What is prevalence? - ANSWER the number of cases of an illness overall,
whether new or chronic
What is incidence? - ANSWER the number of new cases of an illness per
population at risk in a given amount of time
How long until an illness is considered chronic? - ANSWER 6 months
How long can inflammation last? - ANSWER 3-5 days
What is the timeframe for acute inflammation? - ANSWER from a few hours to
several days
What is the timeframe for sub-acute inflammation ? - ANSWER • Begins in
first 24 hours
• From a few hours to several weeks
What is the timeframe for chronic inflammation? - ANSWER if inflammation
persists after a few days
What is the timeframe for acute on chronic inflammation? - ANSWER Injury
not fully healed when it is reinjured
What are the four stages of pharmacokinetics? - ANSWER Absorption
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion
, What happens during the inflammation stage of healing? - ANSWER • A
protective reaction of tissue to irritation, injury or infection
• Characteristics: Pain, swelling, redness, and sometimes loss of function
What happens during the proliferation phase of healing? - ANSWER To grow
or multiply by rapidly producing new tissue, parts, cells or offspring
What happens during the remodeling phase of healing? - ANSWER Healing,
modeling and remodeling of the tissue.
What is the foundation of heathy people 2020 and what do they do? -
ANSWER They provide a framework for preventable health threats and
establish national goals to reduce these threats.
What are the goals of healthy people 2020? - ANSWER 1) increase quality and
years of healthy life
2) eliminate health disparities
How are diseases recognized and characterized? - ANSWER They are
characterized by recognizable set of signs and symptoms
What is a functional limitation? - ANSWER Inability to perform activities such
as work, community, ADLs, and IADLs (shopping, driving, housework)
What are characteristics of impairments? - ANSWER Include items such
muscle performance, ROM, balance, nerve integrity
What are the differences between signs and symptoms? - ANSWER • Signs are
objective indicators of disease obvious to someone other than the affected
individual, this can be measured and observed.
• Symptoms are subjective feelings of which only the affected person is aware.
What defines a syndrome? - ANSWER A group of signs and symptoms
occuring together to present a disease or abnormality
What is etiology? - ANSWER Causes of origins of disease
What are characteristics of a chronic disease? - ANSWER • Develops gradually
whether new or chronic
What is incidence? - ANSWER the number of new cases of an illness per
population at risk in a given amount of time
How long until an illness is considered chronic? - ANSWER 6 months
How long can inflammation last? - ANSWER 3-5 days
What is the timeframe for acute inflammation? - ANSWER from a few hours to
several days
What is the timeframe for sub-acute inflammation ? - ANSWER • Begins in
first 24 hours
• From a few hours to several weeks
What is the timeframe for chronic inflammation? - ANSWER if inflammation
persists after a few days
What is the timeframe for acute on chronic inflammation? - ANSWER Injury
not fully healed when it is reinjured
What are the four stages of pharmacokinetics? - ANSWER Absorption
Distribution
Metabolism
Excretion
, What happens during the inflammation stage of healing? - ANSWER • A
protective reaction of tissue to irritation, injury or infection
• Characteristics: Pain, swelling, redness, and sometimes loss of function
What happens during the proliferation phase of healing? - ANSWER To grow
or multiply by rapidly producing new tissue, parts, cells or offspring
What happens during the remodeling phase of healing? - ANSWER Healing,
modeling and remodeling of the tissue.
What is the foundation of heathy people 2020 and what do they do? -
ANSWER They provide a framework for preventable health threats and
establish national goals to reduce these threats.
What are the goals of healthy people 2020? - ANSWER 1) increase quality and
years of healthy life
2) eliminate health disparities
How are diseases recognized and characterized? - ANSWER They are
characterized by recognizable set of signs and symptoms
What is a functional limitation? - ANSWER Inability to perform activities such
as work, community, ADLs, and IADLs (shopping, driving, housework)
What are characteristics of impairments? - ANSWER Include items such
muscle performance, ROM, balance, nerve integrity
What are the differences between signs and symptoms? - ANSWER • Signs are
objective indicators of disease obvious to someone other than the affected
individual, this can be measured and observed.
• Symptoms are subjective feelings of which only the affected person is aware.
What defines a syndrome? - ANSWER A group of signs and symptoms
occuring together to present a disease or abnormality
What is etiology? - ANSWER Causes of origins of disease
What are characteristics of a chronic disease? - ANSWER • Develops gradually
