Morphological Diagnosis

Question 1

What do you need to provide a morphological diagnosis?

Answer 1

Three descriptive words 1. Duration 2. Process 3. Organ/ system

Question 2

How can duration be described?

Answer 2

Acute or Chronic

Question 3

How can process be described?

Answer 3

e.g. Haemorrhagic, Suppurative, Necrotising, Gangrenous etc.

Question 4

How can the following be described? - Lung - Liver - Brain - Spinal cord - Kidney - Gall bladder - Bladder - Intestine - Stomach

Answer 4

• Lung: pneumonia - Liver: hepatitis - Brain: Encephalitis - Spinal cord: myelitis - Kidney: nephritis - Gall bladder: Cholecystitis - Bladder: Cystitis - Intestine: Enteritis - Stomach: Gastritis

Question 5

What is the morphological diagnosis for this?

Answer 5

Hepatic Lipidosis

• Fatty Liver

Question 6

What is the morphological diagnosis for this?

Answer 6

Chronic Renal Infarct

Question 7

What is the morphological diagnosis for this?

Answer 7

Acute suppurative cellulitis

Question 8

What is the morphological diagnosis for this?

Answer 8

Chronic Caseous Lymphadenitis

Question 9

What is the morphological diagnosis for this?

Answer 9

Chronic necrotisiing (sequestering) osteomyelitis

Question 10

What is the morphological diagnosis for this?

Answer 10

( Chronic or acute )Suppurative Abscess

Question 11

What is the morphological diagnosis for this?

Answer 11

Chronic Pulmonary Abscess ( Suppurative pneumonia)