Chapter 1 - Intro to Pathology

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Deals with the study of disease, which involves change in the body structure and function

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Pathology

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Study of structural changes in the body caused by diseases

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Pathological Anatomy

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Study of changes in the structure of the body that are readily seen with the unaided eye as a result of disease

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Gross Pathology

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Study of microscopic changes that cells, tissues and organs undergo as a result of disease

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Microscopic Pathology (Histopathology)

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Study of tissue specimen excised surgically in a major or minor operation

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Surgical Pathology

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Study of disease by means of body secretions, excretions, and other body fluids performed in the laboratory in the diagnosis of a disease

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Clinical Pathology

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Study of changes in body functions due to disease

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Physiological Pathology

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Study of disease to ascertain cause and manner of death

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Medico-Lethal Pathology

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The study of widespread processes of disease such as inflammation, degeneration,o necrosis or cell death

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General Pathology

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Features of disease in relation to particular tissue organ, or organ systems

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Special Pathology

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Postmortem examination of the body organs and tissues to determine cause of death

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Autopsy

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A public officer whose chief duty is to investigate questionable deaths

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Coroner

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Forensically trained physician who investigates questionable or unattended deaths

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Medical Examiner

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Essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

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Nature

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State or functional disequilibrium, change in function or structure that is considered to be abnormal

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Disease

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A disease starts at the cell level then proceeds to tissue then the organs then the whole body

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Virchow’s Cellular Theory of Disease

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The term denoting the naming of the disease or syndrome: to recognize the nature of a disease

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Diagnosis

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Prediction of the outcome of a disease

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Prognosis

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Unfavorable condition arising during the course of a disease

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Complication

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Objective disturbances produced by disease observed by a physician

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Signs

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Subjective disturbances caused by disease that are felt or experienced by patient but not directly measurable

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Symptoms

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A set of signs and symptoms associated with a particular disease

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Syndrome

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Pertaining to or characterized by fever

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Febrile

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Existing at the time of birth

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Congenital

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A condition transmitted from parent to offspring

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Hereditary

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Present after birth

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Acquired

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Having rapid and severe onset; usually fatal

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Fulminating

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Temporary cessation of symptoms of disease

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Remission

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Reappearance of symptoms after a period of remission

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Reccurence

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Increase in severity of of a disease

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Exacerbation

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A disease that can be directly transmitted from one person to another

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Communicable

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Number of cases of disease present in a specific population

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Prevalence

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The manner in which a disease develops

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Pathogenesis

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Disease present in a community

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Endemic

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Disease higher than normal numbers

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Epidemic

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Widespread Disease

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Pandemic

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Disease that occurs randomly in isolated matters

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Mortality Rate

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Of unknown case

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Idiopathic; "You IDIOt, How do you not KNOW this"

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Results from the adverse activity of medical personnel

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Iatrogenic

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Infection acquired at the hospital

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Nosocomial

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Disease at a workplace

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Occupational

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Poisoned by a drug or toxic substance

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Intoxication

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Harboring animal parasites

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Infestation

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Hypersensitivity to a substance that does not normally cause a reaction to the immune system

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Allergies

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A condition or disease in which there is no recognizable change in anatomy

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Functional

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A condition in which there is a change in anatomy

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Organic

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Disease due to lack of dietary or metabolic substance

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Deficiency

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Body invaded by disease

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Infection

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Abcess

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An inflamed area of pus walled off by membrane

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Acapnia

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Carbon Dioxide deficiency in blood and tissue

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Acidosis

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Excessively acid condition of the body fluids

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Acquired

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A condition that presents itself after birth

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Acromegaly

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Hyperfunction of the anterior of the anterior lobe of the pituitary gland after ossification has been completed

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Adenoma

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Epithelial lining of glands or ducts; usually are slow growing, benign neoplasms epithelial

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Alkalosis

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Excessively alkalinity of the body in the tissues

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Allergies

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Having a hypersensitivity to a substance that does not normally cause a reaction

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Alzheimers Disease

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Most common for of dementia in the United States All of the parts to control memory and thought and motion

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Amelia

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Congenital absence of one or more limbs

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Anasarca

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Generalized massive edema in subcutaneous tissue

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Anemia

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Generalized massive edema in subcutaneous tissue

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Aneurysm

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A localized dilation of a blood vessel

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Angioma

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A benign tumor that consists of vessels

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Abatement

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Decrease in, such as in pain

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Abrasion

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An excoriation, a circumscribed removal of the epidermis