HLTH 335 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Physical Examination, Medical History
2 Oct 2018
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Human diseases - hlth 335 - exam 1 review. Homeostasis = when all cells, tissues, organs and systems work together to successfully maintain equilibrium. We are never at a complete state of homeostasis considered abnormal. Disease = any state of disequilibrium; a change in function or structure that is. Pathology = study of disease in general. Pathologist = a physician who studies & interprets changes caused by disease. Signs = objective evidence of disease observed on physical examination, such as abnormal pulse or respiratory rate, fever, sweating and pallor. Symptoms = subjective indications or disease reported by the patient, such as pain, dizziness and itching. Syndrome = when certain sets of signs and symptoms occur concurrently and suggest the presence of disease. Disorder = a functional abnormality not necessarily linked to a specific cause or. As more research is done, it is possible for a disorder to become a disease physical abnormality when causes are discovered.
