Intro to Pathology Flashcards
(43 cards)
Study of the structural and funcIonal changes in cells, Issues, and organs that underlie disease
Pathology
Aspects of diseases forming the core of pathology (enumerate)
– Etiology/Cause
– Pathogenesis/Mechanism of development
– Morphologic changes/structural alterations
– Clinical significance/functional consequences
attempts to explain the “whys” and “wherefrom” of the signs and symptoms manifested by the patients by the use of molecular, microbiologic, immunologic, and morphologic techniques.
Pathology
an important factor in detecting Issue changes, especially in the examination of small sections of tissue removed for diagnosis; for this reason real progress in pathology was not made until the 19th cent.
Microscope
The development of a diseased or morbid condition.
Pathogenesis
A physician who interprets and diagnoses the changes cause by disease in the body.
Pathologist
A specialist physician expert in the origin and development of disease and the microscopic analysis of body Issues.
Pathologist
A physician who studies all aspects of disease with an emphasis on the nature, causes, and development of abnormal condiIons, as well as the structural and funcIonal changes that result from disease processes
Pathologist
The laboratory expert behind the front-line clinical team.
Pathologist
An Allied Health Professional who performs diagnostic analysis on human blood, urine, and body fluids such as cerebral spinal fluid, peritoneal, pericardial, and synovial, as well as other specimens such as stool and sputum.
Medical technologist
Systematic examination of a cadaver for study or for determining the cause of death.
Autopsy
Uses many methodical procedures to determine the etiology and pathogenesis of diseases, for epidemiologic purposes, for establishment of geneIc causes, for family counsel, and for improvement of safety standards for the living.
Autopsy
Also called necropsy, postmortem examination.
Autopsy
Examination of cells or Issues from a living organism.
Biopsy
It is the cause or stimulus that initiates a reaction in a
cell beyond the range of normalcy.
Etiology
Three natures of Etiology (enumerate)
- Biological
- Chemical
- Physical
It is the evolution of the structural and functional changes in the cells, tissues, organs, and systems into sequential events from inception to the characteristic lesion and manifestations of the disease.
Pathogenesis
Structural and biochemical alterations in significant number of cells may result in an abnormal physiology of an organ/ system.
Pathophysiology
observable deviations from the normal
Signs
Subjective manifestations felt by a person. Even a trained observer cannot perceive them
Symptoms
2 Types of Pathology (enumerate)
General Pathology and Systemic Pathology
Basic reaction of cells and tissues to abnormal stimuli that underlie all diseases
General Pathology
Specific responses of specialized organs and Issues
Systemic Pathology
3 Divisions of Pathology (enumerate)
I. Gross Pathology & Microscopic Pathology
II. Anatomic Pathology
III. Clinical Pathology
