Disease Process terms 2

Prognosis

• Problem

• Prediction of the outcome of the disease

• How you treat the illness or injury

• a sign

Remission

• symptoms get worse

• signs and symptoms disappear for awhile, you still have the illness

• long-term illness

• when something makes the original disease process worse

exacerbation

• signs and symptoms disappear for awhile

• makes the original disease worse

• symptoms suddenly get worse

• your disease is cured

This is something that could make the original condition worse

• exacerbation

• remission

• complication

• prognosis

These diseases come on suddenly and don't last forever

• acute

• chronic

• progressive

• congenital

These are diseases that are long-term and you have to learn how to live with them

• chronic

• acute

Death of tissue

• inflammation

• ischemia

• necrosis

• congenital disorder

Lack of blood supply to tissue

• necrosis

• ischemia

• complication

• exacerbation

Tests that break the skin

• invasive

• non-invasive

anxiety is

• a symptom

• a sign