Pathophysiology Exam 1_part 1 (intro)

These flashcards are for the first exam for Pathophysiology at WCU, taught by Professor Greenamyer. Many of the answers are very wordy as to help remember extra bits of (probably important) information.

Not all the information for the exam is here, be aware.

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Hyper--
In excess of
Hypo--
Not enough of
--itis
Inflammation
--osis
Abnormal condition
--opathy
Diseased
Idiopathic
Unknown cause
Iatrogenic
Diseased introduced through a doctor or through medicine/therapy/etc. prescribed by so
Nosocomial
Disease introduced through the health care system
Disease
Set of symptoms lead back to a single cause
Syndrome
Multiple possible things going wrong, any of which that could cause a set of signs and symptoms
Normalcy
Refers to the range of accepted values for the average person
Etiology
Causes or reason for a disease (could be from virus/bacteria, occupation, age, sex, nutritional status, or genetics)
Classifications of diseases
Inherited, congenital, toxic, infectious, traumatic, degenerative, neoplastic, metabolic (*remember that classifications often overlap)
Inherited disease
Parent(s) passed it down genetically
Congenital disease
Person born with it, but not necessarily passed down from parents (something happened in utero)