Anatomical Pathology Flashcards
1
Q
What disciplines does pathology encompass?
A
Anatomical pathology Microbiology Biochemistry Haematology Immunology
Cytogenetics/Molecular Pathology
2
Q
What does anatomical pathology encompass?
A
Diagnosis of disease based on
Autoposy Pathology
Histopathology
Cytopathology
3
Q
What is black box pathology?
A
Specimens come into path department
Outputes report
4
Q
What is the process for a histopathology lab?
A
Reception and specimen registration Chemical fixation of tissue specimens Description +/- dissection - "cut up" Processing Embedding Sectioning Staining Slides for Reporting
5
Q
What is the minimum required on a pathology report?
A
1) Patient details
2) Requesting doctor info
3) Specimen
4) Clinical
5) Macroscopic
6) Microscopic
7) Conclusion
8) Pathologist
6
Q
What occurs in cytology?
A
Gynaecological (Pap smears)
Non-gynaecological
- Fluids
- Fine needle Aspiration
