1. Pathophysiology: the study of the functional changes that occur in the body
as a result of an injury, disorder, or disease
2. Pathology: the study of changes in cells and tissues as a result of injury or
disease
3. Physiology: the mechanisms of human body functioning
4. Structure: how the human body is put together
5. Function: how the component parts operate together
6. Disease: the functional impairment of cells, tissues, organs, and organ
systems
7. Syndromes: a specific condition with a recognizable, predictable pattern
8. Pathogenesis: the origination and development at the point of the disease
onset; the disease beginning
9. Risk Factors: vulnerabilities
10. Modifiable Risk Factors: those that can be changed by the individual
11. Non-modifiable Risk Factors: those that can't be changed by the individual
12. Etiology: precise cause of disease
13. Pathogen: disease-causing microorganism
14. What are the 5 types of etiologies?: Pathogen, multifactorial, idiopathic,
nosocomial, and iatrogenic
15. Multifactorial: having more than one cause
16. Idiopathic: no known cause
17. Nosocomial: caused by an infection received in the health care environment
18. Iatrogenic: caused by medical treatment
19. Clinical Manifestations: presenting signs and symptoms of the disease
20. Signs: observable, measured, objective Ex: Laceration
21. Symptoms: reported by patient, subjective, not directly observed by health
care provider Ex: nausea, pain
22. Precipitating Factors: or triggers that promote the onset of clinical
manifestations
23. Local: s/s at the site of disease, confined to one area Ex: redness at wound
site
24. Systemic: s/s throughout body Ex: fever, high blood pressure
25. Acute: begin abruptly, last days to months
26. Subacute: fall between acute and chronic
27. Chronic: Insidious (gradual onset), last > 6 months
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