[1S] UNIT 1 Introduction to Pathology Flashcards
DEFINITION OF TERMS
Etymology: Latin pathologia - “pathos” meaning “disease” and “logos” meaning “a treatise” - a treatise of disease
Pathology / Pathobiology
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Greek pathologikos (παθολογία): pathos - “suffering” (from PIE root *kwent(h) - “to suffer”) + -logia “study”
Pathology / Pathobiology
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It is a form of science and a branch of medicine that involves testing samples and diagnosing physical health problems from their evidence
Pathology / Pathobiology
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Study of the nature, causes, processes, development, consequences of disease and the modifications in cellular function and changes in cellular structure produced in any cell, organ, or part of the body by disease i.e. disease originates at the cellular level (Virchow)
Pathology / Pathobiology
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Arises from alterations in molecules (genes, proteins, etc.) that influences the survival and behavior of cells
Cellular disturbance
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Understanding the cellular and molecular
abnormalities that give rise to disease
Foundation of Modern Pathology
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Pathogenesis in Greek
πάθος pathos (“suffering”, “disease”) and γένεσις genesis (“creation”)
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The development of a disease and the chain of events leading to that disease
Pathogenesis
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The biological mechanism (or mechanisms) that leads to a diseased state
Pathogenesis
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Pathology describes the abnormal condition, whereas pathophysiology seeks to explain the physiological processes because of which such condition develops and progresses
Pathophysiology
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Define the functional changes associated resulting from disease or injury
Pathophysiology
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● Malfunctioning of diseased cells
● Defines functional changes of tissues due to disease/injury
Pathophysiology
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A physician who studies all aspects of disease with an emphasis on the nature, causes, and development of abnormal conditions, as well as the structural and functional changes that result from disease processes
Pathologist
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A physician specialized in the interpretation and diagnosis of the gross, microscopic, and molecular cause by disease in the body
Pathologist
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The laboratory specialist behind the front-line clinical team
Pathologist
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The head of clinical laboratories supervising its different sections but if you are also certified as an anatomic pathologist, you can perform analyses of tissues and cells, and perform post-mortem examinations
Clinical Pathologist
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Laboratory 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, sputum, etc.
Medical Technologist
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A medical technologist who works under the histopathology section is called a _________
Histotechnician
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RMTs specialized in histopathologic techniques HT(ASCP)
Histotechnologist
