Pathophysiology HOSA Test – Flashcards

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Pathology
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the study of disease
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Pathophysiology
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study of the physiology of disease
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Syndrome
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a concurrence of symptoms that appear in a disease state or morbid process
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Disease
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absence of balance of the homeostatic state that normally exists in the body
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Hypertrophy
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increased size of cell or organ unrelated to tumor
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Atrophy
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wasting of tissues, organ or the entire body
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Dysplasia
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tissue with cells of varying size and shape
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Hyperplasia
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increase number of cells
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Metaplasia
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one mature cell replaced by different mature cell
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Lesion
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circumscribed (definite area) pathologic change in the tissues
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Ischemia
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local anemia due to mechanical obstruction of vessel
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Infarction
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area of necrosis (dead tissue) resulting from local arrest or sudden insufficiency of arterial or venous blood.
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Inflammation
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fundamental pathologic process consisting of a dynamic complex of cytologic and histologic reactions that occur in tissues and blood vessels
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Metastatic
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shifting of disease from one part of the body to another
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Benign
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refers to mild character of an illness or non malignant character of neoplasm
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Malignant
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resistant to treatment, occurring in severe form and frequently fatal
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Systemic
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relates to entire organism as distinguished from any of its individual parts/ wide spread symptoms and destruction
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Etiology
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cause of disease and all factors associated with causes that lead to the development of disease
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Infectious disease
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bacterial or viral agent "passed" from person-to-person
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Heredity
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transmitted from parent to offspring
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Mutation
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change in genes (DNA)
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Developmental
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mistake made as body develops
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Environmental
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exposure to substance in environment
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Malnutrition
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lack of proper dietary nutrients
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Stress
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body's reactions to stimuli that disturb homeostasis
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Idiopathic
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unknown cause
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Agenesis
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failure of a part to form properly
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Congenital
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exists at birth
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Degenerative
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retrogressive pathological change in cells or tissues - deterioration in function
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Iatrogenic
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results from treatment of disease
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Neoplastic
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new growth of tissue through cellular proliferation
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Trauma
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injury caused by rough contact with a physical object
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Endemic
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refers to disease that is prevalent continually in a geographic location
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Epidemic
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disease attacking many individuals in one community
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Pandemic
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disease that affects the population of an extensive region, larger than epidemic
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Pathogenesis
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Development of a disease encompassing progress of disease and symptoms; as disease progresses, changes occur in organism which are due to the disease process
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Chronic
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develops slowly and lingers
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Acute
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rapid onset
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Self-contained
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keeps to one area and then clears up (rash)
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Continual
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symptoms and exacerbations are frequent
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Manifestations
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Display or disclosure of characteristics signs or symptoms of an illness; allow diagnosis to occur
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Signs
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objective things like fever; observed by someone other than patient; measurable
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Symptoms
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notable; subjective; felt by patient but cannot be noted by observer
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Presentation
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what shows on the patient when ill with particular disease
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Asymptomatic
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undetectable changes (even to patient)
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Diagnosis
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Determining the nature of disease,Giving it a name
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Prognosis
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Forecast of the outcome of a disease; foretelling the course of a disease which follows a probable pattern
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Terminal
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ends in death
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Remission
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lessening of severity of symptoms
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Exacerbation
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increase in severity of symptom
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Relapse
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return of the disease after it has spent its signs or symptoms
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Complication
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event occurring during a disease which is not an essential part o the disease although it may result from it or from independent causes
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Sequela
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potential unwanted outcomes of the primary condition
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Recurrent
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occurs again and again
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