NURS 3366 Patho Exam 1 || || || || ||
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Physiology
study of functions and processes that occur in the body,
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mostly NORMAL processes
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Pathophysiology
the study of underlying changes in body physiology that
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result from disease of injury
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Homeostasis
maintenance of constant conditions in the body's internal
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environment
Compensation
the return to homeostasis after being challenged by a
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stressor
,Compensatory mechanisms ||
compensation is achieved by the body's use of control || || || || || || || || ||
mechanisms
Decompensation
the failure to compensate, adapt, heal, etc
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risk factors
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factors that contribute to and/or increase probability that
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a disease will occur
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Examples of risk factors || || ||
heredity, age, ethnicity, lifestyle (smoking, eating habits,
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etc), environment
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Precipitating factor ||
a condition or event that triggers a pathologic event or
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disorder
,Etiology
the cause of a disease; includes all factors that contribute
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to the development of disease
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Idiopathic
disease with unidentifiable cause
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iatrogenic problem ||
occurs as result of medical treatment
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nosocomial problems ||
result as consequence of being in a hospital environment
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clinical manifestations ||
the demonstration of the presence of a sign and/or
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symptom of a disease || || ||
, signs
manifestations that can be objectively identified by a
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trained observer ||
symptoms
subjective manifestations that can only be reported by
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the person experiencing them (pain, nausea, fatigue)
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example of local S&S || || ||
redness, swelling, heat, rash, & lymphadenopathy in a
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particular area ||
example of systemic S&S || || ||
fever, urticaria (hives), malaise ("I feel dragged out" or
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"awful all over"), systemic lymphadenopathy
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acute S&S ||
Questions With Answers || || ||
Physiology
study of functions and processes that occur in the body,
|| || || || || || || || || ||
mostly NORMAL processes
|| ||
Pathophysiology
the study of underlying changes in body physiology that
|| || || || || || || || ||
result from disease of injury
|| || || ||
Homeostasis
maintenance of constant conditions in the body's internal
|| || || || || || || ||
environment
Compensation
the return to homeostasis after being challenged by a
|| || || || || || || || ||
stressor
,Compensatory mechanisms ||
compensation is achieved by the body's use of control || || || || || || || || ||
mechanisms
Decompensation
the failure to compensate, adapt, heal, etc
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risk factors
||
factors that contribute to and/or increase probability that
|| || || || || || || ||
a disease will occur
|| || ||
Examples of risk factors || || ||
heredity, age, ethnicity, lifestyle (smoking, eating habits,
|| || || || || || ||
etc), environment
||
Precipitating factor ||
a condition or event that triggers a pathologic event or
|| || || || || || || || || ||
disorder
,Etiology
the cause of a disease; includes all factors that contribute
|| || || || || || || || ||
to the development of disease
|| || || || ||
Idiopathic
disease with unidentifiable cause
|| || ||
iatrogenic problem ||
occurs as result of medical treatment
|| || || || ||
nosocomial problems ||
result as consequence of being in a hospital environment
|| || || || || || || ||
clinical manifestations ||
the demonstration of the presence of a sign and/or
|| || || || || || || || ||
symptom of a disease || || ||
, signs
manifestations that can be objectively identified by a
|| || || || || || || ||
trained observer ||
symptoms
subjective manifestations that can only be reported by
|| || || || || || || ||
the person experiencing them (pain, nausea, fatigue)
|| || || || || ||
example of local S&S || || ||
redness, swelling, heat, rash, & lymphadenopathy in a
|| || || || || || || ||
particular area ||
example of systemic S&S || || ||
fever, urticaria (hives), malaise ("I feel dragged out" or
|| || || || || || || ||
"awful all over"), systemic lymphadenopathy
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acute S&S ||
