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Q: What is Pathophysiology
Answer
is the study of what happens when the normal anatomy and physiology go wrong, causing
disorder and disease process of the human body.
Q: What 4 things does pathophysiology include?
Answer
Etiology, Pathogenesis, Clinical Manifestations, and Treatment Implications
Q: What is etiology
Answer
study of causes or reasons for phenomena. Includes Idiopathic conditions that have an unknown
origin or cause.
Q: What is pathogenesis?
Answer
development or evolution of disease from initial stimulus to the expression of manifestations as
time occurs.
,Q: What are clinical manifestations?
Answer
Signs and symptoms of disorder.
Q: What are treatment implications?
Answer
Which combine the etology, pathogenesis, and clinical manifestations to determine the best
treatment of condition per individual.
Q: What are signs?
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Objective or observed manifestations of disease.
Q: What are symptoms?
Answer
Subjective feelings of abnormality in the body.
,Q: What is objective data
Answer
What you observe and can measure.
Q: What are examples of objective data?
Answer
rash, low blood pressure, bleeding
Q: What is subjective data?
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What the patient may report to you
Q: What are examples of subjective data?
Answer
pain scale, they feel suicidal, fatigued.
Q: What is epidemiology?
Answer
study of the patterns of disease involving populations. Based on the spread and contact of
diseases in people.
, Q: What are the levels of disease prevention?
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Primary, Secondary, Tertiary
Q: Explain Primary Prevention
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"Preventing"; altering susceptibility or reducing exposure of disease for people.
Q: Examples of Primary Prevention
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Vaccinations and Handwashing
Q: Explain Secondary Prevention
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"Screening"; early detection, screening, and management of disease to catch disease early before
it spreads
Q: Examples of Secondary Prevention
Answer
PAP smears for STDs, lab work for HBA1C check, mammogram