Patho Intro Definitions

a pathological condition of the body tha presents a group of clinical signs symptoms and laboratory findings unique to it tat make it a separate entity

cause of disease

bacteria, viruses, micro organisms,

Transmitted by genes

before, during, or soon after birth (fetal alcohol)

Traced to air, radiation, chemicals

Decreased intake, wrong unhealthy food, unable to process food

Decrease immuse system (MS)

unknown cause

objective, observable

perception of the patient

s/s worsen in severisty or recur

S/S subside or disappear Chronic Diseases

caused by health care intervention

Sudden onset, short term condition

insidious onset, long term, often progressive

predicted outcome, course of disease (how long will they live)

Predicted level of funcion at discharge from therapy

Pathological changes have occurred without S/S

infectious organism present but no s/s (Bacteria, virus)

Non-specific signs such as fatigue, malaise

a condition or factor that triggers an exacerbation or acute episode of a disease

additional problems tat arise after the original disease

disease rate within a group

relative 3 of deaths from a particular disease

on in which there is an abnormal structure of cells tissue or organs

Abnormal function of normal looking tissue

decrease in size of cell

increase in size of cells

Increase in number of cells

• one mature cell type is replaced with another cell type
• lack of vitamin A or smoking

• Cells vary in size and shape- random
• Chronic infection precancerous cancer

loss of cellular differentiation and function characteristic of most malignancies

Mean "new growth" commonly called a tumor

cellular swelling accumulation of lipid inside cell

a group of cell die

dead cells reulting from lack of O2

an area of necrotic tissue invaded by bacteria