HOSA Pathophysiology Disease process and Terminology Already Passed

HOSA Pathophysiology Disease process and Terminology Already Passed homeostasis stability of the body aysmptomatic showing no symptons of disease pathogenesis Development of disease acute abrupt chronic lasts longer than six months predisposing factors (risk factors) makes a person/group more vulnerable to disease (ex: Age,Gender, Lifestyle, Environment, Hereditary) acute inflammation normal protective response to injury/disease, accompanied with redness, heat, swelling, pain, and loss of funciton widespread inflammation marked by fever, malaise, and loss of appetite necrosis Death of tissue E. coli colon, manure; causes enteritis infection Staph aureus skin, hair, anterior nares,causes wound infection, pneumonia, food poisoning, cellultis Strep group A oropharynx,skin, perineal area; causes strep throat, rhuematic fever,scarlet fever, impetigo strep group b genitalia causes; urinary tract infection, wound infection, endometritis mycobacterium lungs, cause tuberculosis Neisseria gonorrhoae genitourinary tract, rectum,mouth, eye; causes gonorrhea, pelvic inflammation, infectious arthritis, conjunctivitis Ricketsia rickettsii wood tick, rocky mtn. spotted fever Staph epidermidis skin; wound infection, bacteremia Hepatitis A virus infectious hepatits Hepatitis B serum hepatits Hepatitis C liver disease Herpes simplex cold sores; meingitis HIV Aids hantavirus URI infection LRI infection, ARDS West Nile virus virus that causes fever and illness -- can cause encephalitis or meningitis or death --bites of mosquitos Aspergillus aspergillosis; found in soil and dust Candida albicans causes thrush and dermatitis; found in mouth skin colon, genital tract Plasmodium found on mosquito which can cause malaria carcinoma cancer of epithelial cells sarcoma cancer of bone/muscle lymphoma cancer of immune system melanoma cancer of melanin-producing cells Metastases secondary tumors immunosenescence gradual deterioration of immune system function Hgb measurement of hemoglobin Hematocrit percentage of blood volume occupied by red blood cells Glycohemoglobin hemoglobin with attached glucose ESR rate at which rbc fall out of whole blood to the bottom of the test tube GTT fasting blood glucose levels C reactive protein Measures inflammation (CHD causes inflammation) Electrocardiogram(ECG/EKG) record of the electrical activity of the myocardium echocardiogram ultrasound exam of the cardiac strucutre MRI uses a magnetic field to visualize internal structurs CT radiographic using a scanner system nociceptors pain receptors