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Patho
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Term | Definition |
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pathophysiology | |
pathology | |
pathogenesis | |
etiology(etiologic factors) | |
idiopathic | |
iatrogenic | |
nosocomial | |
Morbidity mortality | |
disease | |
syndrome | |
Congenital Disorder | |
Acquired Disorder | |
acute disease subacute disease clinical disease | |
preclinical stage of a disease prodromal period latent period | |
Insidious presentation of disease | |
Carrier status remission exacerbation complication | |
sequelae | ` |
What are special needs of premature infant? | resp. distress/apnea/bronchopulmonary dysplasia intraventricular hemorrhage necrotizing enterocolitis inf/sepsis dev delays |
Health probs for infants | nutrition issues irritable infant syndrome or colic failure to thrive SIDS infectionous disease |
Health risks of early childhood | injuries inf. dis. maltreatment |
Middle Childhood | resp inf. accidents dental caries bacteria/fungi inf acute/chronic prob |
adolescence | unintentional injuries intentional injuries: homicide, suicide sex activity: STDs substance abuse |
Subgroups of Elderly Young-old Middle old old old | yo: 65-74 mo: 75-84 oo: 85+ |
skin changes in elderly | wrinkled/dry, decr elasticity, strength thickness decr 20% slow healing, vascular fragility |
skeletal changes in elderly | decr bone mass weakness in head of femur, radium, vertebrae joint degenerationL osteoarthritis |
resp changes | decr O2 consumption, elastic recoil of lung incr calcification of chest wall decr alveolar structure so decr surface are for gas exhange |
nuero changes | decr wt of brain, neurons in brain/cord, synaptic connections |
visual hearing taste/smell | v: acuity/color decr h: loss, cerumen impaction t: decr |
GI changes | tooth loss decr gastric acid secretion atrophic gastritis decr intrinsic factor incr diverticula of colon |
renal changes in elderly | decr reserve capacity, kidney mass, total renal blood flow, tubular fx * Decr creatinine is not sign of renal disease* |