Pathophysiology (PATHOPHYSIOLOGY)

AEMT Pathophysiology Pathophysiology - correct answer Study of the effects and progression of disease and injury. Body is trying to maintain homeostasis. Clinical Impression - correct answer Made from studying signs (tangible, objectively observable results) and symptoms (patients subjective sensations.) Mechanisms of Disease and Injury - correct answer Hypoxia, nutritional imbalance, physical trauma, infection, toxins, and environment. Hypoxic Cellular Injury - correct answer Any time...

AAPC, Pathophysiology, Chapter 1, Exam prepPathophysiology is a hard science with - correct answer much of the action occurring at the molecular level The reasoning behind why providers do what they do is called - correct answer medical decision making (MDM) E/M - correct answer Evaluation and Management E/M coding is - correct answer a classification built on component point systems: history, exam, MDM HCUP - correct answer Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project ARHQ - correct a...

Nursing Pathophysiology Exam 1 Pathophysiology - correct answer Study of the body's response to dysfunction Disease - correct answer Interruption, cessation or disorder of a body system Etiology - correct answer The cause of a disease Clinical manifestations - correct answer Symptoms and chief complaints Morphological changes - correct answer Structural changes that are a result of the disease process Etiological factors - correct answer Biologic agents, physical forces, chemica...

Paramedic Chapter 9 PathophysiologyThe study of the functioning of an organism in the presence of disease is called: A) biology. B) physiology. C) pathophysiology D)biochemistry - correct answer C Page: 335 The paramedic is in the BEST position to formulate an appropriate treatment plan for an ill patient if the paramedic: A) is able to identify the etiology of the patient's illness. B) obtains a complete list of all the patient's medications. C) performs a head-to-toe exam to detec...

Patho Exam 1 - UNMC NursingNociceptors - correct answer peripheral pain receptors - impulse starts Afferent Fibers - correct answer A-delta & C fibers (dull aching) Spinal Cord (dorsal horn/substantia Gelatinase) - correct answer region w/ substance P - descending efferent input from BRAIN modulate pain at the spinal cord Brain - correct answer for interpretation pain is the perception of nociceptive events - this means? - correct answer impulse must get to brain and be interpreted b...

Patho Exam 1What does the study of pathophysiology include? - correct answer etiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations, treatment implications An identified experience explained directly from the patient is? A) Sign B)Objective C)Symptom D)Subjective - correct answer C) Symptom What is the study of a diseases pattern or growth overtime? - correct answer Epidemiology What are the different levels of disease prevention associated with epidemiology? - correct answer Primary Se...

Pathophysiology - Chapter 5abcess - correct answer a localized pocket of infection or purulent (pus) exudate surrounded by inflammation adhesions - correct answer a band of fibrous scar tissue forming an abnormal connection between 2 surfaces or structures e.g. binding two loops of intestine together. angiogenesis - correct answer the development of new capillaries anorexia - correct answer loss of appetite chemical mediators - correct answer a chemical released in the body during an...

Pathophysiology - ParamedicComponents of a cell - correct answer Cell Membrane Cytoplasm Organelles - Nucleus Cell - Major functions - correct answer Movement Conductivity Metabolic absorption Secretion Excretion Respiration Reproduction Four tissue types - correct answer Connective tissue Nervous tissue Muscle tissue Epithelial tissue Muscle tissue example - correct answer Skeletal muscle - voluntary Cardiac muscle Smooth muscle - involuntary (intestines and surrou...

Pathophysiology - Pulmonary PathophysiologyCOPD - correct answer Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. COLD - correct answer Same as COPD. Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease. Symptoms of COPD - correct answer Cough, dyspnea, shortness of breath, reduced exercise tolerance, hypoxemia, reduced peak expiration flow rate. COPD characterized by: - correct answer Difficult expirations, air trapped in alveoli, slow empty of lungs. Primary cause of COPD - correct answer Cigarette Smoking. 2nd...

Pathophysiology: Acid Base Balanceacid base balance - correct answer The process of regulating the pH, bicarbonate concentration and partial pressure of carbon dioxide of body fluids pH - correct answer measure that represents the acidity or alkalinity of a solution acid - correct answer substance that releases H+ ions (the greater the H+ the more acidic and the lower the pH) base - correct answer substance that takes up H+ ions (the lower the H+ the more alkaline or basic and the highe...