Exam 1: Introduction to Disease

A significant disturbance in the homeostasis of the body leads to disease.

Inflammatory, autoimmune, and allergic diseases are the result of abnormal immune function.

A disease that will end in death is called a _____ disease.

An _____ reads the heart's electrical impulses.

Health depends on the body maintaining _____, relatively stable internal conditions under fluctuating environmental conditions.

Disease caused by an abnormality in an individual's genes or chromosomes.

An example of a _____ is rheumatic fever causing permanent damage to the heart.

A relapse describes the return of a disease weeks or months after its apparent cure.

An example of a _____ is a person confined to bed with a serious fracture developing pneumonia due to inactivity.

_____ is the process of identifying a disease or disorder.

Congenital diseases can be acquired through heredity or acquired during development in the uterus.

If the cause of a disease is not known, it is said to be _____.

Examples of _____ diseases include heart disease, cancer, stroke, diabetes, and arthritis.

_____ analyzes the interaction of low-frequency sound waves with tissues to create moving images of internal organs.

_____ is the study of disease, especially the structural and functional changes associated with disease.

The study of disease includes study of its causes, mechanisms, signs and symptoms, treatments, and prevention.

The prognosis may state the chances for complete recovery, predict the permanent loss of function, or give probability of survival.

More than 75% of U.S.healthcare dollars go to treatment of _____ diseases instead of prevention, even though prevention would yield a significant reduction in healthcare costs.

The goal of _____ treatment is to provide comfort and relieve pain.

A period of _____ occurs when signs and symptoms grow more severe.