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homeostasis
maintenance of constant condi ons in the body's internal environment
compensa on
the return to homeostasis a er being challenged by a stressor
Glycogenolysis
breakdown of glycogen to glucose
decompensa on
the failure to compensate, adapt, doesn't return to homeostasis
disease
harmful condi on of the body or mind
disorder
disturbance in the healthiness of the body
syndrome
a collec on of symptoms
risk factors
decors that contribute to or increase the probability that a disease will occur
examples of risk factors
smoking, age, ethnicity, diet, environment
precipita ng factors
a condi on or event that triggers a pathologic event or disorder
examples of precipita ng factors
asthma a acks can be precipitated by exer on
e ology
, the cause of a disease, includes all factors that contribute tot he development of the disease
idiopathic
disease with uniden fiable cause
iatrogenic
occurs as a result of medical treatment
nosocomial infec on
hospital acquired infec on
clinical manifesta ons
the demonstra on of the presence of a sign or symptom
sign
manifesta ons that can only be objec vely ideated by a trained
symptoms
subjec ve manifesta ons that can be only reported by the person experiencing them
local S&S
redness, swelling, heat, rash and lymphadenopathy in a par cular area
system S&S
fever, ur caria, malaise, systemic lymphadenopathy
acute S&S
fairly rapid appearance of disease of several days, usually only last a short me
chronic S&S
develop slowly and o en insidious and last longer
remissions
periods when S&S disappear of diminish signitcantly
exacerba ons
periods when S&S become worse or more severe
central