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Define Pathophysiology

The study of changes in cells and tissues resulting from injury or disease, and physiology, the Mechanisms of human body function.

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Define PATHOGENESIS

A term that means the beginning of diseases

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Etiology

Precise/accurate cause of disease

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Clinical manifestations

The presenting signs and symptoms of the disease

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What does it mean prognosis

The forecast or prediction of how the individual will progress through the disease process

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What does treatment of the diseases is dependent upon?

Depends upon the etiology a clinical manifestation. Treatment. Is elimination for reducing the cause of the disease.

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Acute manifestation or acute disease diseases

To begin abruptly and last a few days to a few months

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Anatomy

The study of body structures

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asymptomatic

That is the person does not have any noticeable symptoms, even though diagnosis test may indicate that the disease is present

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Chronic

Disease have magically onset and generally last longer than six months

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Clinical manifestation

Are presenting signs and symptoms of the disease

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Concept

That is what a body part do depend on its form

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endemic

a disease, condition, or species that is consistently present

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Epidemic

A dramatic increase in disease incident in a population is called

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epidemiology

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exacerbations

A sudden or the flaring/increase of symptoms

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Homeostasis

dynamic balance in the body which is marked by the appropriate and effective to keep the body in steady and safe.

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iatrogenic

A Disease that acure during medical treatment.

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Idiopathic

This mean When there is no known etiology the disease is considered idiopathic

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insidious

Gradual onset and generally last more than six months

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Morbidity

A negative outcome with disease complication that impact the quality of life

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Nosocomial diseases

A disease result from exposure to infection in the healthcare environment

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Pathogenesis

A term that mean, disease beginning

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Pathology

The study of changes in cell and tissue as a result of injury or disease and physiology

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Pathophysiology

The study of mechanism of Disease

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Precipitating factors


Our triggers that promote the onset of clinical manifestation

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Prevalence

Is the number or percentage of a population living with a particular disease at a given time?

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Remission

is a state or period during which the signs and symptoms of a serious disease

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Subacute

Is a term used to describe disease diseases that fall somewhere between acute and chronic And duration and severity

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Symptoms

Clinical manifestation science presenting

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Syndromes

A recognizable cluster of clinical manifestation can be diagnosed

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Systemic manifestation

Present throughout the body and are not confined to one area.