Quiz 1 Flashcards
(45 cards)
Pathology refers to
What is studied?
What is examined?
- the study of essential nature of disease
- physical condition of the organism during the disease, direct observation of the symptoms of the disease
- gross and microscopic examination of tissues, organs, and the whole body
Pathophysiology refers to
What is studied?
What is examined?
- the study of disordered physiological processes associated with diseases
- biochemical changes of the body, experimental measurements
- levels of biochemical compounds such as sodium, potassium, bicarbonate, glucose, and creatinine
Pathogenesis refers to
process by which disease or disorder develops
COPD: emphysema is more common in which race?
It is more common in which gender?
White
Male
Small air sacs that where the exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide take place
alveoli
What is emphysema caused by?
smoking
oedema
build up of fluid in the body, that causes swelling of effected tissue (example pulmonary oedema build up of fluid that affects lungs, causing shortness of breath)
An enlarged right ventricle in your heart that caused by a lung condition
cor pulmonale
the imbalance of lipids such as cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, (LDL-C), triglycerides, and high-density lipoprotein (HDL)
dyslipidemia
Healthy triglycerides levels are
Healthy cholesterol levels are
below 150
below 200
Acute vs chronic
Acute: develop suddenly and last a short amount of time (ex asthma attack)
Chronic: develop slowly and can worsen over time (ex ALS)
What falls between acute and chronic?
subacute
Field, area and primary agents of
disease, illness, and sickness
disease: profession, MEDICAL, and other health care professions
illness: PERSONAL (experimental/existential)
sickness: SOCIETY, social, institutions, health policy makers, lawyers
Disease definition
biological or physiological alteration (ex heart or renovascular disease)
Disorder definition
It is an indication that disease is possible, but there is not enough clinical evidence to treat it as a whole (anxiety or bulimia disorder)
Syndrome definition
group of symptoms (and signs) associated with a disease or disorder (ex down or carpal tunnel syndrome)
Disability definition
condition of body or mind that makes it more difficult to perform activities and interact with the world around
(ex a difficulty seeing or speaking)
A structural disease, disorder, or syndrome means it is
A functional disease, disorder, or syndrome means there are no
felt and seen, a physical change within the body (ex an organ looks abnormal
there are no visible alterations
3 aspects of disability
Impairment, activity limitation, participation restriction
Impairment defintion
limitation occurs in a persons body structure or mental functioning (loss of limb, or memory loss)
Activity limitation definition
limitation involves a difficulty in seeing, hearing, walking and problem solving
Participation limitation definition
limitation occurs in normal daily activities such as working, engaging in social and recreational activities, and obtaining health care and preventative services
The 6 domains of cognitive functioning
VASELL
Executive functions (planning, reasoning)
Social cognition/emotions (self control)
Attention/ concentration (divided and selective attention)
Language (fluency and grammar)
Learning and memory (delayed and verbal memory)
Visuospatial and motor function (visual perception)
Functional disability refers to
Clinical disability refers to
memory, attention, comprehension
autism, down syndrome
