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Pathology
Undergraduate 1
04/02/2012

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what effeect does obesity have on ones life?
Definition
shorten it.
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what are the general guidelines for a healthy lifestyle?
Definition

(20-25)BMI, Diet, Exercise adequite sleep

 

 

Term
what are the signs of inflammation?
Definition
redness, warm to touch, pain
Term
what is cachexia?
Definition
individual ill thin
Term
what is triage?
Definition
prioritizing of care assisting signs and simpsons
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what is the definition of congenital?
Definition
present in birth
Term
what would be included in treatment intervention?
Definition
medication and education modifation and nurtiton
Term
what factors are includes in the aging process?
Definition
stress, lifestyle , heredity diet and envirerment
Term
what is the color of blood in the veins?
Definition
dark red
Term
what is pleurisy/pleuritis?
Definition
is inflamation of the membrains covering the lungs
Term
what is the difference between hemothorax and a pneumthorax?
Definition

hemo is blood in the chest cavity

and pneu is air in the pluro cavity

Term
what the characteristic of a scar?
Definition
provides a bridge between the normal tissue that does not restore tissue function
Term
what are some of the common allergens?
Definition
pets, house dust, and grass
Term
Discribe an ulcer....
Definition
a crater like lesion
Term
 which of the following are fungal infection? Ringworm, candidiasis, or histoplasmosis
Definition
all of them are examples
Term
Which one of these classic causes of granuloma formation?
Definition
Tuberculosis
Term
what does metastasis mean?
Definition
spreeding of neoplasam into local or surrond tissue
Term
is ra
Definition
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