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ECPI Patho Exam 1Adaption - answer concept of survival
Biological Signs of life other than adaptation - answer♣ Complex organism
♣ Growth and development
♣ Reproduction
♣ Use energy - metabolism
♣ Exhibit evolution in cellular structure
♣ Respond to stimuli (in higher order living things, maintain homeostasis)
♣ Movement, motion, dynamic
Pathophysiology - answer study of functional or physical changes in the body that result
from disease processes or injury
Homeostasis - answerThe relative consistency of the body's internal processes.
Health - answerDynamic State of physical, mental, and social well-being
Disease - answer♣ Deviation from the normal state of homeostasis
♣ Range of "normal" limits
Full cycle of health includes: - answerprevention, treatment, maintenance
Domains of Health - answerSpiritual, Physical, Social, Emotional, Intellectual,
Environmental, Financial.
Gross Level - answerOrgan level (heart, brain)
Microscopic Level - answerCellular Level (diabetes, arthritis, cancer, asthma, eyesight)
Biopsy - answerExcision of small amounts of living tissue
Autopsy - answerExamination of organs and tissues after death
Diagnosis - answerIdentification of a specific disease
Etiology - answerCausative Factors of a particular disease
Pathogenesis - answerMechanism of Development of a particular disease
, Predisposing Factors - answerTendencies that promote development of a disease in
individuals
Medical Care - answerThe diagnosis and treatment of a disease or injury
Nursing Care - answerthe process of assessment, diagnosis, plan, treatment, and
evaluation that essentially optimizes how others respond to illness and injury
Acute Disease - answerDevelops quickly, marked signs. (ex earache, broken arm, dore
throat, appendicitis
Chronic Disease - answerDevelops gradually (ex COPD, sickle cell).
Subclinical - answerPathologic changes occur, but no obvious manifestations are made
by the patient. Often detected by accident such as a screening (ex Kidney
Damage/Disease)
Latent State - answerInactive infection, includes incubation of the disease. (ex Influenza
but no symptoms).
Prodromal State - answerVague, nonspecific symptoms, but patient recognizes a
change in the body
Manifestations - answerSigns and symptoms of a disease
Syndrome - answerCollection of signs and symptoms, and often affects more than one
organ.
Convalescence - answerPeriod of recovery and return to healthy state
Prognosis - answerprobability of recovering or for other outcomes
Rehabilitation - answerMaximizing function of diseased tissues
Epidemiology - answerScience of identifying causative factors of a disease, and
tracking pattern of occurrence
Morbidity - answerFunctional impairment that a disease causes in a population
Mortality - answernumber of deaths from a particular disease in a population
Epidemic - answerHigher number of expected cases of an infectious disease occur in a
population. (ex. city, town)
Pandemic - answerhigher number of cases in many parts of the globe. (ex. US, Africa)
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