yellowing of the skin and in some cases the whites of the eyes - issue with the liver - high levels of bilirubin

Question 12

odema

Answer 12

excessive accumulation of interstitial fluid in the body tissues - can be a sign of kidney issues

Question 13

pallor

Answer 13

paleness and lack of colour - can be due to anaemia or shock

Question 14

Aetiology

Answer 14

cause or origin of the diesease

Question 15

diagnosis

Answer 15

naming the diesease

Question 16

prognosis

Answer 16

how the disease will progress and the outcome for the patient

Question 17

pathogenesis

Answer 17

cause and the mechanism of the diesease

Question 18

fight and flight hormones {2}

Answer 18

adrenaline and noradrenaline

Question 19

long term stress hormone

Answer 19

cortisol - secreted by adrenal cortex