Applied Pathophysiology Exam Preparation Questions and Answers
What is the difference between pathophysiology and pathology? Pathophysiology: the study of the functional bodily changes that occur as a result of an injury, disorder, or disease (the mechanisms of disease) Pathology: the study of changes in cells and tissues as a result of injury or disease (studying a disease) What is a syndrome? a specific condition with a recognizable, predictable pattern Define pathogenesis. the disease beginning; when the disease process begins until symptom onset (chemically, genetically, any mechanisms up until when the disease is recognized) Think: Pathogenesis and disease Process begin with a "P" What does nosocomial mean? iatrogenic? hospital acquired infection (contracting COVID in the hospital); infection as a result of treatment (e.g. urinary catheter infection) what is the time when a disease is active and flaring? exacerbation
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