West Coast University Pathophysiology Week 1: Ch. 1, Ch. 2, Ch.4, Ch.7

West Coast University Pathophysiology Week 1: Ch. 1, Ch. 2, Ch.4, Ch.7 Etiology - correct answer The known cause for the disease. The study of causes/reasons for phenomena. Identify's causal factors acting in concert that provoke a particular disease or injury. Pathophysiology - correct answer The study of disease process. Idiopathic - correct answer The cause of the disease is unknown Iatrogenic - correct answer Causes results from unintended or unwanted medical treatment. Example: Mistakes made in surgery, or dispensing the wrong medication. Risk factor - correct answer Is the likelihood of the disease. Pathogenesis - correct answer Development or evolution of disease, from initial stimulus to ultimate expression of manifestation of disease. Symptoms - correct answer Subjective feeling of abnormality in the body. Signs - correct answer Objective or observed manifestation of disease, can be measured. Syndrome - correct answer A set of signs and symptoms not yet determined to delineate a disease. Modifiable risk factors - correct answer Hygiene Diet Exercise Smoking Drinking Preexisting condition (if condition can be managed by diet, exercise, etc.) Non-modifiable risk factors - correct answer Family history Age Gender Race/ethnicity SOAP note - correct answer The SOAP note (an acronym for subjective, objective, assessment, and plan) is a method of documentation employed by health care providers to write out notes in a patient's chart, along with other common formats, such as the admission note. Latent period - correct answer Time between exposure of tissue to injurious agent and first appearance of symptoms. Prodromal period - correct answer Time during which first signs and/or symptoms appear or onset of disease occurs. Latent period - correct answer Refers to a period during an illness when signs/symptoms temporarily become mild or silent. Subclinical stage - correct answer Patient functions normally; disease processes are well established. Acuteclinical state - correct answer Short-lived, may have severe manifestation. Chronic clinical course - correct answer May last months to years, sometimes following an acute course. Exacerbation - correct answer Increase in severity of signs or symptoms. Remission - correct answer Decrease in severity, signs, or symptoms; may indicate disease is cured. Convalescense - correct answer Stage of recovery after disease, injury, or surgical procedure. Sequelae - correct answer Subsequent pathologic condition resulting from an acute illness. Ex: An example of sequelae is poor blood flow to the feet as a result of having diabetes. Cultural considerations - correct answer Each culture defines health and illness in a manner that reflects their experience. Age and biological factors linked - correct answer a normal value for a person at one age may not be normal for a person at another age. Ex: Wrinkles (loss of collagen) in an elderly woman is normal. Wrinkles in a 10 year old girl is not normal. Gender differences - correct answer Relevant in both health and disease. Ex: Boys have more muscle biologically, girls have more fat biologically... regardless of gender expression preferences. Situational differences - correct answer Determine whether a derivation from normal should be considered abnormal or an adaptation mechanism. Ex: It is normal for a pregnant female to have a swollen abdomen and experience frequent urination. It is abnormal for a non-pregnant female to have a swollen abdomen and experience frequent urination. Time variations - correct answer May impact how the body responds from day to night at varying times.