harmacokinetics of NSAIDS (ibuprofen)
Absorbed in the GI tract
Metabolized in the liver, excreted primarily by the kidney
Signs
objective indicators of disease obvious to someone other than the affected
individual
Can be measured and observed
Symptoms
subjective feelings of which only the affected person is aware
asymptomatic
Disease without symptoms
Syndrome
chronic set of symptoms
Etiology
causes or origins of disease
idiopathic
disease without a known cause
risk factors
tendencies that promote disease development
diagnosis
evaluation of physical signs and symptoms, medical history, physical
examination, and other procedures that lead to identifying particular diseases
prognosis
, prediction of how disease will progress and chances of recovery
local disease
affects one part or a limited region of the body
systemic disease
distributed throughout the body
acute onset
abrupt onset and runs a brief course
chronic disease
develops gradually, vague or mild symptoms, lasts longer than 6 mo.
remission
period of partial or complete disappearance of signs and symptoms
exacerbation
period of increased signs and symptoms
complications
conditions arising after onset of original disease
epidemic
occurs when a disease affects a large number of people at the same time within
a region
Pandemic
disease that involves large numbers of people in several regions, even
worldwide
Morbidity
rate a disease occurs within a group or area
mortality
number of deaths resulting from a disease in a given time period
healing phases
Absorbed in the GI tract
Metabolized in the liver, excreted primarily by the kidney
Signs
objective indicators of disease obvious to someone other than the affected
individual
Can be measured and observed
Symptoms
subjective feelings of which only the affected person is aware
asymptomatic
Disease without symptoms
Syndrome
chronic set of symptoms
Etiology
causes or origins of disease
idiopathic
disease without a known cause
risk factors
tendencies that promote disease development
diagnosis
evaluation of physical signs and symptoms, medical history, physical
examination, and other procedures that lead to identifying particular diseases
prognosis
, prediction of how disease will progress and chances of recovery
local disease
affects one part or a limited region of the body
systemic disease
distributed throughout the body
acute onset
abrupt onset and runs a brief course
chronic disease
develops gradually, vague or mild symptoms, lasts longer than 6 mo.
remission
period of partial or complete disappearance of signs and symptoms
exacerbation
period of increased signs and symptoms
complications
conditions arising after onset of original disease
epidemic
occurs when a disease affects a large number of people at the same time within
a region
Pandemic
disease that involves large numbers of people in several regions, even
worldwide
Morbidity
rate a disease occurs within a group or area
mortality
number of deaths resulting from a disease in a given time period
healing phases
