PATH 370 CH. 1 INTRODUCTION TO PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
Pathophysiology - Answers -Is the study of a disease's process
Etiology - Answers -Study of causes/reasons for phenomena
-Identifies casual factors acting in concert that provoke a particular disease or injury
Idiopathic - Answers -Means cause is unknown
Iatrogenic - Answers -Means cause results from unintended or unwanted medical
treatment
Risk factor - Answers -*A factor* that when present increases the likelihood or disease
Possibility
Pathogenesis - Answers -Development or evolution of diseases, from initial stimulus to
ultimate expression of manifestations of disease
Clinical Manifestations - Answers -Sympthoms
Signs
Syndrome
Symptoms - Answers -subjective feeling of abnormality in the body
what the patient is saying
Signs - Answers -objective or observed manifestation of disease
What is shown/indicated (fact)
Syndrome - Answers -a set of signs of symptoms not yet determined to delineate a
disease
HIV to AIDs
SOAP Note (Ex.) - Answers
, -S=Subjective
O=Objective
A=Assessment
P=Plan
Stages and Clinical Course - Answers --latent period
-prodromal period
-subclinical stage
-acute clinical course
-chronic clinical course
-exacerbation
-remission
-convalescence
-sequela
Latent period - Answers -time between exposure of tissue to injurious agent and first
appearance of signs and/or symptoms
Stage of illness when signs/symptoms become mild/silent
Pathophysiology - Answers -Is the study of a disease's process
Etiology - Answers -Study of causes/reasons for phenomena
-Identifies casual factors acting in concert that provoke a particular disease or injury
Idiopathic - Answers -Means cause is unknown
Iatrogenic - Answers -Means cause results from unintended or unwanted medical
treatment
Risk factor - Answers -*A factor* that when present increases the likelihood or disease
Possibility
Pathogenesis - Answers -Development or evolution of diseases, from initial stimulus to
ultimate expression of manifestations of disease
Clinical Manifestations - Answers -Sympthoms
Signs
Syndrome
Symptoms - Answers -subjective feeling of abnormality in the body
what the patient is saying
Signs - Answers -objective or observed manifestation of disease
What is shown/indicated (fact)
Syndrome - Answers -a set of signs of symptoms not yet determined to delineate a
disease
HIV to AIDs
SOAP Note (Ex.) - Answers
, -S=Subjective
O=Objective
A=Assessment
P=Plan
Stages and Clinical Course - Answers --latent period
-prodromal period
-subclinical stage
-acute clinical course
-chronic clinical course
-exacerbation
-remission
-convalescence
-sequela
Latent period - Answers -time between exposure of tissue to injurious agent and first
appearance of signs and/or symptoms
Stage of illness when signs/symptoms become mild/silent
