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12 Cards in this Set
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Pathology |
the science of the cause and effect of disease |
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Etiology |
Cause/ mechanism of development (how it happened) |
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Pathogenesis |
Mechanism of change (how it changes patient) |
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Morphology |
Actual change/ structural alteration of the cell (what you can see) |
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symptomology |
Clinical manifestation/ consequences of change (what patient tells you about) |
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Pathological Intervention |
-Prevention -Mediation -Compensation -Adaption |
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Impairment |
loss/abnormality of psychological, physiological, or anatomical structure/ function |
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Disability |
Any restriction/lack ability to perform every day activities due to impairment |
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Acute |
short term, sudden onset, usually intense |
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Chronic |
Long term, slow onset, not usually intense |
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Exacerbation |
Resurgence of a chronic, dormant condition |
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Remission |
A chronic condition that is asymptomatic or dormant but not gone |
