Intro to Pathology

Question 1

Differential Diagnosis

Answer 1

What do you think it could be? What are the most likely things that explain what you are seeing?

Question 2

Acute

Answer 2

Of short duration, of abrupt onset, rapidly progressive, in need of urgent care.

Question 3

Acute Meningitis

Answer 3

Acute inflammation of the meninges

Question 4

Meninges

Answer 4

The 3 protective membranes( dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater) that line the skull and vertebral canal and enclose the brain and spinal chord

Question 5

Neutrophil

Answer 5

A type of WBC of the granulocyte kind. One of the first responders to site of injury so is a hallmark of acute inflammation.

Question 6

Appearance of neutrophils

Answer 6

Granular

Question 7

What does lots of neutrophils in one place mean?

Answer 7

Inflammation, person is in non-physiological state.

Question 8

Which cells are responsible for inflammation?

Answer 8

Acute Inflammatory Cells

Question 9

Thrombus

Answer 9

A (blood) clot in a vessel

Question 10

Lines of Zahn

Answer 10

A characteristic of thrombi when formed in heart or aorta. Shows that thrombus occurred before death