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Pathophysiology - Exam 1 2025 Latest Update Accurate Detailed Answers || Guaranteed Pass!!! Whatas isas pathophysiology?as as "...theas studyas ofas functionalas oras physiologicas changesas inas theas bodyas thatas resultas fromas disea seas processes."as (Gould,as 2006) "...as theas studyas ofas theas disorderas oras breakdownas ofas theas humanas body'sas function."as (Copstea das &as Banasik,as 2005) Explainas theas differencesas betweenas pathologyas andas as Pathologyas =as "...as theas laboratoryas studyas ofas cellas andas tissueas changesas associatedas withas dis ease"as (Gould,as 2006) Cellularas changesas mayas causeas functionalas disturbance,as soas pathologyas =as aas componentas ofa s pathophysiology Homeostasisas-as Humansas areas continuallyas inas anas internalas stateas ofas self regulationas andas self-adjustment Resultsas inas aas relativelyas stableas internalas environmentas =as dynamicas steadyas state Mostas homeostaticas controlas mechanismsas operateas basedas onas negativeas feedback

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Whatasisaspathophysiology?as-
as"...theasstudyasofasfunctionalasorasphysiologicaschangesasinastheasbodyasthatasresultasfromasdisea

seasprocesses."as(Gould,as2006)

"...astheasstudyasofastheasdisorderasorasbreakdownasofastheashumanasbody'sasfunction."as(Copstea
das&asBanasik,as2005)

Explainastheasdifferencesasbetweenaspathologyasandaspathophysiology.as-
asPathologyas=as"...astheaslaboratoryasstudyasofascellasand astissueaschangesasassociated aswithasdis

ease"as(Gould,as2006)

Cellularaschangesasmayascauseasfunctionalasdisturbance,assoaspathologyas=asaascomponentasofa
spathophysiology




Homeostasisas-asHumansasareascontinuallyasinasanasinternalasstateasofasself-
regulationasandasself-adjustment

Resultsasinasaasrelativelyasstableasinternalasenvironmentas=asdynamicassteadyasstate

Mostashomeostaticascontrolasmechanismsasoperateasbasedasonasnegativeasfeedback

Homeostasisas-asNegativeasFeedbackas-
asControlasmechanism asforasparticularasbodyasfunctionassensesasaasdeviation asfromasnormal




Controllerasopposes/negatesastheasdeviationasandasbringsasbackastoasnormalaslevel

Ifasdiseaseaspresent:astheas"sensor"asoras"controller"asmayasnotasoperateaseffectively

DiseaseasandasIllness

Involvesas__________

Isasaasdynamicasprocessasdueasto:
1)
2)as-asInvolvesasaasdisruptionasofashomeostasis

Isasaasdynamicasprocessasdueasto:

1)asInteractionasbetweenasinjuryasandasreactionastoasinjury

,2)asSignsasandassymptomsasmayaschangeasdailyasbasedasonascompensatoryasmechanismsasan
dasshiftasinasbiologicalasequilibrium

CharacteristicsasofasDiseaseas-asChangesasoccurasatascellularaslevelas(pathology)aswhich...

Resultasinaschangesasatastheasorganaslevelas(pathophysiology)

Diseaseasisastheassumasofasdeviationsasfromasnormal,asnotastheasabnormalasstateasinasandasofasitse
lfas(CopsteadasandasBanasik,as2005)

ProcessasofasDiseaseasManifestationas-asPresenceasofasanasinfectiousasagentasisasdetected

Infectiousasagentascausesaschangesasatascellularasandasorganaslevelas=asaltersashomeostasis

Theseaschangesaspresentasasassignsasandassymptoms,aswhichasareasalsoasimpactedasbyasextern
alasfactors

Allasofastheseasdeviationsasfromasnormalastogetheras=asDISEASE

FrameworkasforasPathophysiology

Toasunderstandasaasdisease,asneedastoasconsiderasthreeasaspectsasofastheasdiseaseasprocess:
1)
2)
3)as-as1)asEtiology:ascause

2)asPathogenesis:ashowastheasdiseaseasdevelops

3)asClinicalasmanifestations:asfunctionalasconsequencesasofasalteredashomeostasis

Etiologyas-asTheascausativeasfactorsasofasaasdisease,asillness,asorasinjury

Idiopathicas-asTheascauseasofasaasconditionasisasunknown

Iatrogenicas-asTheascauseasofasaasconditionasisasdueastoasmedicalastreatmentasoraserroras
(Ex:asbladderasinfectionasafterascatheterization)

Thereasareasmanyastypesasofascausativeasfactors;asoneasorasmoreasthanasoneasmayasbeaspresentas
dependingasonastheasconditionas-asGenetics
Viruses
Bacteria
Degenerativeaschanges

ClassificationasofasDiseaseas-asIntrinsicasorasExtrinsicas(PhysicalasAgentsasorasInfectious)

, ClassificationasofasDiseaseas-asIntrinsicas-asInherited
Congenital
Metabolic
Degenerative
Neoplastic
Immunologic
NutritionalasDeficiency
Psychogenic

ClassificationasofasDiseaseas-asExtrinsicas(PhysicalasAgents)as-asForceas
Temperature
Humidity
Radiation
Electricity
Chemicals
Iatrogenic

ClassificationasofasDiseaseas-asExtrinsicas(Infectious)as-asPathogenicasorganisms
Viruses
Bacteria
Fungi
Protozoa
Pathogenicasanimals
Insects
Worms

Pathogenesisas-asHowasaasdiseaseasdevelopsasorasevolves
=assequenceasofastheasdisease

Pathogenesis

Willasvaryasbasedason:
1)
2)as-as1)asCausalasagent

2)asTypeasofascell,astissue,asandasorganasaffected

Pathogenesis

Immediateasresponseastoasalteredashomeostasisasisasusually:
1)
2)as-as1)asDepressionasofascellsas(fewer,ashypo-responsivity)

2)asStimulationasofascellsas(more,ashyper-responsivity)

FactorsasAffectingasPathogenesisas-asTime
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