NURS 807 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
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NURS 807 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
define pathology
study of the structural and functional changes in cells, tissues and organs of the body that cause or are caused by disease
define physiology
study of the functions of the human body
define ...
neoplasia ex) cancer, history of cancer, multifactorial, treatment could lead to secondary
cancer
general risk factors
extremes of age
gender
genetic disposition
stress
, lifestyle and personal habits
occupation pre-existing illness
environmental exposure
pathogenesis
origin or development of the disease / why a disease starts
sequence of events leading to the expression of disease
structural abnormalities in pathogenesis
exogenous: external, outside of body
endogenous: internal, ex) appendix
functional abnormalities in pathogenesis
no identifiable cellular change that results in tissue abnormalities ex) appendix is
functional issue
manifestation
to present or show itself
signs and symptoms
signs: objective findings gathered during an assessment
symptoms: subjective findings gathered during the H&P
diagnosis and classification types
acute
disease of sudden onset which runs a severe but short course
subacute
intermediate nature : related to acute
chronic
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