Exam 10: Surgical Pathology Fundamentals Flashcards
What is the soul cause of disease?
Etiology
What are basic reaction of cells and tissue to normal stimuli?
General pathology
What are factors leading indirectly to disease?
Predisposing causes
What is the method by which a disease is caused?
Pathogenesis
What are the changes that occur in the cell tissue or organ as a result of the pathological process, these changes can be morbid?
Morphology
What are microscopic morphological changes that take place within the tissue?
Histologic changes
What is additional pathological changes which may occur during or after the course of any disease?
Complication
What is a pathological investigation done on deceased patients with unknown disease etiology?
Autopsy
What is primarily caused by a bacteria (group A) streptococcus?
Necrotizing Fasciitis
What is the response of the living tissue to mild to moderate irritant?
Inflammation
What is a fluid that passes through a membrane which filters out much of the protein and cellular elements to yield a watery solution?
Transudate
What is a type of exudate is seen in the nose and throat and is characterized by a high content of mucus?
Catarrhal exudate
What is the movement of WBCs toward an environmental chemical irritant?
Chemotaxis
What are the 5 cardinal signs of inflammation?
- Redness (rubor)
- Hotness (calor)
- Edema (tumor)
- Pain (dolor)
- Loss of function (functio laesa)
What kind of inflammation are abscesses, furuncle, and carbuncles?
Acute
