Applied Pathophysiology- Cellular Function Review Questions and Answers

The study of the disorder or breakdown of the human body's function? Pathophysiology. Disease usually occurs when? A disruption in homeostasis or deviation. -Dynamic process -The relative consistency of the body's internal processes -Give and take system -Equilibrium is necessary for all cellsSelf-regulating -Compensatory -Negative feedback-most common; Ex-temp regulation -Positive feedback-Ex: blood clot -May use many means to correct one imbalance Homeostasis Age Gender Genetic and ethnic background Geographic area Time of day Environment-altitude, temp, etc Remember findings are only relevant to the individual's "normal" Factors that Determine Normality The cause of reason for the event? May sometimes include: Agents, age, gender, health, nutritional status, genetics, etc Idiopathic-unknown Iatrogenic-unintended affect of a medical treatment May be intrinsic or extrinsic Etiology Development and evolution of a disease, affected by time, quantity, location, and morphologic changes? Pathogenesis Includes S/S of the disease, stages of the disease, acute vs chronic? Clinical manifestations