Pathology 3240A Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Umbilical Hernia, Chorea, Single Transverse Palmar Crease
27 Oct 2013
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Causes of disease ii to treat/under stand disease, we need to know what causes the disease, when ppl come with their signs, that"s the end point of cellular damage: Genetics + environment = idiopathic (we don"t know what the cause is), but this category is getting smaller b/c we understand more now. Otherwise, we can separate b/ genetics and environment e. g. james fix. Fit guy, but dropped dead of heart attack at age 52 ischemic heart disease which is usually associated to fat ppl, smoking, etc. Before he was active, he smoked, ate terribly, , fat, etc. this oculd have contributed to his history, what also happened = his dad also died of heart attack. If he didn"t change diet, he would have died younger it"s hard to put in category. If he didn"t have that father, he would have lived longer, but would have lived shorter cuz of life style.
