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Sign - Answer a. objective indicators of disease that are obvious to someone other than the
affected individual. Ex: fever, rash
Symptom - Answer a. subjective feelings; ex: pain, nausea
Acute - Answer indicates short-term illness that develops quickly with marked signs such as
high fever or severe pain; ex: acute appendicitis
Chronic - Answer milder condition developing gradually, but it persists for a long time and
usually causes more permanent tissue damage, intermittent acute episodes; ex: rheumatoid
arthritis
Syndrome - Answer collection of signs and symptoms, often affecting more than one organ,
that usually occur together in response to a certain condition
Manifestation - Answer clinical evidence or effects, the signs and symptoms of disease (local
such as redness or swelling; systemic such as fever; general indicators of illness)
Etiology - Answer concerns the causative factors in a particular disease (one or more); ex:
congenital defects, inherited or genetic disorders, microorganisms, malignancy, burns, trauma,
and environmental factors.
Hypertrophy - Answer increase in the size of individual cells, resulting in an enlarged tissue
mass. Caused by: additional work by the tissue; ex: effect of consistent exercise on muscle.
Excessive hormonal stimulation.
Metaplasia - Answer occurs when one mature cell type is replaced by a different mature cells
time. Cause may results from a vitamin A deficit. Sometimes may be an adaptive mechanism
that provide a more resistant tissue, ex: stratified squamous epithelium replaced ciliated
columnar epithelium in the respiratory tracts of cigarette smokers.
, Atrophy - Answer decrease in the size of cells, results in a reduced tissue mass; common
causes: reduced use of tissue, insufficient nutrition, decreased neurological or hormonal
stimulation, and aging. Ex: shrinkage of skeletal muscle after immobilized in a cast
Protooncogenes - Answer a. when proto-oncogenes are converted to an onco gene, a cell can
become malignant; they encode proteins that function in a cells' normal activity. Proto-
oncogenes are normal cellular genes that promote growth. Proto-oncogenes are not the same
as oncogenes, which are mutant proto-oncogenes. They are different from tumor-suppressor
genes and do not alter tumor-suppressor genes. Mutational events lead to oncogenes, a
mutated proto-oncogene.
Cancer - Answer a disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of the
body
Lipoma - Answer benign tumor of fatty tissue
Adenoma - Answer benign tumor of epithelial tissue of a gland
Fibrosarcoma - Answer malignant tumor of fibrous tissue
Adenocarcinoma - Answer malignant tumor of epithelial lining of a gland
Complication - Answer a. new secondary or additional problems that arise after the original
disease begins; ex: CHF after a heart attack.
Pathogenesis - Answer manner of development of a disease
What should be included when taking a medication history on a patient? - Answer Current and
prior illnesses, allergies, hospitalizations, and treatment. Current health: specific difficulties and
any type or therapy or drugs, prescription, nonprescription, and herbal items including food
supplements.
How does Alkalosis impact nerves - Answer increases the irritability of the nervous system
causing restlessness, muscle twitching, tingling, and numbness of the fingers, and eventually
tetany, seizure, and coma.