Health and Disease
Health - ANS When the body provided optimal performance through its vital functions normally.
Homeostasis - ANS Stable internal environment in a changing external environment.
Disease - ANS An abnormal state in which the body is not functioning normally.
Pathology - ANS Processes, causes, and effects of a disease; abnormality; path (disease)
ology (the study of).
Pathologist - ANS Specialist in the study of disease.
Signs - ANS Observable changes to detect abnormality.
Symptoms - ANS Subjective characteristics of disease felt only by the patient; what you report.
Syndrome - ANS A collection of signs and symptoms; Down Syndrome, AID/HIV, ADHD, etc.
Disorder - ANS An invisible, non-observable, problem.
Physical Exam - ANS Assessment of the patient's body systems to determine diagnosis.
Inspection - ANS Visual examination.
Palpation - ANS Pressing upon the body to detect illness.
Auscultation - ANS Listening for illness, specifically, with a stethoscope.
Percusion - ANS Tapping upon to body to detect fluids.
Vital Signs - ANS Temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure.
Electrocardiography (ECG) - ANS Recording of electricity flowing through the heart; tracing
heartbeats.
Radiography - ANS X-ray imaging.
Computed Tomography (CT) - ANS 3D x-rays of, typically, bones.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) - ANS Brain-imaging method using radio waves and
magnetic fields of the body to produce detailed images of the brain.
Ultrasound - ANS Sound waves with frequencies above the normal human range of hearing to
view imagery inside the body.
Nuclear Medicine - ANS Uses radioactive materials either to image a patient's body or to
destroy diseased cells.
Prognosis - ANS A prediction of the outcome of a disease.
Acute - ANS New, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite of chronic.
Terminal - ANS Fatal
Chronic - ANS Long-standing, constant, opposite of acute.
Remission - ANS A period of time when symptoms disappear.
Exacerbation - ANS Increase in the severity of a disease or its symptoms.
Relapse - ANS A falling back into an old illness or bad habit.
Complication - ANS More problems added to an existing condition.
Sequelae - ANS A condition resulting as a consequence from a disease or injury.
Top 10 causes of death in the U.S. - ANS 1. Heart disease
2. Cancer
3. Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease
4. Accidents
5. Stroke
6. Alzheimers
7. Diabetes
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
Health - ANS When the body provided optimal performance through its vital functions normally.
Homeostasis - ANS Stable internal environment in a changing external environment.
Disease - ANS An abnormal state in which the body is not functioning normally.
Pathology - ANS Processes, causes, and effects of a disease; abnormality; path (disease)
ology (the study of).
Pathologist - ANS Specialist in the study of disease.
Signs - ANS Observable changes to detect abnormality.
Symptoms - ANS Subjective characteristics of disease felt only by the patient; what you report.
Syndrome - ANS A collection of signs and symptoms; Down Syndrome, AID/HIV, ADHD, etc.
Disorder - ANS An invisible, non-observable, problem.
Physical Exam - ANS Assessment of the patient's body systems to determine diagnosis.
Inspection - ANS Visual examination.
Palpation - ANS Pressing upon the body to detect illness.
Auscultation - ANS Listening for illness, specifically, with a stethoscope.
Percusion - ANS Tapping upon to body to detect fluids.
Vital Signs - ANS Temperature, pulse, respirations, and blood pressure.
Electrocardiography (ECG) - ANS Recording of electricity flowing through the heart; tracing
heartbeats.
Radiography - ANS X-ray imaging.
Computed Tomography (CT) - ANS 3D x-rays of, typically, bones.
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) - ANS Brain-imaging method using radio waves and
magnetic fields of the body to produce detailed images of the brain.
Ultrasound - ANS Sound waves with frequencies above the normal human range of hearing to
view imagery inside the body.
Nuclear Medicine - ANS Uses radioactive materials either to image a patient's body or to
destroy diseased cells.
Prognosis - ANS A prediction of the outcome of a disease.
Acute - ANS New, usually of rapid onset and of concern, opposite of chronic.
Terminal - ANS Fatal
Chronic - ANS Long-standing, constant, opposite of acute.
Remission - ANS A period of time when symptoms disappear.
Exacerbation - ANS Increase in the severity of a disease or its symptoms.
Relapse - ANS A falling back into an old illness or bad habit.
Complication - ANS More problems added to an existing condition.
Sequelae - ANS A condition resulting as a consequence from a disease or injury.
Top 10 causes of death in the U.S. - ANS 1. Heart disease
2. Cancer
3. Chronic Lower Respiratory Disease
4. Accidents
5. Stroke
6. Alzheimers
7. Diabetes
8. Influenza and Pneumonia
