front 1 Anatomy | back 1 the study of the internal and external structures of plants, animals, or the human body |
front 2 Microscopic Anatomy | back 2 the study of structures that can be seen and examined only with magnification aids, such as a microscope Examples: Study of cellular structures and tissue samples |
front 3 Macroscopic Anatomy | back 3 the study of the structures invisible to the naked eye Example: viewing an x-ray |
front 4 Physiology | back 4 Focuses on the functions and processes of the various structures |
front 5 Disease | back 5 condition in which the body fails to function normally |
front 6 Signs | back 6 more definitive (objective) measurable, obvious indicators of an illness |
front 7 Vital Signs | back 7 common, measurable indicators that help asses the health of our patients |
front 8 Normal Heart Rate for an adult | back 8 60-100 BPM |
front 9 Normal Heart Rate for a child | back 9 70-120 BPM |
front 10 Normal Heart Rate for a Newborn | back 10 90-170 BPM |
front 11 Symptoms | back 11 subjective, based on the individuals perception and therefor more difficult to measure |
front 12 Diagnosis | back 12 an identification of a disease determined by studying the patients signs, symptoms, history, and results of diagnostic tests |
front 13 Chief Complaint/concern (CC) | back 13 what brought the patient in to seek medical help |
front 14 etiology | back 14 cause of the disease |
front 15 Chronic Condition | back 15 Anything lasting longer than 6 months |
front 16 Acute conditions | back 16 rapid onset of signs and symptoms |
front 17 Remission | back 17 when the signs and symptoms of a chronic disease disappear |
front 18 Relapses | back 18 recurrences of the signs and symptoms of disease |
front 19 exacerbation | back 19 if the signs and symptoms acutely flare up |
front 20 Mortality | back 20 the measure of the number of deaths attributed to specific disease in a given population over a period of time |
front 21 Morbidity | back 21 the measure of the disabilities and extent of problems caused by a disease |
front 22 Endemic | back 22 if a disease is continually present within a specific population or region |
front 23 Epidemic | back 23 disease occurs suddenly in large numbers over a specific region |
front 24 Pandemic | back 24 the disease spreads country or worldwide |
front 25 Prognosis | back 25 prediction of the outcome of a disease |
front 26 Homeostasis | back 26 the physiological process in which your body monitors and maintains a stable internal environment or equilibrium |
front 27 Negative Feedback Loop | back 27 what makes adjustments to maintain homeostasis |
front 28 Positive Feedback | back 28 increase the magnitude of a change |