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morphology is the structure of cells or tissues whereas histology is the study
of cells at the tissue level
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What is the definition of What is the difference between
1 2
pathophysiology? mophology and histology?
What are 3 important processes
3 Mortality 4
when coming to a diagnosis?
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, What is the definition of the study of the body's response to altered function
pathophysiology? or disease
1. physical force (burns)
Name the 5 etiologic 2. chemical agents (poison)
factors and give an 3. bioloigcal agents (bacteria)
example 4. genetic predisposition
5. nutritional excesses/deficiencies
What are 2 types of risk congenital and acquired
factors?
What is the difference morphology is the structure of cells or tissues
between mophology and whereas histology is the study of cells at the tissue
histology? level
Describe the difference A sign is an objecetive manifestation (fever, edema)
between signs and whereas a symptom is a subjective complaint
symptoms and given an (dizziness, pain, difficulty breathing)
example of each
What are 3 important 1. patient history
processes when coming 2. physical examiniation
to a diagnosis? 3. diagnostic testing
The study of disease occurence in human
Define epidemiology and populations. For example, they may track age, rae,
some things that it tracks nutritional habits, lifestryle, and/or geographic
location
the number of new cases in a population at risk during
Incidence
a specified time
number of people with the disease in a population at
Prevalence
a given time
Validity how a tool measures what it is intended to measure
likelihood of the same result occuring with repeated
Reliabilty
testing