Intro to Path + Lesion Description and Interpretation - Paraschou

Question 1

What is etiology?

Answer 1

Cause of disease

Ex: Viruses, BacT, fungi, parasites

Question 2

What is pathogenesis?

Answer 2

Sequence of events that lead to disease

Question 3

What are clinical manifestations?

Answer 3

CS that are a result of functional abnormalities of tissue

Question 4

What are the 5 pathological processes?

Answer 4

1. Inflammation + repair
2. Degeneration/Necrosis
3. Circulatory disorders
4. Disorders of growth
5. Deposits + pigmentations

Question 5

what is systemic pathology?

Answer 5

unique responses to injury of each tissue

Question 6

What makes up a morphological diagnosis?

Answer 6

1. Pathological process
2. Location
3. Distribution, duration, severity

Question 7

What makes up a etiologic diagnosis?

Answer 7

1. Pathological process
2. Location
3. Cause

Question 8

What are the features of description?

Answer 8

1. Location
2. Distribution
3. Number
4. Shape
5. Size
6. Color
7. Consistency
8. Margins

Question 9

How can distribution be described?

Answer 9

1. Focal
2. Multi focal
3. Miliary
4. Diffuse
5. Locally extensive
6. Symmetrical vs Assymetrical

Question 10

__________ is when there are numerous pin point lesions

Answer 10

Miliary

Question 11

_________ is when the whole tissue is effected

Answer 11

Diffuse

Question 12

What does a symmetrical lesion tell you?

Answer 12

Indicates systemic/metabolic cause of lesion

can be do to nutrition or toxic