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Term 1: Pathology and Disease - Definitions and Key Concepts, Quizzes of Medical Sciences
Definitions and explanations for key terms related to pathology and disease, including disease, etiology, diagnostic, prognosis, idiopathic, local and systematic, acute and chronic, ischemia and infarct, mortal and morbid, symptoms and signs, inflammation, and the cardinal signs and symptoms of local and systematic inflammation. It also discusses the role of the healthcare professional in recognizing and preventing disease.
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Pathology
the study of disase
TERM 2
Disease
DEFINITION 2
-disrupted homeostasis ( state in which homeostasis cannot
be maintained)-deviation from normal
TERM 3
Etiology
DEFINITION 3
-study of the cause of disase
TERM 4
Diagnostic
DEFINITION 4
-establishing a cause and nature of disease
TERM 5
Prognosis
DEFINITION 5
Prediction of Disease course and outcome
Idiopathic
any disease whose cause is unknown
TERM 7
1. Local 2. Systematic
DEFINITION 7
1. Pertains to one individual part of body2. Pertains to the
entire body rather than to one of its individual parts
TERM 8
A. Acute B. Chronic
DEFINITION 8
A. rapid onset; short courseB. slow onset; long course
TERM 9
A. Ischemia B. Infaract
DEFINITION 9
A. oxygen deprived for a short time; usually pain-cells
damaged but no cell deathB. Oxygen deprived for an
estended time; pain- death of cells necrosis
TERM 10
A. Mortal B. Morbid
DEFINITION 10
1. "dead"2. "sick or diseased"
A. Symptoms B. Signs
-subjective & experienced only by patientExample:
headache, dizzy, nausea2. -objective and observable or
detectable by others- example; fever, redness, bump
TERM 12
What is body's first response to injury.
DEFINITION 12
Inflammation
TERM 13
What are the cardinal signs and sypmtoms of
local inflammation?
DEFINITION 13
HEEP rememberHeat- warmnessErythema- rednessEdema-
swellingPain- pain
TERM 14
What is local inflammation?
DEFINITION 14
inflammation located in one place
TERM 15
What is systematic inflammation? What are
the S/S's ( 5 of them)?
DEFINITION 15
- all over the bodyS/S ( Signs and Symptoms)Malaise- general
body weakness or discomfortFatigue-lack of
energyheadacheAnorexia- loss of appetiteFever- hyperpyxia
What is acute inflammation?
-begins suddenly and abruptly- lasts a short time- leads to
healing- backto normal or a scar
TERM 17
What is Chronic Inflammation?
DEFINITION 17
- begins slowly and insidiously- lasts a long time- Does not
completely heal
TERM 18
What is infection?
DEFINITION 18
- the invasion of the body by pathogenic organisms ( disease