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BDS2.5 Applied Biomedical Sciences > Introduction to Pathology > Flashcards

Introduction to Pathology Flashcards

1
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What are the 3 types of disease behaviour?

A

acute self limiting

chronic

progressive

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2
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What is aetiology?

A

what causes disease

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3
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What is pathogenesis?

A

how a disease develops and progresses

how an individual disease develops and prgresses

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4
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What are the 2 broad categories in terms of aetiology?

A

genetic factors

environmental factors

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5
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What are the 2 categories of genetic factors?

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host or acquired

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6
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What are the 3 basic pathological mechanisms?

A

inflammation

neoplasia

circulatory disorders

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7
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What is neoplasia?

A

tumour formation

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8
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What are the 2 categories of inflammation?

A

acute

chronic

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9
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What are the 2 categories of tumours?

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benign

malignant (cancer)

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10
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What are 3 categories of circulatory disorders?

A

thrombosis

embolism

infarction

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11
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What is infarction?

A

death of tissue resulting from a failure of blood supply

by thrombosis

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12
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What blood vessel can embolism be critical?

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venous circulation

possibly in lungs

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13
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What is macroscopic features?

A

naked eye features of disease

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14
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What process is going on here?

A

Inflammatory process

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15
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What is normal and what is diseased? How can you tell?

A

Left is diseased

Right is normal

The diseased side had larger nuclei

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16
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What disease process causes nuclear abnormality?

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Neoplasia

17
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What type of neoplam is shown? And is it primary or secondary?

A

Malignant

Secondary

Both based on probability and site

18
Q

Where do liver secondary tumours have spread from?

A

The colon

Very common for colon primary tumours to spread to the liver

19
Q

What process is shown here?

A

Acute inflammatory process

Specifically inflammatory bowel disease

20
Q

What drives acute inflammation?

A

neutrophil polymorph mediated

21
Q

What forms in acute inflammation?

A

abscess

22
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What drives chronic inflammation?

A

lymphocyte mediated

macrophages

plasma cells

BDS2.5 Applied Biomedical Sciences (48 decks)

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