Gould\'s Pathophysiology For The Health Professions
Gould\'s Pathophysiology for the Health Professions
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Gould's Pathophysiology for the Health Professions 5th Ed Ch1 Exam Questions and Answers
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Gould's Pathophysiology for the Health Professions 5th Ed Ch1 Exam Questions and Answers
Epidemiology - Answer-the science of tracking the pattern or occurrence of disease; data may include modes of transmission, distribution of disease, and incidence
epidemic - Answer-occurs when there are a ...
Gould's Pathophysiology for the Health
Professions 5th Ed Ch1 Exam Questions
and Answers
Epidemiology - Answer-the science of tracking the pattern or occurrence of disease;
data may include modes of transmission, distribution of disease, and incidence
epidemic - Answer-occurs when there are a higher than expected number of cases of
an infectious disease w/in a given area
communicable disease - Answer-infections that can be spread from one person to
another; some must be reported to health authorities
notifiable or reportable diseases - Answer-must be reported by the physician to certain
designated authorities; intended to prevent further spread of the disease and maintain
public health
pandemic - Answer-involves higher number of infectious diseases in many regions of
the globe
autopsy or postmortem examination - Answer-an examination of the body performed
after death to determine the exact cause of death, or determine the course of the illness
and effectiveness of treatment
atrophy - Answer-degeneration and wasting of tissue, organs or muscle due to
decrease in cell size
hypertrophy - Answer-increased size of an organ or muscle due to increased size of
individual cells
hyperplasia - Answer-an abnormal increase in the number of cells resulting in an
increases tissue mass
metaplasia - Answer-replacement of one mature cell type by another mature cell type
dysplasia or atypical hyperplasia - Answer-abnormal changes in the size, shape and
organization of mature cells/disorganized cells that vary in size and shape with large
nuclei
anaplasia - Answer-undifferentiated primitive cells of variable size and shape,
associated with cancer
neoplasia/neoplasm - Answer-"new growth"/a tumor (can be malignant or benign)
, etiology - Answer-concerns the causative factors in a particular disease; there may be
one or several agents including congenital defects, inherited or genetic disorders,
microorganisms such as viruses or bacteria, immunologic dysfunction, metabolic
derangements, degenerative changes malignancy, burns and other trauma,
environmental factors and nutritional deficiencies
anaerobic - Answer-metabolism and function without oxygen
aptosis - Answer-normal programmed cell death in tissues
biopsy - Answer-removal of a small piece of living tissue for microscopic exam to
determine a diagnosis
endogenous - Answer-originating from within the body
exogenous - Answer-origination from outside the body
gangrene - Answer-necrotic tissue infected by bacteria
idiopathic - Answer-When the cause of a disease is unknown
iatrogenic - Answer-When a disease is caused by a treatment, procedure or an error
predisposing factors - Answer-Encompasses the tendencies that promote development
of a disease in an individual
prophylaxis - Answer-measures taken to prevent a disease
pathogenesis - Answer-refers to the development of the disease or the sequence of
events involved in the tissue changes related to the specific disease process
onset of a disease - Answer-may be sudden (acute) or insidious (chronic?)
subclinical state - Answer-exists in some conditions in which pathologic changes occur,
but no obvious manifestations are exhibited by the patient
latent or "silent" stage - Answer-no clinical signs are evident
prodromal period - Answer-comprises the time in the early development of a disease
when one is aware of a change in the body, but the signs are nonspecific
manifestations of a disease - Answer-the clinical evidence or effects, the signs and
symptoms, of disease;
local: found at site (redness) or
systemic: meaning they are general indicators of illness (fever)
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