NUR 2063 Pathophysiology Exam 2

NUR 2063 Pathophysiology Exam 2
1. Pathophysiology
The study of how normal physiologic processes are affected by disease.
2. genetic disease
Due to abnormalities in genetic makeup
3. Developmental Disease
Diseases occurring during embryonic of fetal develop- ment
4. Inflammatory Disease
Trigger the inflamm
5. Degenerative Disease
Causes part of the body to degenerate EX
Arthritis
6. Metabolic Disease
affects the metabolism EX
Diabetes Mellitus
7. Neoplastic Disease
Due to uncontrollable cellular growth; leads to benign and malignant TUMOR growth