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1 hereditary 2 physiology
The body responds to inflammation
with the following chemicals___. These
3 remission in cancer 4
chemicals cause pain, inflammation,
edema, fever, release of cortisol
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Terms in this set (184)
physiology normal functions of the body
pathology structural and functional changes in cells, tissues
and organs of the body. these cause or are caused
by disease
why do we study pathophysiology? So we know...
- why a disease has a clinical manifestation
- why certain medications work
- why certain side effects occur
- why complications occur
- why nursing interventions work
health a "state of complete physical, mental, and social
well-being and not merely the absence of disease
and infirmity" (WHO 1948)
what are the different aspects health -age
varies based on? -genetics
-gender
-environment
-social factors
what does it mean to always consider before they came in to us, what were they able to
a patients baseline? do?
disease the body is no longer functioning normally
acute disease occurs and resolves quickly (like a cold) is
temporary
, chronic disease occurs over a longer time, may never resolve, but
may be manageable (longterm)
insidious gradual, le notable onset- easily overlooked
exacerbation acute worsening
remission signs and symptoms may lessen for a period, but
disease is still present
remission in cancer disease isn't detecible?
health and disease are on a ____ continuum
congenital present at birth (deafness)
hereditary transmitted across generations
genetic caused by abnormalities in genes (down syndrome)
inflammatory triggered by body's defenses (systemic lupus
erythematosus)
degenerative caused by deterioration (osteoarthritis)
metabolic problem with biochemical processes
neoplastic uncontrolled proliferation (cancer)
Clinical Manifestations signs and symptoms or evidence of disease
signs of disease -objective - things I can measure or witness
-measurable - BP, HR, pallor, lab values
symptoms of disease -subjective - inside the patient, they tell us
-patient reported - pain, nausea, dizziness
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transmitted across generations
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1 hereditary 2 physiology
The body responds to inflammation
with the following chemicals___. These
3 remission in cancer 4
chemicals cause pain, inflammation,
edema, fever, release of cortisol
, Don't know?
Terms in this set (184)
physiology normal functions of the body
pathology structural and functional changes in cells, tissues
and organs of the body. these cause or are caused
by disease
why do we study pathophysiology? So we know...
- why a disease has a clinical manifestation
- why certain medications work
- why certain side effects occur
- why complications occur
- why nursing interventions work
health a "state of complete physical, mental, and social
well-being and not merely the absence of disease
and infirmity" (WHO 1948)
what are the different aspects health -age
varies based on? -genetics
-gender
-environment
-social factors
what does it mean to always consider before they came in to us, what were they able to
a patients baseline? do?
disease the body is no longer functioning normally
acute disease occurs and resolves quickly (like a cold) is
temporary
, chronic disease occurs over a longer time, may never resolve, but
may be manageable (longterm)
insidious gradual, le notable onset- easily overlooked
exacerbation acute worsening
remission signs and symptoms may lessen for a period, but
disease is still present
remission in cancer disease isn't detecible?
health and disease are on a ____ continuum
congenital present at birth (deafness)
hereditary transmitted across generations
genetic caused by abnormalities in genes (down syndrome)
inflammatory triggered by body's defenses (systemic lupus
erythematosus)
degenerative caused by deterioration (osteoarthritis)
metabolic problem with biochemical processes
neoplastic uncontrolled proliferation (cancer)
Clinical Manifestations signs and symptoms or evidence of disease
signs of disease -objective - things I can measure or witness
-measurable - BP, HR, pallor, lab values
symptoms of disease -subjective - inside the patient, they tell us
-patient reported - pain, nausea, dizziness
