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Basic Pathology Flashcards

1
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What is the literal definition of pathology

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Study of suffering( pathos- suffering) logos- study or knowledge of

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Define pathology

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It is the study structural and functional changes in cells, tissues and organ that underlie a disease

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What are the scopes of pathology, how they are studied

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Clinical and experimental pathology

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What is the process of studying the conditions outside the body to study the conditions inside the body

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Experimental pathology

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5
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The use of tissue to diagnose and manage disease is called?

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Histopathology

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What is cytopathology

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The use of cell to diagnose and manage disease

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What is Pap smear used for

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It is a screening test for cervical cancer

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How is Pap smear performed

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Taking a smear from cavities and examining them under microscope

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What is forensic pathology ( editable)

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The legal use of pathology to analyze and investigate crime

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10
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What are the other subdivisions on the field of pathology

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Hematology, microbiology, chemical pathology, immunology, genetics, toxicology

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Why are some of the techniques used in pathology

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Light microscopy, electron microscopy, histochemistry, immunochemistry, biochemical, hematological techniques, cell tissue and molecular method

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What technique is used study the molecular changes in the the DNA/ RNA

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Molecular method

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13
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Why is there a need to study pathology

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Because diseases are related to the study medicine

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14
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What are the main divisions In studying pathology

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Systemic pathology and general pathology

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The study of diseases is called

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General pathology

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16
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The study of a particular disease associated to different systems of the body is known as

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Systemic pathology

17
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What is the meaning of disease

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Lit–dis - and - ease( comfort)

Disease is an abnormality that causes a loss of normal health

18
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What are the possible reasons for contracting a disease

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Adaptation and failure to adapt will lead to disease

19
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How can inability to adapt cause disease

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Inability of system to defend itself

20
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What are the basic aspects of a disease

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Epidemiology( population), aetiology (cause), pathogenesis(mechanism causing disease), pathological(morphology) and clinical manifestation( structural and functional features of disease), complications/sequeale(possible consequences of the disease advances) prognosis ( anticipated outcome of disease )

21
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What are the main cause of disease

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Congenital ( genetic, non genetic ) and acquired

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