Patho 370 Midterm (Ch 1, 2, 4, 7, 10, 11, 13-16, 18-20, 22, 23, 25 )

PATHO 370 MIDTERM (CH 1, 2, 4, 7, 10,
11, 13-16, 18-20, 22, 23, 25 )



Etiology - ans-✔✔study of causes or reasons for phenomena
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idiopathic - ans-✔✔cause is UNKNOWN
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iatrogenic - ans-✔✔cause results from unintended or unwanted medical treatment
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risk factor - ans-✔✔a factor that when present increases the likelihood of disease
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signs - ans-✔✔OBSERVED or OBJECTIVE manifestations of disease
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symptoms - ans-✔✔SUBJECTIVE feeling of abnormality in the body
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Latent period - ans-✔✔time between exposure of tissue to injurious agent and first
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appearance of s/s; when s/s temporarily disappear
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remission - ans-✔✔decrease in severity, signs, or symptoms; may indicate disease is cured
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subclinical stage - ans-✔✔patient functions normally; disease processes are well
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established

chronic clinical course - ans-✔✔may last months to years, sometimes following an acute
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course

exacerbation - ans-✔✔a sudden increase in severity of disease or s/s
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sensitivity - ans-✔✔probability that a test will be positive when applied to a person with a
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particular condition/ TRUE POSITIVE
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specificity - ans-✔✔probability that a test will be negative when applied to a person with a
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particular condition/ TRUE NEGATIVE
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allostasis - ans-✔✔a dynamic process that MAINTAINS OR RE-ESTABLISHES
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HOMEOSTASIS in light of environmental and lifestyle changes - - - - - - -




General adaptation syndrome (GAS) - ans-✔✔alarm, resistance/adaptation, exhaustion
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