Deck 1

Question 1

What is pathology?

Answer 1

Study of disease

Question 2

What’s a pathologist?

Answer 2

Physician who specializes in the diagnosis and classification of disease by studying the morphology of cells and tissues.

Question 3

Clinician?

Answer 3

Health care professional that cares for patients

Question 4

Symptoms

Answer 4

Subjective manifestation.

Question 5

Pain and weakness are an example of what?

Answer 5

Symptoms

Question 6

What are signs?

Answer 6

Physical findings/objective manifestations

Question 7

Swelling and redness are an example of what?

Answer 7

Signs

Question 7

Symptomatic

Answer 7

With symptoms

Question 8

Asymptomatic

Answer 8

Without symptoms

Question 9

In early stages of disease. The disease is usually (Asymptomatic/symptomatic)?

Answer 9

Asymptomatic, then progresses to symptomatic if not treated

Question 10

Cause of disease is referred to as?

Answer 10

Etiology

Question 11

Etiologic agent?

Answer 11

Agent responsible for causing disease

Question 11

What is the process of development of disease?

Answer 11

Pathogenesis

Question 12

Any microorganism that causes disease, is:

Answer 12

A pathogen

Question 13

Atherosclerosis, diabetes, hypertension, and arthritis are all examples of: (Chronic/acute)?

Answer 13

A chronic condition, which develops and worsens over time, it does not have intense symptoms like acute disease.

Question 14

When symptoms appear and change or worsen rapidly in a disease, it is referred to as:

Answer 14

An acute condition
Ex: heart attack, infection, etc…

Question 14

State the 5 main types of classification of disease:

Answer 14

C-MIND (Mnemonic)
1. Congenital and hereditary diseases
2. Metabolic diseases
3. Inflammatory diseases
4. Neoplastic diseases
5. Degenerative diseases

Question 15

Sickle cell anemia is (hereditary/congenital)

Answer 15

Hereditary disease

Question 16

Developmental disturbances that are caused by multiple factors such as, intrauterine injury, environmental factors

Answer 16

Congenital and hereditary diseases

Question 17

Hemophilia is (hereditary/congenital)?

Answer 17

hereditary

Question 17

German measles (Rubella) are (hereditary/congenital)?

Answer 17

congenital

Question 18

Hyper/Hypo thyroidism, fluid and electrolyte imbalance are both examples of:

Answer 18

Metabolic diseases

Question 19

Metabolic diseases are:

Answer 19

Disturbance in metabolic process

Question 20

Sore throat is example of:

Answer 20

Inflammatory disease

Question 21

Inflammatory diseases:

Answer 21

Body reacts to injury through an inflammatory process - Bacteria or microbiologic agents - Allergic reaction: hay fever - Autoimmune diseases - Unknown etiology

Question 22

Basis of classification:

Answer 22

- Similarity of lesions - Similarity of pathogenesis

Question 22

Diabetes type 1 and SLE (Lupus) both go under inflammatory disease, which type specifically?

Answer 22

Autoimmune diseases

Question 23

2 types of Neoplastic disease:

Answer 23

- Benign - Malignant

Question 24

Lung cancer is an example of (Malignant/benign)

Answer 24

Malignant

Question 25

Lipoma is an example of (Malignant/benign)

Answer 25

Benign

Question 26

The disease classification related to aging or breakdown

Answer 26

Degenerative disease

Question 27

Osteoarthritis, arteriosclerosis, osteoporosis are all examples of:

Answer 27

Degenerative disease