PATHOPHYSIOLOGY INTRODUCTION: Pathophysiology is devoted to study of protective and defensive mechanisms of body tissue, organs and systems, and

their role in defence against noxas , in pathogenesis of disease, and in sanogenesis Sanogenesis /sanos = health/Deals with mechanisms involved in recovery from disease to health Why pathophysiology is important for nurses ? 1. It helps them to find answers to important questions related to disease processes: a) What is the cause of the disease, and why the disease is developing b) What are the mechanisms responsible for disease onset and progression c) What are the mechanisms resposible for development of symptoms and signs of disease

DEFINITION
Pathophysiology is a modern integrative biomedical science founded on basic and clinical research that is concerned with the mechanisms responsible for the initiation, development, and treatment of pathological processes in humans and animals. -International Society for Pathophysiology (1998) Pathophysiology deals with the dynamic aspects of pathological processes. It studies disordered or altered functions - the physiologic mechanisms altered by disease in the living organism -Wikipedia