Pathology

4. differentiates into the deep layer of skin (dermis), bone, skeletal muscle, blood vessels, smooth muscle
6. type of test: the normal range of ALT/AST when testing Liver function
8. ability of a test to be negative in the absence of the disease
11. ability of a test to be positive in the presence of disease
15. the number of people with a certain disease at a given moment
18. a discipline of medicine that studies the broad behavior of disease in large populations
19. the number of new cases of a particular disease that appear in a year
20. objective data: observations by an examiner, lab data, imaging studies, electrocardiogram etc
21. process of healing the injury by regenerating new cells to replace dead ones

1. immunity; system that interacts with invading nonself material, learns its characteristics, manufactures highly specific response to fight that invader
2. the test is positive and the patient actually has the disease
3. when a test incorrectly indicates that disease is absent
5. the number of people dying from a particular disease in a particular period of time
6. type of test: a patient is coughing up blood (hemoptysis), you order a chest xray
7. differentiates into the internal lining (mucosa) of the intestinal and respiratory tracts and into the liver and pancreas
9. differentiates into hair, nails, and epidermis; into brain and nerves
10. complaints reported by the patient or by someone else on behalf of the patient
12. the body’s composite cellular reaction to injury; limits damage, initiates healing
13. test is positive but the patient does not have the disease
14. immunity; present from birth; defense capabilities have evolved ability to attack any nonself substance
16. the number of people with an illness or complication of an illness and can be stated as either incidence or prevalence
17. A distinctive collection of symptoms, signs, and data