PATHO KNOWLEDGE CHECK 1
pathophysiology - answer study of altered health
pathogenesis - answer sequence of events which occur from the time of contact with an
etiologic agent until the disease appears;
acute- flu chronic- heart disease
etiology - answercauses of diseases; bacteria, trauma, viruses, poison, environmental
trigger etc.; can be non specific
morphology - answerfundamental structure of cells or tissues
epidemiology - answerstudy of diseases in population
diagnosis - answernature or cause of a health problem, take into account the clinical
manifestations, all the possibilities and how likely it is the person could have the disease
prognosis - answerlikely outcome and chance of recovery from a disease
morbidity - answereffects an illness has on a person's life; can the person walk after a
stroke?
mortality - answercause of death
clinical course - answerthe evolution of the disease; germs on a door handle to your
body
natural history - answerthe progression and outcome of a disease if there is no
treatment; HIV turns into AIDS
clinical manifestations - answer"signs and symptoms" history and physical findings
risk factor - answerconditions suspect to contributing to disease; family history, safe sex
primary prevention - answerprevent disease by removing risk factors; immunizations,
seat belts, helmets; TAKE THE RISK AWAY
secondary prevention - answerearly detection of disease often before there are
symptoms; screening tests, labs, checking BP
pathophysiology - answer study of altered health
pathogenesis - answer sequence of events which occur from the time of contact with an
etiologic agent until the disease appears;
acute- flu chronic- heart disease
etiology - answercauses of diseases; bacteria, trauma, viruses, poison, environmental
trigger etc.; can be non specific
morphology - answerfundamental structure of cells or tissues
epidemiology - answerstudy of diseases in population
diagnosis - answernature or cause of a health problem, take into account the clinical
manifestations, all the possibilities and how likely it is the person could have the disease
prognosis - answerlikely outcome and chance of recovery from a disease
morbidity - answereffects an illness has on a person's life; can the person walk after a
stroke?
mortality - answercause of death
clinical course - answerthe evolution of the disease; germs on a door handle to your
body
natural history - answerthe progression and outcome of a disease if there is no
treatment; HIV turns into AIDS
clinical manifestations - answer"signs and symptoms" history and physical findings
risk factor - answerconditions suspect to contributing to disease; family history, safe sex
primary prevention - answerprevent disease by removing risk factors; immunizations,
seat belts, helmets; TAKE THE RISK AWAY
secondary prevention - answerearly detection of disease often before there are
symptoms; screening tests, labs, checking BP
