1 Intro to Pathology

Question 1

What is pathology?

Answer 1

definition: study of disease, its biochemical & structural changes.
[things “gone bad”]
Clinical definition: study of disease by lab methods

Question 2

Basic Sciences means?

Answer 2

normal structure/function

Question 3

Define etiology? give examples?

Answer 3

• initiating cause of disease

- genetic, acquired, multifactorial, hypoxia, etc

Question 4

Define morphology?

Answer 4

“What it looks like” (gross & histologically)

Question 5

Anatomic pathology is?

Answer 5

gross & microscopic methods

Question 6

Biopsy is what? What’s the dif between excisional vs incisional?

Answer 6

• chunk of tissue removal
• Incisional: a piece of lesion is removed
• Excisional: whole lesion removed excised or incised

Question 7

What do clinical pathologists do?

Answer 7

lab med. (anything “non-morphologic”, such as biochemical, immunologic, etc)

Question 8

What is cytology?

Answer 8

exam of scraped/shed cells from body surfaces for purpose of diagnosis.

Question 9

Diagnosis has 2 definitions. Name them.

Answer 9

1-name given to a disease

2-process of arriving at diagnosis

Question 10

Define lesion.

Answer 10

any abnormality of gross, histologic, genetic/molecular structure of the body. (doesn’t have to be visible, it can be a lesion of a protein for ex.)

Question 11

Define pathophysiology.

Answer 11

abnormal physiologic or biochemical activity resulting in signs, symptoms, lab abnormalities.

Question 12

Define prognosis.

Answer 12

probability a patient will get better/worse & how fast

Question 13

Define risk factors?

Answer 13

sex,age, etc

Question 14

Define “sign”

Answer 14

observable (by sight, palpation, etc) manifestation of disease

Question 15

Define “Symptom”

Answer 15

subjective perception