Advanced Pathophysiology Chapter 1
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Pathophysiology
✓ Study of structural alterations in cells, tissues, and organs that help to identify
the cause of disease.
Pathogenesis
✓ A pattern of tissue changes associated with the development of disease
Etiology
✓ Study of the cause(s) of disease and/or injury
Idiopathic
✓ diseases with no identifiable cause
Iatrogenic
✓ Diseases and/or injury as a result of medical intervention
Clinical Manifestations
✓ signs and symptoms
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, Top Mark Questions and Correct Verified Answers
Nosocomial
✓ Diseases acquired as a consequence of being in a hospital environment
Diagnosis
✓ naming or identification of a disease
Prognosis
✓ expected outcome of a disease
Acute Disease
✓ Sudden appearance of signs and symptoms lasting a short time.
Chronic Disease
✓ develops more slowly, lasting a long time or a lifetime
Remissions
✓ Periods when clinical manifestations disappear or diminish significantly
Exacerbations
✓ Periods when clinical manifestations become worse or more severe
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