Path overview

Question 1

pathology defined

Answer 1

medical science, and specialty practice,
concerned with all aspects of disease, but with
special reference to the essential nature, causes,
and development of abnormal conditions, as well as
the structural and functional changes that result
from the disease processes.

Question 2

Surgical Oral Pathology vs. Clinical Oral Pathology

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Surgical Oral Pathology: biopsy/ diagnosis

Clinical Oral Pathology: in the clinic/ consults

Question 3

What is Disease?

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■ A disease is an abnormal condition that may impair bodily function, cause discomfort, social problems, death

Question 4

Disease may include

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– Injuries
– Disabilities
– Disorders
– Syndromes
– Infections
– Alterations of behavior
– Atypical variations of structure and functio

Question 5

general naming of diseases

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may change overtime or even have multiple names for one disease
acronyms and eponyms possible

Question 6

Sign vs Symptom

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Sign
■ Objective
■ Something you see
Symptom
■ Subjective
■ Something the patient tells you

Question 7

Pathognomonic

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Pathognomonic
■ A sign whose presence mean that a particular disease is present
beyond any doubt

Question 8

Morbidity vs Mortality

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Morbidity
■ The disease state of an individual
■ Incidence (number) of illness in a population

Mortality
■ The state of being mortal
■ Incidence (number) of death in a
population

Question 9

lesion as a term

Answer 9

very generic, can refer to many things

Question 10

invisible lesions?

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LOCATED DEEP WITHIN THE BODY or have a molecular basis

Question 11

Categories of Disease

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■ Developmental– Genetic, environmental
■ Infectious– Bacteria, fungal, virus
■ Neoplastic– Benign, malignant
■ Metabolic– Endocrine
■ Immune-mediated– Allergy, hypersensitivity, autoimmunity
■ Reactive– Physical, chemical, factitial, iatrogenic injuries

Question 12

Radiolucent

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■ Allows the passage of x-rays. Appears black. Destruction of
bone.
can be well or ill defined

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Radiopaque

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■ Blocks the passage of x-rays. Appears white. Formation of
bone or other mineralized material
can be well or ill defined

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Vesicle

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■ A small circumscribed elevated lesion usually less than 1cm
in diameter, usually contains serous fluid

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Bulla

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■ Circumscribed elevated lesion that is around 1cm in

diameter, usually contains serous fluid

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Pustule

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Pustule

■ Various sized circumscribed elevations containing pus

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Lobule

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■ A segment or lobe that is a part of the whole, these lobes sometimes appear fused

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Macule

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■ An area that is usually distinguished by a color different from that of the surrounding tissue: It is flat and does not protrude above the surface of the normal tissue.
not felt but seen

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Papule

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■ A small circumscribed lesion usually less than 1cm in diameter that is elevated or protrudes above the surface of normal surrounding tissue.

not fluid filled

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Nodule

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■ A circumscribed lesion usually greater than 1cm in diameter that is elevated or protrudes above or below the surface of normal surrounding tissue

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Pedunculated

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Pedunculated

■ Attached by a stem-like or stalk base

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Sessile

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Sessile

■ Describing the base of a lesion that is flat stem-like

Question 23

Ulcer/ errosion

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Ulcer: A loss of continuity of the epithelium that penetrates to the the underlying connective tissue

erosion similar but connective tissue not exposed, not entire depth of epithelium

Question 24

Plaque

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Plaque
■ A patch or differentiated area on a body surface, slightly raised
can be erythematous (red) or leukoplakia (white)

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Corrugated

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Wrinkled texture

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Fissure –

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A cleft or grove, normal otherwise, showing

prominent depth

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Papillary

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Resembling small nipple-shaped projections or

elevations found in clusters

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possible surface textures

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smooth, rough, wrinkled

Question 29

name this

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vesicles

Question 30

name this

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bulla

Question 31

name this

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pustule

Question 32

name this

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lobule

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Answer 33

macule

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Answer 34

papule

Question 35

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nodule

Question 36

Answer 36

pedunculated papillary

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Answer 37

sessile nodule

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ulcer

Question 39

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erythematous and leukoplakia

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texture

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corrugated

Question 41

Answer 41

fissures

Question 42

Answer 42

papillary