NURS 116 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Etiology, Iatrogenesis, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
9 Jan 2019
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Learning objectives: define pathophysiology, explain how the knowledge of etiology and pathogenesis are used to predict clinical, manifestations of disease, describe the disease process under the topics of etiology, pathophysiology, pathogenesis, clinical manifestations and prognosis. 6: describe the kinds of information about disease that can be gained through an. Identify the general factors affecting the expression of disease in a particular person. understanding: of the concepts of epidemiology, describe the patterns of disease in populations and the levels of prevention. Pathophysiology: concepts of altered health states by hannon & porth, 2nd canadian edition. Effects of these changes on total body fxn. Mechanisms of the underlying disease to provide background for prevention and therapeutic intervention. If we don"t know the etiology, we look at risk factors. Evolution of a disease from the initial stimulus to ultimate expression of disease manifestations **pq definition of pathogenesis. Study of how the disease develops and progresses from beginning to disease.
