Health Disorder
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A Health Disorder is an organism state that represents a deviation from normal physiological functioning in a living organism.
- AKA: Health Condition, Medical Condition, Medical Disorder.
- Context:
- It can typically affect Physiological Function through pathological processes.
- It can typically disrupt Normal Functioning through biological deviations.
- It can typically manifest Clinical Symptoms through abnormal physiology.
- It can typically require Health Intervention through medical treatments.
- It can typically impact Life Quality through health limitations.
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- It can often be diagnosed using Health Assessment Tools through clinical evaluation.
- It can often be classified using Health Classification Systems through diagnostic criteria.
- It can often progress through Health Disorder Stages via disease progression.
- It can often be managed with Health Management Strategy through clinical protocols.
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- It can range from being a Temporary Health Disorder to being a Permanent Health Disorder, depending on its temporal characteristics.
- It can range from being a Mild Health Disorder to being a Severe Health Disorder, depending on its intensity level.
- It can range from being a Localized Health Disorder to being a Systemic Health Disorder, depending on its anatomical scope.
- It can range from being a Treatable Health Disorder to being an Untreatable Health Disorder, depending on its therapeutic response.
- It can range from being an Acquired Health Disorder to being a Congenital Health Disorder, depending on its developmental origin.
- It can range from being a Physical Health Disorder to being a Mental Health Disorder, depending on its physiological domain.
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- It can have Health Disorder Cause including genetic factors, environmental triggers, or pathogenic invasion.
- It can produce Health Disorder Effect including functional limitations, quality of life impacts, and mortality risks.
- It can be treated with Health Disorder Treatment including pharmaceutical interventions, surgical procedures, and behavioral therapy.
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- Examples:
- Health Disorder Categories, such as:
- Physical Health Disorders, such as:
- Mental Health Disorders, such as:
- Mood Health Disorder like major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder.
- Anxiety Health Disorder like generalized anxiety disorder and panic disorder.
- Psychotic Health Disorder like schizophrenia and delusional disorder.
- Neurodevelopmental Health Disorder like autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
- Specific Diseases, such as:
- Infectious Disease like influenza and tuberculosis.
- Autoimmune Disease like rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus.
- Metabolic Disease like diabetes mellitus and hypothyroidism.
- Genetic Disease like cystic fibrosis and hemophilia.
- Injurys, such as:
- Traumatic Injury like bone fracture and traumatic brain injury.
- Thermal Injury like burn injury and frostbite.
- Chemical Injury like chemical burn and toxic exposure.
- Repetitive Strain Injury like carpal tunnel syndrome and tennis elbow.
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- Health Disorder Categories, such as:
- Counter-Examples:
- Normal Physiological Variation, which represents normal biological diversity rather than pathological state.
- Transient Physiological Response, which represents a normal adaptive mechanism rather than a health disorder.
- Expected Developmental Change, which represents normal life-stage transitions rather than health disorder.
- Common Discomfort, which represents normal physical inconveniences rather than health disorder.
- Mechanical Object Malfunction, which affects non-living systems rather than living organisms.
- See: Disease, Illness, Syndrome, Pathology, Clinical Diagnosis, Medical Treatment, Health Management.