Human Pathophysiology Exam #1
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#1 cause of death in the US - CORRECT ANSWERS heart disease
#2 cause of death in the US - CORRECT ANSWERS cancer
#1 cause of death in the world - CORRECT ANSWERS heart disease
#2 cause of death in the world - CORRECT ANSWERS stroke
disease - CORRECT ANSWERS impaired health as a result of injury
pathology - CORRECT ANSWERS study of changes in bodily structure and function that occur as
a result of disease
etiology - CORRECT ANSWERS cause of disease
idiopathic - CORRECT ANSWERS unknown cause
iatrogenic - CORRECT ANSWERS disease due to medical treatment
nosocomial - CORRECT ANSWERS hospital acquired
,lesion - CORRECT ANSWERS structural abnormality produced by injury
pathogenesis - CORRECT ANSWERS history and development
pathophysiology - CORRECT ANSWERS Functional changes associated with disease
epidemiology - CORRECT ANSWERS study of disease in populations
prevalence - CORRECT ANSWERS number of total cases
incidence - CORRECT ANSWERS number of new cases
morbidity - CORRECT ANSWERS degree of disability
causes of disease - CORRECT ANSWERS genetic, environment, or multifactoral
age-dependent - CORRECT ANSWERS diseases that occur to some extent in all individuals with
time
age-related - CORRECT ANSWERS diseases that occur in the elderly but don't happen to
everyone
symptoms - CORRECT ANSWERS subjective
sign - CORRECT ANSWERS objective (measurable)
, syndrome - CORRECT ANSWERS collection of clinical signs and symptoms
prognosis - CORRECT ANSWERS predicted course and outcome of a disease
multifactorial - CORRECT ANSWERS caused by both environmental and genetic factors
remission - CORRECT ANSWERS signs and symptoms subside
exacerbation - CORRECT ANSWERS increase in the severity of signs/symptoms
relapse - CORRECT ANSWERS disease returns after its apparent cessation
complication - CORRECT ANSWERS abnormal state that develops in a person already suffering
from a disease
acute - CORRECT ANSWERS sudden, rapid onset (less than 6 months)
chronic - CORRECT ANSWERS long term (more than 6 months)
frequency of acute illnesses ________ with age - CORRECT ANSWERS decreases
frequency of chronic illnesses _______ with age - CORRECT ANSWERS increases
gross examination - CORRECT ANSWERS autopsy
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#1 cause of death in the US - CORRECT ANSWERS heart disease
#2 cause of death in the US - CORRECT ANSWERS cancer
#1 cause of death in the world - CORRECT ANSWERS heart disease
#2 cause of death in the world - CORRECT ANSWERS stroke
disease - CORRECT ANSWERS impaired health as a result of injury
pathology - CORRECT ANSWERS study of changes in bodily structure and function that occur as
a result of disease
etiology - CORRECT ANSWERS cause of disease
idiopathic - CORRECT ANSWERS unknown cause
iatrogenic - CORRECT ANSWERS disease due to medical treatment
nosocomial - CORRECT ANSWERS hospital acquired
,lesion - CORRECT ANSWERS structural abnormality produced by injury
pathogenesis - CORRECT ANSWERS history and development
pathophysiology - CORRECT ANSWERS Functional changes associated with disease
epidemiology - CORRECT ANSWERS study of disease in populations
prevalence - CORRECT ANSWERS number of total cases
incidence - CORRECT ANSWERS number of new cases
morbidity - CORRECT ANSWERS degree of disability
causes of disease - CORRECT ANSWERS genetic, environment, or multifactoral
age-dependent - CORRECT ANSWERS diseases that occur to some extent in all individuals with
time
age-related - CORRECT ANSWERS diseases that occur in the elderly but don't happen to
everyone
symptoms - CORRECT ANSWERS subjective
sign - CORRECT ANSWERS objective (measurable)
, syndrome - CORRECT ANSWERS collection of clinical signs and symptoms
prognosis - CORRECT ANSWERS predicted course and outcome of a disease
multifactorial - CORRECT ANSWERS caused by both environmental and genetic factors
remission - CORRECT ANSWERS signs and symptoms subside
exacerbation - CORRECT ANSWERS increase in the severity of signs/symptoms
relapse - CORRECT ANSWERS disease returns after its apparent cessation
complication - CORRECT ANSWERS abnormal state that develops in a person already suffering
from a disease
acute - CORRECT ANSWERS sudden, rapid onset (less than 6 months)
chronic - CORRECT ANSWERS long term (more than 6 months)
frequency of acute illnesses ________ with age - CORRECT ANSWERS decreases
frequency of chronic illnesses _______ with age - CORRECT ANSWERS increases
gross examination - CORRECT ANSWERS autopsy
