Pathophysiology

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Across
  1. 2. The investigation of structural alterations in cells, tissues, and organs, which can help identify the cause of a particular disease.
  2. 3. An abnormality of function
  3. 5. Diseases that are acquired as a result of being in a hospital Ex. c. diff
  4. 11. A period time when symptoms experienced are vague and non-specific prior to actual illness Ex. nausea, fatigue
  5. 13. When symptoms appear in a diminished manner or disappear
  6. 15. The expected outcome of a disease
  7. 16. Factors or events that causes pathologic event or disorder.
  8. 18. Gradual, very slow onset of disease manifestations symptoms -
  9. 19. A time during which no symptoms are apparent, but the disease is still present in the body.
  10. 20. Greek for “suffering”
  11. 24. Means relating to nature or natural functions
  12. 25. Greek for “discourse, system of formal study”
  13. 27. Unwanted outcomes of having a disease or the result of trauma such as paralysis resulting from a stroke or severe scarring resulting from a burn.
  14. 28. The cause of disease.
  15. 29. Diseases that occur because of medical treatment
  16. 30. A group of symptoms that occur together that are interrelated or a specific disease
  17. 31. Something that may be caused by infection, hereditary, gene-environment, interactions, alterations in immunity, malignancy, malnutrition, degeneration, or trauma.
  18. 32. Objective alterations that can be observed by others: Pulse, BP, temperature, WBCs or RBCs
  19. 33. Condition that develops more slowly and may last a very long time. These diseases have a cycle of remission and exacerbation
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  1. 1. The study of the underlying changes in body physiology – molecular, cellular and organ systems that result from disease or injury
  2. 4. Diseases that occur but have no identifiable cause
  3. 6. Onset of a disease in a person who is already coping with another existing disease – example: a person has undergone surgery, but develops a wound infection
  4. 7. The study of tracking patterns or disease occurrence and transmission among populations and by geographic areas.
  5. 8. Periods when the symptoms become worse or more severe.
  6. 9. Signs and symptoms or evidence of a disease
  7. 10. Number of new cases occurring in a specific time period
  8. 12. Factors that increase the probability that disease will occur. Age, gender, race, lifestyle, heredity, environment
  9. 14. The process associated with the development of disease
  10. 15. Number of existing cases in a population during a specific time frame.
  11. 17. Name or identification of a disease
  12. 21. The sudden appearance of signs and symptoms that are temporary.
  13. 22. Experienced throughout the body Ex. fever
  14. 23. Confined to a specific area – swelling/edema, redness due to a bee sting
  15. 26. Subjective experiences reported by a person – pain, nausea, numbness, tingling