It is the steps the body takes in response to injury or illness. Includes: inflammation, immune responses, neoplasia or a combination of these.

Clinical- Pertaining to the bedside or the clinic.

Founded on actual observation & treatment of patients

as distinguised.

Medicine- Founded on actual observation & treatment

of patients as distinguised. The art & science of the

diagnosis & treatment of disease + maintenance of health.

Treatment of dis. by non-surgical means.

Identification off a specific disease thru evaluation of signs & symptoms, lab tests or other tools. More than one factor used to verify a diagnosis.

Is the study of causes in a particular disease.

May be one or many causative factors.

Idiopathic- When a cause of disease is known.

Iatrogenic- When a treatment, a procedure or an

error may cause a disease.

Factors or conditions that render an individual vulnerable

to a disease or disorder.

Closely linked to etiology (causative factors) +

predisposing factors for a specific disease.

Development of the disease or the sequence of

events involved in the tissue changes related to

specific disease processes.

May be:

• Sudden + obvious
• Acute
• Insidious- gradual progression w/ only vague or mild signs e.g. hepatitis

Short-term illness that develops very

quickly w/ marked signs such as high

fever or severe pain eg. Acute apendicitis.

Milder conditions developong rapidly but persisting

for a long time & usually cause permanent damage.

Where pathogenic changes occur but no

obvious manifestations exhibited by the patient,

perhaps because of the great capacity of some organs.