General Pathology Flashcards

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It is when there is excessive physiologic stress

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Cellular adaptation

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Decreased in the size and function of the cell

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Atrophy

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Absence or failure of the cell to develop

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Aplasia

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Increased in the SIZE of a cell

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Hypertrophy

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5
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Increased in the Number of cells

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Hyperplasia

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A change of one differentiated type of cells t another

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Metaplasia

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An alteration in size, shape, and organization of the cellular components of a tissue

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Dysplasia

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It is the hallmark of MALIGNANCY

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Anaplasia

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9
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Organ that physiologically undergoes hypertrophy

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Skeletal muscle

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10
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Organ that physiologically undergoes hyperplasia

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Uterus

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Organ that pathologically undergoes hypertrophy

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Heart

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12
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structures that patholologically undergoes hyperplasia

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kidney

gingiva

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13
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Loss of function leads to?

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Atrophy

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14
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loss of blood oxygen supply leads to

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ischemia

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15
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Organs sensitive to chronic ischemia

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Brain

Heart

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16
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Barrett’s esophagus and Smoker’s lungs are types of what cellular adaptation

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Metaplasia

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17
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Barrett’s esophagus is associated with what GI disease?

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GERD

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18
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Epithelial changes in Barrett’s esophagus

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Squamous cell to columnar

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19
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Epithelial changes in Smoker’s lung

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Columnar cells to squamous

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20
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Most common cancer in the esophagus

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Adenocarcinoma

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21
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Most common cancer in the lungs

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Squamous cell carcinoma

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this cellular adaptation indicates PRE-MALIGNANCY lesion

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Dysplasia

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23
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What are the irritants in a cigarette?

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Nicotine
Tar
Benzopyrenes

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24
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What causes cancer in the smoker’s lung?

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Benzopyrenes

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What causes addiction in a cigar?
Nicotine
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Theory that states there is an induction of chemical carcinogens in the body causing deletion of the normal cells.
Deletion Theory
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Types of cell injury that regenerate with or without injury.
LABILE
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Types of cell injury that regenerate with injury.
STABLE
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Types of cell injury that will not regenerate if injured
PERMANENT
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Types of Labile cells
Epithelium Urinary cell Hematopoietic tissue
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Types of STABLE cells
Liver Kidney Pancreas
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Types of permanent cells
Neurons Skeletal muscle Cardiac muscle cell
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Other name for STABLE cels
Quiescent
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Features of ANAPLASIA
Increased mitotic activity Lack of differentiation Cytoplasmic nucleus ratio 1:1
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Most common organ prone to cancer
LIVER
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Most uncommon organ prone to cancer
HEART
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Cancer with the poorest diagnosis
Pancreatic cancer
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Difference between a normal cell and malignant cell
Nucleus in normal cell 1:4 | Nucleus in malignant cell :1:1
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Reversible injury characteristics
``` Cellular energy metabolism is altered Glycogen is depleted Decreased intracellular pH Cellular swelling Formation of blebs ```
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mildest sign of Reversible injury
Cellular swelling
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Most common cause of IRREVERSIBLE injury
Membrane injury > intracellular release of lysosomal enzymes > Damage of other cells resulting to NECROSIS
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It is the pathologic cell death in living tissue, resulting from the progressive degradative action of enzyme
NECROSIS
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Nuclear changes
Karyolysis Pyknosis Karyorrhexis
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Types of cell in response to tissue injury
Labile Stable Permanent
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It is the dissolution of a cell nucleus
Karyolysis
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Irreversible condensation of chromatin
Pyknosis
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Destructive fragmentation of the nucleus
Karyorrhexis
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Nuclear changes in tissue are caused by
Digestion of cell by enzymes | Denaturation of proteins
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Digestion of cell by enzymes derived from their own lysosome
Autolysis
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Digestion of cell by enzymes derived from leukocytes
Heterolysis
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Types of necrosis that is the most common pattern of necrosis
Coagulative
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Exampes of coagulative necrosis of what organs
``` HEART KIDNEY LUNGS BRAIN LIVER ADRENAL GLANDS PULP ```
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The most common organ that undergoes coagulative
Heart
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The most uncommon organ that undergoes coagulative
Liver
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Coagulative necrosis is the same with?
Infarction
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Infarction means?
Obstruction in an organ
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Type of necrosis where the necrotic area is soft and filled with fluid
LIQUEFACTIVE
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Organs that undergoes liquefactive necrosis
Brain Lungs Pulp
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Most common organ that undergoes liquefaction necrosis
Brain
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Type of necrosis present in tuberculotic lesion with the presences of proteinaceous cheesy materials
Caseous
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Necrosis combined with coagulative and liquefactive necrosis
Caseous
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Three most common type of necrosis
Coagulative Liquefactive Caseous
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Common necrosis in adipose tissues and pancreas.
Enzymatic necrosis
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The organ appears white-chalky deposit in enzymatic necrosis due to?
SAPONIFICATION
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Necrosis that occurs following severe injury to the tissues with high fat content
Trauma necrosis
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Organ affected by trauma necrosis
Breasts Subcutaneous tissue Abdomen
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Cells present in Trauma necrosis
Foam cells | Giant cells
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It is a connective tissue necrosis that affects the ARTERIAL wall.
FIBRINOID
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Firbrinoid is mostly seen in?
Rheumatic fever (Rheumatic heart disease0 Systemic lupus erythematosus Malignant hypertension
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Systemic lupus erythematosus symptoms
Butterfly rush or malar rush | Arthralgia
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Type of nerosis with superadded PUTREFACTION
GANGRENOUS
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Gangrenous type of necrosis caused by infections that appears MOIST
Wet gangrene
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Organ affected by wet gangrene
Appendicitis | Diabetic foot
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Gangrene due to occlusive vascular disease.
Dry gangrene
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Dry gangrene becomes black due to?
Breakdown of HEMOGLOBIN | formation of IRON SULFUR
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Common sites of gas gangrene
Muscles | Liver
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Most common gas gangrene
Myonecrosis
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Gas gangrene is caused by what microorganisms?
Clostridium perfringens
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What is necrobiosis?
Physiologic cell death
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What is apoptosis?
Programmed cell death