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PATH 370 CH. 1 INTRODUCTION TO PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

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PATH 370 CH. 1 INTRODUCTION TO PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

Pathophysiology - Answers -Is the study of a disease's process

Etiology - Answers -Study of causes/reasons for phenomena

-Identifies casual factors acting in concert that provoke a particular disease or injury

Idiopathic - Answers -Means cause is unknown

Iatrogenic - Answers -Means cause results from unintended or unwanted medical
treatment

Risk factor - Answers -*A factor* that when present increases the likelihood or disease

Possibility

Pathogenesis - Answers -Development or evolution of diseases, from initial stimulus to
ultimate expression of manifestations of disease

Clinical Manifestations - Answers -Sympthoms

Signs

Syndrome

Symptoms - Answers -subjective feeling of abnormality in the body

what the patient is saying

Signs - Answers -objective or observed manifestation of disease

What is shown/indicated (fact)

Syndrome - Answers -a set of signs of symptoms not yet determined to delineate a
disease

HIV to AIDs

SOAP Note (Ex.) - Answers

, -S=Subjective
O=Objective
A=Assessment
P=Plan

Stages and Clinical Course - Answers --latent period

-prodromal period

-subclinical stage

-acute clinical course

-chronic clinical course

-exacerbation

-remission

-convalescence

-sequela

Latent period - Answers -time between exposure of tissue to injurious agent and first
appearance of signs and/or symptoms

Stage of illness when signs/symptoms become mild/silent

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