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Intro to Pathology Flashcards

1
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What is pathology

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Study of disease

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Understanding pathology is essiential to

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Understanding how disease works
Diagnosis of disease
Treatment of disease
Disease prevention

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What is the definition of disease

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Any alteration from a normal healthy state- whether or not changes are clinically apparent

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Goals of clinical pathology testing

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Provide a diagnosis
Establish prognosis
Monitor disease progression

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Where do clinical pathologists work

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Independent businesses
Government agencies
University based

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6
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Role of the anatomic pathologist

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Biopsy
Necropsy
Post mortem examinations

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7
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What is aetiology

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The underlying cause of disease

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What is pathogenesis

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Sequence of events in lesion development

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Aetiopathogenesis definition

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Combines the underlying cause and the sequence of events in pathogenesis

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10
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Internal Aetiological agents examples

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Genetic
Immune system
Ageing

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External aetiological agents examples

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Physical
Chemical
Infectious
Environmental

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What is a congenital disease

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Present at birth

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What is an acquired disease

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Develop during life due to effects of Aetiological agents

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Iatrogenic disease is

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Develops directly following medical or surgical intervention

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Factors which modify course of disease

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Age
Immune system
Genes
Other disease
Environmental factors
Some drugs

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16
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What is a trichogram

A

Hair pluck

17
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What is algor mortis

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Cooling

18
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What is rigor mortis

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Rigidity

19
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What is livor mortis

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Hypostatic congestion

20
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How long has an an animal been dead if it is warm and falccid

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Less than 3 hours

21
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How long has an animal been dead is it is warm and stiff

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3-8 hours

22
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How long has an animal been dead is it is cold and stiff

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8-36hrs

23
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How long has an animal been dead if it is cold and flaccid

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More than 36 hours

24
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What is prognosis

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Statement of likely outcome of a condition

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