Pathology Final

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Signs

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Objective

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Symptoms

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Subjective

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Epidemiology

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Frequency & distribution of disease. (How it spreads)

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Etiology

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Study of cause of disease

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Prognosis

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Expected outcome of disease

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Prognosis

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Expected outcome of disease

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Hyperplasia

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Increased # of cells

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Atrophy

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Decrease size of cell

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Hypertrophy

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Increase size of cell

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Metaplasia

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A reversible change of one adult cell-type for another.

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Dysplasia

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Irreversible change of cells size, shape, or organization.

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Regeneration

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Restoration of lost or damaged tissues

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Fibrosis

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When an injury cannot be repaired by regeneration.

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Edema Imbalance

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Hydrostatic & oncotic pressures

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Thrombosis

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Blood Clot in an intact vessel

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Embolus

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Blood clots that travel

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Antigen

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Any substance that is introduced/ injected into the body.

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Antibody

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Plasma Cells

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Hypersensitivity

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Exaggerated or inappropriate immune response

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Autoimmune

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Breakdown of self-tolerance.

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Hypersensitivity

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Exaggerated or inappropriate immune response

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Autoimmune

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Breakdown of self-tolerance.

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Metastasis

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Secondary Tumor develops at a site distant and separate from original tumor.

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Anorexia

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Not enough calories

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Bulimia

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Binge & purge

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Obesity

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When energy exceeds, too many calories

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Tinea corporis

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Fungal, ring-worm

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Psoriasis

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Rapid Epidermal Hyperplasia (rash beefy-red)

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Psoriasis

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Rapid Epidermal Hyperplasia (rash beefy-red)

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Ultraviolet light

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Cutaneous cancer (skin)

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Osteoporosis

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Reduction in bone mass

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Stress Fracture

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Repetitive unaccustomed use.

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Osteoarthritis

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Noninflammatory degeneration of articular cartilage.

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Chondromalacia

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Affects patellar cartilage in young people.

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Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Inflammatory disease. "Rumors Inflame me"

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Scoliosis

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Lateral curvature in spine

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Kyphosis

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Exaggerated thoracic curve.

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Lordosis

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Exaggerated cervical/ lumbar curve.

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Characteristics of ICP

(Increased Intracranial Pressure)

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Headaches and Vomiting

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Cerebrovascular accidents

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Interruption and oxygen to brain

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Epidural Hematoma

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Compressing + Flattening of brain.

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Paraplegia

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loss of sensory motor fuction in lower extremities

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Quadriplegia

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Loss of sensory moter function in both upper and lower extremities.

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Astrocytomas

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Aggressive tumor

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Meningiomas

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Benign, encapsuled, neoplasm

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Alzheimer's Disease

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50+ years old, dementia

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Parkinsonism

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Disability of motor function, rigidity, gait disturbances, and a slowing of vouluntary movements.

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Migraine Headaches

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Hallucinations/ nausea

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Tension Headaches

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Tight scalp/ neck muscles

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Cluster Headaches

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Tearing of eyes, same time, everyday

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Grave's Disease

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Protrusion of ojos

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Diabetes Mellitus

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Chronic Metaolic Disorder secondary to body's decrease secretion or sensitivity to insulin

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Type I Diabetes

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Early in life, Insulin Dependent

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Type II Diabetes

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Obesity, non insulin dependent.

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Artherosclerosis

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Disease of arteries of development of plaque. (Hardening)

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Hypertension

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Cardiac output + Total peripheral resistance.

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Aneurysms

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Abornally dilated artery

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Congestive Heart failure

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Injury, adaptation, fails

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Angina Pectoris

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Intermittant chest pain

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Chronic Bronchitis

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Chronic cough with no cause; 3 months to 2 years.

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Emphysema

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Enlargement of air spaces distal to terminal bronchioles

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Asthma

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Episodic, reversible, bronchospasm.

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Intussusception

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Telescoping of bowel into self. (Inception)

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Volvulus

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"Twistststs" of bowel.

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Adhesions

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Arise from scar tissue caused by past injuries, surgeries, kinking, or compressing.

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Hernias

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Loops of small bowel passing through unintended openings.

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Cirrhosis

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Progressive fibrosis that ultimately destroys entire architecture of liver.

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UTI (Urinary Tract Infection)

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"E-Coli" Urinary tract infected with fecal matter.

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Pyelonephritis

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Effected kidney enlargers with areas of inflammation and abcess "E-Coli"

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Endometriosis

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Endometrial tissue at site other than the lining of uterine cavity. Appears as cysts with areas of new and old hemorrhaging. (No ab massage)

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Pathogen

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Any disease producing microorganism.

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Hemostasis

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Blood clot in a damaged tissue.

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Angiogenesis

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The growth of a new vessel.

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Nonspecific Resistance

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The first line of defense against a wide range of threatening factors.

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Oncogene

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A gene that acts to convert normal cells to cancer cells.

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What is not a characteristic of malignant neoplasm?

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No metastasis.

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Cellular Immunity

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Type of immunity where T-cells kill infectious agents directly.

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Virus

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Depend on host for replication.

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Incubation

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The time between organism transmission to the development symptoms in the host.

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Bacteria

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Infectious agent that multiplies by binary fission.

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Pathogenicity

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The ability of the infectious agent to establish itself in a host and cause disease.

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Synergists

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Drugs that enhance a specific cell function.

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Impetigo

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Common bacterial infection of the epidermis.

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Scabies

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Mites

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Cellulitis

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Rapidly spreading acute inflammation of subcutaneous tissue.

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Small pox

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A disease caused by the variola virus

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Myasthenia Gravis (Gravity)

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An acquired autoimmune disease characterized by abnormal fatigability of skeletal muscle.

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Paget's Disease

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Pathology of bone formation characterized by thickening and disorganization of bone architecture.

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Pathologic

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A fracture that is the result of a disease process that weakens the bone

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Spina Bifida

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Defective closure of neural tube

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Cerebral Palsy

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Motor disorder acquired in utero, during the birth process, or soon after birth.

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Seizure

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A disorder characterized by abmornal electrical discharges into brain.

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Hydrocephalus

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An accumulation of excess CSF in ventricular system of brain.

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Subdural Hematoma

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A traumatic brain injury with a disruption of bridging veins BETWEEN the cortex and the dural venous sinuses, most likely when cerebral atrophy is present.

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Cerebrovascular accident

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An interruption in the delivery of oxygen to the brain. (Stroke)