1st Lecture Cell Injury and Adaptation Flashcards
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Pathology
Scientific study of disease
General Pathology
Study of the underlying mechanisms of disease
Systemic Pathology
Study of disease as they occur within particular organ system
Aetiology
Cause of disease
Pathogenesis
Sequence of events in development and evolution of disease
Natural History of Disease
Usual course of the disease from beginning to end without treatment
Lesions
Structural alterations in the tissues recognized on macroscopic or microscopic examination
Morphology
Features exhibited macroscopically or microscopically
Pathophysiology
Alteration of normal physiology
Diagnosis
Identification of the nature and cause of the disease process
Clinical Manifestations
Effects of the disease, symptoms and signs
Symptoms
Subjective abnormality the patient experiences
Signs
Objective findings by the clinician
Pathognomonic
Particular abnormality characteristic only of the disease or condition
Complication and Sequelae
Consequences of the disease, can be systemic or remote
Prognosis
Prediction of the outcome of disease. Depends on : Accurate diagnosis, knowledge of natural history of disease, its response to treatment
Morbidity
Amount of ill health produced by disease
Mortality
Loss of life produced by disease
Iatrogenic
Result of therapy or accidentally introduced
Idiopathic
No known cause
Remission
Retreat of disease
Relapse
Return of disease
Syndrome
Group of symptoms and signs
Prefix -A
Lack of
