"pathophysiology" means the abnormal function of a system due to some disorder. Mention the changes that are MEASUREABLE in a test and EXPLAIN why these changes occur due to the actual pathology (the changes that occur in the cells/molecules that cause the disease).
Risk factors (age sex habits genes etc) --> pathology (cellular/molecular changes of disease) --> pathophysiology (changes in function of these cells causes changes in systemic function) --> leads to measurable changes in tests
Risk factors (age sex habits genes etc) --> pathology (cellular/molecular changes of disease) --> pathophysiology (changes in function of these cells causes changes in systemic function) --> leads to measurable changes in tests
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Well keep in mind that often pathology is abnormal physiology or sometimes called pathophysiology.