Predisposing Factors to Disease - correct answer ✔✔1) Heredity
2) Age
3) Gender
4) External Environment
5) Lifestyle
Hereditary Diseases - correct answer ✔✔-Monogenic
-Autosomal Recessive/ Dominant
-X or Sex-Linked
Inflammation - correct answer ✔✔Bodies immunologic response to tissue damage
Infection - correct answer ✔✔Invasion and multiplication of pathogenic microorganisms
Trauma - correct answer ✔✔-An injury or wound caused by external force or violence to the head, chest,
abdominopelvic region, neck/spine, or extremities
-Leading cause of death in u.s. for people under 35
-5th leading cause of death in the u.s. for all ages
Neoplasia - correct answer ✔✔A new and abnormal formation of tissue, often called a tumor
Benign - correct answer ✔✔Tumor that does not spread
Malignant - correct answer ✔✔Tumor (cancer) that spreads to other cells, tissues, and body parts
, Nosocomial - correct answer ✔✔Disease acquired in hospital or healthcare facility
Iatrogenic - correct answer ✔✔Disease acquired due to an error made by healthcare provider
Idiopathic - correct answer ✔✔Unknown cause of disease
Sequela - correct answer ✔✔Result of a prior disease or injury
Hippocrates - correct answer ✔✔Father of western medicine (400-460 BC)
Integrative Medicine - correct answer ✔✔Blends conventional and nonconventional therapies
Alternative Medicine - correct answer ✔✔Unconventional medicine
Examples of Alternative Medicine - correct answer ✔✔-Ayurveda
-Traditional Chinese Medicine
-Acupuncture
-Homeopathy
-Naturopathy
-Bioenergetic Therapies
-Diet & Nutrition
-Herbal Medicine
-Manual Healing: Osteopathy, Chiropractic Massage
-Mind-Body Medicine
Types of Pain - correct answer ✔✔-Acute
-Chronic: Nociceptive, Neuropathic
-Angina
-Breakthrough
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