Principles | Disease

Introduction

There is a universal equation that defines the interactions between objects.

Things interact with other things in a given environment at a moment in time resulting in a change.

This change may be either good or bad – positive or negative.

When the change is bad disorder results, the biological equivalent of which is disease.

There are about 12 basic disorders of disease.

1 Inflammation

2 Infection

3 Neoplasm amd other growth abnormalities

4 Mechanical disorders

5 Trauma

6 Metabolic disorders

7 Circulatory

8 Immune disorders

9 Iatrogenic

10 Inheritd

11 Idiopathic

12 Functional

13 Healling that has as a consequence a degree of disorder

Healing

Healing over 4 weeks

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Death

Life and Death based on size shape and Position

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Ectopic Pregnancy

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