PATH 370-week 1 quiz with complete solutions

PATH 370-week 1 quiz with complete solutions Pathophysiology -Answer-the study of how disease processes affect the function of the body Pathophysiology: Includes for interrelated topics: -Answer-etiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestation, and treatment implications etiology -Answer-the study of the causes of diseases idiopathic -Answer-unknown cause Latrogenic -Answer-results from modern medical procedures pathogenesis -Answer-development of disease treatment implications -Answer-understanding the etiology, pathogenesis, and clinical manifestations may imply treatment tertiary prevention -Answer-examples like counseling on medications. or Restoration of effective function is the goal latent -Answer-is time between. Exposure of tissue to injurious agent and first appearance of signs and symptoms (is also the time where it may disappear) exposure period. the signs and symptoms may become mild or even disappear for a time. Prodromal period -Answer-Signs and symptoms of a disease first occur during the Acute phase -Answer-the disease reaches its full intensity, and signs and symptoms attain their greatest severity. Subclinical stage -Answer-patient able to function normally although disease processes are well established. Endemic definition -Answer-native to a local region Epidemiology -Answer-Study of the patterns of disease involving populations Pandemic disease -Answer-spread to large geographic areas Chronic clinical course -Answer-may last months to years, sometimes following an acute course Clinical Manifestations -Answer-signs and symptoms 3 types of clinical manifestation -Answer-1. symptoms 2. signs 3. syndrome symptoms -Answer-feeling abnormality in the body such as nausea