Basic Pathology Flashcards
What is the literal definition of pathology
Study of suffering( pathos- suffering) logos- study or knowledge of
Define pathology
It is the study structural and functional changes in cells, tissues and organ that underlie a disease
What are the scopes of pathology, how they are studied
Clinical and experimental pathology
What is the process of studying the conditions outside the body to study the conditions inside the body
Experimental pathology
The use of tissue to diagnose and manage disease is called?
Histopathology
What is cytopathology
The use of cell to diagnose and manage disease
What is Pap smear used for
To prevent cancer
How is Pap smear performed
Taking a smear from cavities and examining them under microscope
What is forensic pathology ( editable)
The legal use of pathology to analyze and investigate crime
What are the other subdivisions on the field of pathology
Hematology, microbiology, chemical pathology, immunology, genetics, toxicology
Why are some of the techniques used in pathology
Light microscopy, electron microscopy, histochemistry, immunochemistry, biochemical, hematological techniques, cell tissue and molecular method
What technique is used study the molecular changes in the the DNA/ RNA
Molecular method
Why is there a need to study pathology
Because diseases are related to the study medicine
What are the main divisions In studying pathology
Systemic pathology and general pathology
The study of diseases is called
General pathology
The study of a particular disease associated to different systems of the body is known as
Systemic pathology
What is the meaning of disease
Lit–dis - and - ease( comfort)
Disease is an abnormality that causes a loss of normal health
What are the possible reasons for contracting a disease
Adaptation and failure to adapt will lead to disease
How can inability to adapt cause disease
Inability of system to defend itself
What are the basic aspects of a disease
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 )
What are the main cause of disease
Congenital ( genetic, non genetic ) and acquired
