1. Lisa Harrison

2.  A deviation from the individual’s normal state of physical, mental, and social well being, leading to a loss of homeostasis in the body.  (Pathophysiology is the study of the structural and functional changes related to disease processes.)

3.  Depend on the organ or tissue affected and the cause of the disease, for example, infection or malignant tumor.

4.  There are campaigns to educate and programs for screening to increase early diagnosis based on factors such as cause of disease, predisposing factors, and incidence of specific disease.

5.  Be aware of new information  Understand diagnostic tests  Know therapies are constantly emerging  As administrators allocate resources for:  health care  Ethical issues related to knew technologies  training

6.  Occurrence  Diagnosis (identification of disease)  Etiology (cause of disease)  Pathological changes in tissue or organs  Signs/symptoms of disease  Prognosis (probable outcome)

11. Cells damaged for any reason may be reversible, causing temporary loss of function. Severe damage to a cell causes necrosis and loss of function.

12.  Ischemia (lack of oxygen)  Toxic substances  Changes in pH  Microorganisms (bacteria’s and viruses.)