Pathophysiology of the Disease...I DON'T GET IT?!?!

Oct 12, 2009 06:19 PM

by shescoolie

Hi guys,

For my clinical lab we have been given a pt. profile to complete and one of the sections includes the pathophysiology of the disease. Our patient has cellulitis of the leg. Would this be the cause? We also have a section to define the disease. I know this is pretty simple, but I just can't wrap my mind around how to determine the pathophysiology. Can ANYBODY please help with this?

ag11 · Oct 12, 2009, 07:34 PM

Re: Pathophysiology of the Disease...I DON'T GET IT?!?!

hi, get a med surg book..this is the way i get a good pathyphysiology of a disease for my clinical paperwork.

good luck!

runtagua · Oct 12, 2009, 11:01 PM

Re: Pathophysiology of the Disease...I DON'T GET IT?!?!

yeah, a good patho and med surg book will really help you here.

ballerinagirl · Oct 12, 2009, 11:35 PM

Re: Pathophysiology of the Disease...I DON'T GET IT?!?!

you have to figure out what is the cause of the cellulitis first - at that point, you can talk about pathophysiology. How did this person get a cellulitis (ex: are they diabetic and they had an infected foot, arm or something?). Think about how they got the cellulitis, then you can talk about pathophysiology (what is going on? explain the inflammatory process, prostaglandins, etc, immune response....). you could start w/ a med surg book

muffingirl · Oct 13, 2009, 03:44 PM

Re: Pathophysiology of the Disease...I DON'T GET IT?!?!

I agree with ag11..get a good med-surg book

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Pathophysiology of the Disease...I DON'T GET IT?!?!

Pathophysiology of the Disease...I DON'T GET IT?!?!

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