Intro Flashcards

1
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Pathology can be defined as

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The science that deals with the study of diseases and the body’s response to diseases

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2
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Pathos meaning
Logos meaning

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Suffering
Study

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3
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Pathology is a bridging discipline between _____________ & ____________

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basic medicine

clinical practice

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4
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Father of Cytopathology is _______
He invented the _______

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George Nicholas Papanicolaou

Pap smear

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5
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There are four disease processes that form the core of pathology. These are:

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  1. Its cause or etiology
  2. Pathogenesis or the mechanism of its
    development.
  3. Morphology or the structural alteration induced in the cells and organs of the body
  4. Clinical syndromes or the functional consequences of the morphological changes.
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6
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major pathology etiological factors are divided into 2:

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  1. Intrinsic/genetic
  2. Acquired: physical, chemical, nutritional, infections
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7
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Is the theory of one disease one etiology valid?

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No

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8
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Pathogenesis deals with the sequence of events in the response of the cell or tissues to the etiologic agent from ___________ to __________

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initial stimulus

the ultimate expression of disease

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9
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Morphology deals with the ______________ in the cell or tissues that are either characteristic or diagnostic of etiologic process
• E.g.caseousnecrosis,gangrene

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Structural alterations

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10
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Who is responsible for the accuracy of laboratory tests?

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A pathologist

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11
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Analysis of disease involves 8 steps these are

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• Chief complain
• History of present illness
• Past medical and dental history
• Patient examination
• Categorization of Disease(diagnosis)
• Treatment plan
• Prognosis
• Treatment

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12
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Which of those is a pathologist not involved in

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Chief complaint history
Treatment

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13
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4 types of cellular adaptation

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Hypertrophy
Hyperplasia
Atrophy
Metaplasia

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