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Pathophysiology Midterm 2015 #1
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Undergraduate 1
12/11/2015

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congenital
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Present at birth
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oncology
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Study of cancer
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malignant
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usually deadly
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encapsulated
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enclosed in a capsule
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metastatic
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moving from site of origin
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total parenteral nutrition
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providing total nutrition needed by giving nutritive liquid through the venous route
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enteral
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nutrition through the small intestine route
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degeneration
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cellular death
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ischemic
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hypoxia caused by decreased blood flow
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infarct
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area of dead cells commonly due to obstruction of arteries
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syndrome
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An example is Downs
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pathogen
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An example is bacteria
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etiology
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cause
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idiopathic
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unknown cause
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iatrogenic
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problem that arose is related to the prescribed treatment
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nosocomial
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disease acquired from hospital environment
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predisposing
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risk factor
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prevalent
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occurs more frequently
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homeostasis
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state of sameness that the body strives to maintain
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prognosis
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outcome of disease
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signs of inflammation
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pain, swelling, redness
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trauma
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mental or physical injury
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malaise
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general ill feeling
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microorganisms that usually cause abscesses
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Staphylococcus and Streptococcus
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causes throat condition, rheumatic fever and scarlet fever
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Streptococcus
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Leading cause of death in world
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infection
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septicemia
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blood poisoning
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fungal infections
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thrush, ringworm, histoplasmosis
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staging of cancer
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Degree of spread
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viruses associated with ovarian cancer
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Herpes simplex and Human papilloma virus
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prophylactic
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measure taken to prevent disease
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pyogenic
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pus forming
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examples of bacterial infections
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Salmonella, Shigella and Streptococcus
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biopsy
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Most definitive test for cancer
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cancer screening tests
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Pap smear, mammograms, monthly self-breast exams
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Treatments for cancer
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chemotherapy, radiation, surgery
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most common type of infection
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respiratory
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