1. Lecture Notes
Classroom Activity to Accompany
Diseases of the Human Body
Fifth Edition
Carol D. Tamparo Marcia A. Lewis
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The Disease Process
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All interest in disease and death
is only another expression of
interest
in life.
—Thomas Mann
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The Disease Process
• Predisposing factors
• Heredity
• Age
• Gender
• Environment
• Lifestyle
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The Disease Process
• Hereditary diseases
• Monogenic disorders
• Autosomal dominant
• Autosomal recessive
• X- or sex-linked
• Chromosomal
• Multifactorial
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The Disease Process
• Inflammation
• Body’s immunologic response to tissue
damage
• Infection
• Invasion and multiplication of pathogenic
microorganisms
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The Disease Process
• Microorganisms
• Fungi
• Rickettsiae
• Protozoa
• Viruses
• Bacteria
• Parasites
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The Disease Process
• Trauma: an injury or wound caused by
external force or violence to the
• Head
• Chest
• Abdominopelvic region
• Neck and spine
• Extremities
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The Disease Process
• Effects of physical and chemical agents
include
• Extreme heat and cold
• Ionizing radiation
• Extremes of atmospheric pressure
• Electric shock
• Poisoning
• Near-drowning
• Bites of insects, spiders, snakes
• Asphyxiation
• Burns
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The Disease Process
• Neoplasia: a new and abnormal
formation of tissue
• Classified as
• Benign: tumor that does not spread
• Malignant: tumor (cancer) that spreads to other
cells, tissues, and body parts
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The Disease Process
• Immune-related factors in disease
• Allergy
• Anaphylactic shock
• Autoimmunity
• Immunodeficiency
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The Disease Process
• Nutritional imbalances
• Malnutrition
• Vitamin and mineral deficiency and excess
• Obesity
• Starvation
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The Disease Process
• Other causes of disease
• Idiopathic: cause unknown
• Iatrogenic: caused by medical treatments
and their effects
• Nosocomial: acquired in a hospital or
health-care facility
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The Disease Process
• Which term refers to an unknown cause
of disease?
1. Nosocomial
2. Iatrogenic
3. Idiopathic
4. Infectious
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