NUR2603 Essentials of Pathophysiology Exam 1 Focused Review

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What is pathophysiology? o the study of abnormalities in physiologic functioning of living beings. It is studies in terms of common, or classic, presentations of disorders. • Stress response ... o body’s attempt to try to restore the balance; is helpful but can become damaging when repeatedly activated or does not cease. • Flight or flight o The alarm stage; because it provides a surge of energy and physical alterations to either evade or confront danger. (when the hypothalamus senses a need to activate the GAS in response to a stimulus, a stressors placing the balance of homeostasis at risk) • Epidemiology and the treatment of disease o the study of health events and patterns of disease involving aggregates of people, their distribution, and associated causative factors in a defined population [Show More]

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