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Gould's Pathophysiology Chapter 1 Complete Guide
Gould's Pathophysiology Chapter 1 Complete Guide
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Gould's Pathophysiology Chapter 11. Pathophysiology: the study of functional or physiologic changes in
the body that result from disease processes.
2. Pathology: the laboratory study of cell and tissue changes
associated with disease.
3. Homeostasis: the maintenance of a relatively stable internal
environment re- gardless of external changes.
4. diagnosis: identification of a specific disease through evaluation of
signs and symptoms laboratory tests or other tools. More than one
factor is usually required to verify a diagnosis.
5. etiology: concerns the causative factors in a particular disease.
there may be one or several causative factors.
6. idiopathic: when the cause of a disease is unknown.
7. iatrogenic: a treatment, a procedure, or an error may cause a disease
8. predisposing factors: Encompass the tendencies that promote
development of a disease in an individual.
9. prophylaxis: designed to preserve health (as of an individual or
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, society) and prevent the spread of disease. Prophylactic treatment for
myocardial infarction for high-risk patients is a baby aspirin daily.
10.prevention: closely linked to etiology and predisposing factors for a
specific disease. Preventive measures include vaccinations, dietary or
lifestyle modifica- tions, removal of harmful materials in the
environment, and cessation of potentially harmful activities such as
smoking.
11.pathogenesis: development of the disease or the sequence of events
involved in the tissue changes related to the specific disease process.
12.acute: onset of a disease that is sudden and obvious. short term
illness that develops quickly
13.insidious: onset of a disease that is gradual and progression with
only vague or very mild signs.
14.chronic: often a milder condition developing gradually but it persist
for a long time and usually causes more permanent tissue damage.
15.subclinical state: exist in some conditions in which pathologic
changes occur, but no obvious manifestations are exhibited by the
patient, perhaps because of the great Reserve capacity of some
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