PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 1 FLASH CARDS 2019 NR283 CHAMBERLAIN COLLEGE OF NURSING CHAPTER 1, 2, 5, 6, 7, AND 20 WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS

(CH 1) Dysplasia CORRECT ANSWER out of order/looks weird - are unable to differentiate the size/shape of cells properly - precancerous Anaplasia CORRECT ANSWER worse than dysplasia (even more out of order) Neoplasia CORRECT ANSWER New growth (could be benign and is just multiplying too fast but still OK) or malignant (BAD) Prognosis CORRECT ANSWER probability of recovery Complications CORRECT ANSWER problems happen because of something Diagnosis CORRECT ANSWER signs/symptoms associated with disease Etiology CORRECT ANSWER causes of disease (idiopathic = cause unknown) Onset CORRECT ANSWER when the disease started (when you started feeling signs) Acute CORRECT ANSWER started now and ongoing (short period of time) Chronic CORRECT ANSWER lasting longer than 3-6 months Ex: diabetes, CHF (congestive heart failure) Symptoms CORRECT ANSWER what the patient says is happening to them Signs CORRECT ANSWER visible indications of a disease/illness Exacerbations CORRECT ANSWER getting worse/made it worse (intensified for the worse) Manifestations CORRECT ANSWER how it affects The cell CORRECT ANSWER smallest part of the body which must adapt to grow in altered conditions in the environment. Differentiation CORRECT ANSWER when cells mature into specific purposes to function for a specific reason. If they don't, there will be a problem