Intro to Pathology Flashcards
What is pathology
Study of disease
Understanding pathology is essiential to
Understanding how disease works
Diagnosis of disease
Treatment of disease
Disease prevention
What is the definition of disease
Any alteration from a normal healthy state- whether or not changes are clinically apparent
Goals of clinical pathology testing
Provide a diagnosis
Establish prognosis
Monitor disease progression
Where do clinical pathologists work
Independent businesses
Government agencies
University based
Role of the anatomic pathologist
Biopsy
Necropsy
Post mortem examinations
What is aetiology
The underlying cause of disease
What is pathogenesis
Sequence of events in lesion development
Aetiopathogenesis definition
Combines the underlying cause and the sequence of events in pathogenesis
Internal Aetiological agents examples
Genetic
Immune system
Ageing
External aetiological agents examples
Physical
Chemical
Infectious
Environmental
What is a congenital disease
Present at birth
What is an acquired disease
Develop during life due to effects of Aetiological agents
Iatrogenic disease is
Develops directly following medical or surgical intervention
Factors which modify course of disease
Age
Immune system
Genes
Other disease
Environmental factors
Some drugs
What is a trichogram
Hair pluck
What is algor mortis
Cooling
What is rigor mortis
Rigidity
What is livor mortis
Hypostatic congestion
How long has an an animal been dead if it is warm and falccid
Less than 3 hours
How long has an animal been dead is it is warm and stiff
3-8 hours
How long has an animal been dead is it is cold and stiff
8-36hrs
How long has an animal been dead if it is cold and flaccid
More than 36 hours
What is prognosis
Statement of likely outcome of a condition
