Pathology – Flashcard
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The study of the changes of structure and function of the tissues of the body as a result of disease is
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Pathology
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That branch of pathology dealing with the body as a whole, without regard to any particular organ or system is
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General Pathology
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The division of pathology deals with individual body organs or systems is
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Special Pathology
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What division of pathology dealing with the various labortary tests on body fluids and tissues that are used in making a diagnosis is
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Clinical Pathology
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The division of pathology that deals with tissues that have been removed from a patient during surgery is called______ pathology
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Surgical
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The expulsion of blood of a gastric origin from the mouth is
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Henatemesis
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Conditions that make a body more susceptible to disease or inclined to develop a particular disease.
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Predisposing Conditions
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Coal dust deposited in the lungs of miners would be an example of a (an)____________ disease.
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Occupational
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The formation of pus is a process called.
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Suppuration
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A term that represents a common complication of healing is.
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Adhesions
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The Pathological term for a boil is
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Furuncle
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The replacement of destroyed tussue with the exact same kind of tissue is process called.
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Regeneration
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A controlled enlargement of a body organ or part due to an increase in the number of its component cells describes.
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Hyperplasia
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Acute diffuse inflammation of subcutaneous connective tissue describes.
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Phlegmon
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- manner in which particular disease develops "beginning of disease" 3. Changes and final effects brought about in the bod
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PATHOGENESIS
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- study of general disease processes, such as inflammation, degeneration, necrosis, repair, etc
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GENERAL PATHOLOGY
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- study of disease in relation to particular organs or organ systems
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SPECIAL PATHOLOGY
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- study of structure of human body as it is effected by disease
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•PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY (MORBID ANATOMY)
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study with unaided eye
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o GROSS -
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- study of structure of human body by means of a microscope
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HISTOPATHOLOGY
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- study of disease by means of biopsies (sample of tissue removed from a living person
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•SURGICAL PATHOLOGY
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- study of disease by secretion, excretions or body fluid (blood tests, urinalysis, spinal tap
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CLINICAL PATHOLOGY
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study of death and injuries of medical/legal significance. Most important to our profession
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•MEDICAO (LEGAL PAHTOLOGY or FORENSIC PATHOLOGY) -
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study of function of the body as affected by disease.
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•PHYSIOLOGICAL PATHOLOGY .
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Confirm medical diagnosis 2. Amplify or reject the clinical diagnosis 3. Advancement of medical knowledge 4. Medico legal case 5. Medical statistics
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IMPORTANCE OF THE AUTOPYSY:
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Absolute ID of the body • Description of the body and scene • Description of the clothing • Unrestricted autopsy, a complete autopsy (prevention of future legal actions
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CLINICAL AUTOPSY
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Biochemical (toxicological) • Microbiological scans (presence of MO in or on the body) • Radiological scans (x-ray
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FORENSIC AUTOPSY •
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- a minimum of one cause of death must be listed on a death certificate
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CAUSE OF DEATH
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thing responsible for death at the time of the terminal event (peritonitis
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IMMEDIATE CAUSE -
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- the thing prior to and leading up to the terminal event (stab wound
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BASIC CAUSE
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the thing involved in but not causing the terminal event (leukemia-persons with leukemia have less blood clotting abilitY
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CONTRIBUTORY CAUSE
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god only knows
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GOK -
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failure to thrive (infant not sucking on breast)
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FTT
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dead in the saddle
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DIS
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- the circumstances surrounding a particular death • Natural causes • Homicide • Suicide • Accident • Unexplained (SIDS) • Undetermined (decomposed body
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MANOR OF DEATH -
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- an explanation of the sequence of events leading up to the death
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MECHANISM OF DEATH -
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- Recovery and preserve the evidence
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EVIDENCE - EVIDENCE -
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- Recovery and preserve the evidence
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EVIDENCE -
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Any abnormal condition which impairs the normal functioning of the body Relation of cellular changes to disease - The doctrine of cellular pathology by Virchow (father of pathology)
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THE NATURE OF DISEASE:
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a disease of impaired function with no apparent changes of structure (mental illness or color blindness
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FUNCTIONAL
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any disease in which structural changes do occur
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-VS- ORGANIC
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Any structural or functional change due to disease
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LESION
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The identification of a disease
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DIAGNOSIS
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A forecast of the outcome of a disease
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PROGNOSIS
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Subjective manifestation of a disease. They accompany the disease but are not measurable Pain, headache
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SYMPTOMS
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Can be measured Vital signs-pulse, BP, breathing
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SIGNS
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Disease with both signs and symptoms Downs syndrom
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SYNDROMS
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Sudden increase in the severity of a disease Turn for the worse
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EXACERBATION
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Temporary absence of a particular disease
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REMISSION (abatement)
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Any disease present a birth Cleft palate, polydactylism (extra digit(s) on hand/foot
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CONGENITAL DISEASE
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Diseases are a special type of acute disease characterized by a rapid and severe onset and are usually fatal.
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1.Fulminating
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means that the severity of a disease has increased. If a person had cancer and the cancer was not present for a period of time, be said that the cancer was in remission
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3.Exacerbate-
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Any disease accompanied by excessive night fever that last a long time.. Rickettsia, Tocky Mountain Spotted Fever-107 15-20 days.
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Febrile disease
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Disease- of unknown cause (example sudden infant death syndrome.
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Idiopathic Disease
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incidence of a disease in the population is number if cases in a given time in a given population
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Morbidity Rate-Relative
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is not a predisposing disease.
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Age
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diseases occur occasionally in a random or isolated manner. A new variety of a rare neurological disorder known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.
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Sporadic disease
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Diseases are accompanied by specific anatomical changes, such as the red spots . associated with measles or yellow discoloration of the skin that often accompanying hepatiti
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Organic
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is like of dietary or metabolic substances that can lead to disease. Still other disease that result of genetics
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Deficiency
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Any type of wound or injury
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Trauma
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Mongolism (Down's Syndrome
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Heredity-Mongolism
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Extremes of temperature-cold or heat. Radiation is a physical agent.
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Physical agents-
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Parasites, Microorganism's
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Infectious agents
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Chemical reactions-has a cause and effect, Chemicals which induce a change in the human body
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Chemical reaction
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Embalmers- Serum hepatitis other factors such as fatigue, general living conditions, alcoholism, heredity, emotion, etc.
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Occupation
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Increase severity of a disease.
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EXACERBATE
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diseases accompanied by specific anatomic changes.
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Organic Diseases
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A set of complications associated with a disease.
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Syndrome
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The manner in which disease develops.
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Pathogenesis
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The cause of disease, divided into 2 categories immediate /predisposing.
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Cause (Etiology)
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The study of the causes of disease. The causes of disease are divided into predisposing conditions and exciting or immediate causes.
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Etiology
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Disease state concurrent or occurring at the same time as another disease.
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Complications
