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Intro Lecture
Patho Final
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Pathology
Post-Graduate
10/28/2012

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Term
Acute illness
Definition
rapid onset, short duration
-has nothing to do with severity
Term
Chronic illness
Definition
permanent disability/impairment
residual cognitive or physical disability
long term management necessary
Term
incidence
Definition
new cases of a condition developing over a specific period of time in a measured population
used to determine risk
- # of cases/year
Term
prevalence
Definition
measures ALL cases (new and old) of a condition at a given moment in time
- proportion of a total population (3.8/2,000)
Term
Obesity complications
Definition
back pain - no relationship established!!
joint pain - no relationship!!!
Surgery - no relationship between obesity and perioperative complications!!!!
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