Disease Process
Chemical that helps maintain the level of glucose in the blood
What is insulin?
Process of identifying a disease
What is diagnosis?
What is risk factors?
The integumentary system comprises of
What are skin and accessory organs?
Vitamin that the skin synthesizes through sunlight exposure
What is vitamin D?
What is a biopsy?
What is relapse?
Leading cause of preventable death in the United states
What is smoking?
Medical term to describe yellow discolouration of skin and whites of eyes
What is Jaundice?
Three main structural layers of the skin (bonus points if listed in order)
What is epidermis, dermis and subcutaneous layer?
Name 2 vital signs
What is pulse / blood pressure / temperature / respiratory rate?
Disease has a slower, less severe onset and a long duration
What is chronic disease?
4 modifiable and important risk factors
What is lack of physical activity, poor nutrition, tobacco use, and excessive alcohol consumption?
Prevention for Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema)
What is no known prevention?
Skin condition where the melanocytes are unable to produce melanin
What is Albinism?
What is one of the 4 predicted leading causes of death in 2030
a) Lower respiratory infections
b) Diabetes
c) Lung cancer (NSCLC)
What is lower respiratory infection?
Describes how the cause of a disease leads to antomical and physiological chanegs in the body
What is pathogenesis?
How much of your grain intake should be whole grains?
What is at least half?
Dermatophytosis occurring in the nails:
a) tinea pedis
b) tinea capitis
c) tinea unguium
d) tinea cruris
What is tinea unguium?
Layer of skin responsible for strength from collagen and elasticity and flexibility from elastin
What is dermis?
One of the most devastating pandemics that killed approximately 25 million people
What is Black Death?
Uses x-rays to visualize internal strucutres
What is radiography?
Recommended alcohol consumption
What is one drink per day for women and/or up to two drinks per day for men?
Where impetigo is thought to originate from
What are insect bites and/or scabies?
(will also accept Streptococcus or Staphylococcus)
Fibrous protein that helps with durability and prevents water loss
What is keratin?