Allostatic overload - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Pathophysiology - Correct answer-The study of abnormalities in physiologic functioning of living beings Etiology - Correct answer-The study of the causes and origins of disease Pathogenesis - Correct answer-Development or evolution of a disease Allostasis - Correct answer-Ability to achieve stability through change Allostatic load - Correct answer-The long-term negative impact of the stress response on the body Allostatic overload - Correct answer-Over activation of adaptive systems -High...

Etiology - Answer- The study of the causes, reasons and causal factors that provoke a disease Idiopathic - Answer- Cause is unknown Latrogenic - Answer- caused by unintended or unwanted medical treatment Risk Factor - Answer- a factor that may increase the likelihood of disease Pathogenesis - Answer- Evolution of disease from initial stimulus to ultimate expression of the manifestation of disease Subjective manifestations - Answer- personal feelings of abnormalities in the body ...

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY (PATHO) 370 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2023 COMPLETE FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE Stress - 3 stages of Selye’s General Adaptation Syndrome Alarm-fight or flight response due to stressful stimulus Resistance – Allostasis Exhaustion- allostatic overload/disease - role of hypothalamus and function of corticotropin releasing hormone Hypothalamus senses stressor and release corticotropin releasing hormone which then causes the adrenal medulla to release catecholamines (epinephrine ...

Pathophysiology (WCU w- Song) FINAL Exam Questions and Answers Etiology -Answer-The study of the causes or reasons for phenomena Pathogenesis -Answer-development or evolution of a disease idiopathic -Answer-unknown cause of disease Examples of idiopathic disease -Answer-Primary/essential hypertension or gene mutation Iatrogenic -Answer-Cause is the result of an unintended or unwanted medical treatment (medication, medical procedures, or surgery) Examples of Iatrogenic disease -Answer-Diu...

Latent period Time between exposure of tissue to injurious agent and first appearance of signs and/or symptoms Latent period also refers to a period during an illness when signs/symptoms temporarily become mild or silent or disappear Remission decrease in severity, signs, or symptoms; may indicate disease is cured Prodromal period time during which first signs and/or symptoms appear indicating onset of disease Subclinical stage patient functions normally; diseas...

Pathophysiology (WCU w- Song) FINAL Exam Questions and Answers Etiology -Answer-The study of the causes or reasons for phenomena Pathogenesis -Answer-development or evolution of a disease idiopathic -Answer-unknown cause of disease Examples of idiopathic disease -Answer-Primary/essential hypertension or gene mutation Iatrogenic -Answer-Cause is the result of an unintended or unwanted medical treatment (medication, medical procedures, or surgery) Examples of Iatrogenic disease -Answer-Diu...

PATHO 370 MIDTERM STUDY GUIDE COMPLETE 2023. Cytology- the branch of biology surrounding the structure of plant and animal cells Detrimental- tending to cause harm Disseminate- spread widely Diagnosis- the identification of the nature of an illness by examination of symptoms Endemic- a disease or condition regularly found among a particular people in a certain area Epidemic- a disease is disseminated to many individuals at the same time Epidemiology- the study and analysis of the distribut...

Pathophysiology (WCU w/ Song) FINAL 2024 Etiology The study of the causes or reasons for phenomena Pathogenesis idiopathic development or evolution of a disease unknown cause of disease Examples of idiopathic disease Iatrogenic Primary/essential hypertension or gene mutation Cause is the result of an unintended or unwanted medical treatment (medication, medical procedures, or surgery) Examples of Iatrogenic disease hypokalemia Risk factors Diuretics and dialy...

Question 1 2.5 / 2.5 pts Researchers have found that children may be most vulnerable to the affects of trauma at times when their brains are undergoing critical periods of formation and development. This finding is most consistent with which domain of development?  social/cognitive  physiologial  cognitive/behavioral  hormonal Question 2 2.5 / 2.5 pts The fact that individuals are more prone to a physical illness following a traumatic event may be due to allostatic overlo...

Advanced Pathophysiology: Exam 1 Questions And Answers 2023 Risk - ANS Factor that when present increases the chance of disease Not stressors, but conditions or situations that increase the likelihood of encountering a stressor Prevalence - ANS A measure of disease that allows us to determine a person's likelihood of having a disease. Therefore, the number of prevalent cases is the total number of cases of disease existing in a population. A prevalence rate is the total number of ca...