Introduction to Pathology (P)

Question 1

What is pathology?

Answer 1

It is the study of the structural and functional disease

Question 2

What is the meaning of “pathos”?

Answer 2

Suffering or disease

Question 3

What is the meaning of “logos”?

Answer 3

Study of

Question 4

What are the characteristics of pathology?

Answer 4

1) It is the foundation of medical science and practice
2) It is a bridging discipline devoted to the study of the structure and functional changes in cells, tissues, and organs that underlie diseases

Question 5

Who is the father of clinical path?

Answer 5

Paul Ehrlich

Question 6

Who is the father of exfoliative cytology?

Answer 6

George Papanicolaou

Question 7

Who is the father of museum in pathology?

Answer 7

John Hunter

Question 8

Who is the father of cellular pathology?

Answer 8

Rudolf Virchow

Question 9

What are the subdivisions of pathology?

Answer 9

1) General pathology

2) Systemic pathology

Question 10

What is general pathology?

Answer 10

It deals w/ the general principles of disease

Question 11

What is systemic pathology?

Answer 11

It deals w/ the study of diseases pertaining to a sp organs and body system

Question 12

What are the subspecialties in pathology?

Answer 12

1) Histopathology
2) Haematology
3) Chemical pathology
4) Immunology
5) Experimental pathology
6) Geographic pathology
7) Medical genetics
8) Molecular pathology
9) Toxicology

Question 13

What are under histopathology?

Answer 13

1) Surgical pathology
2) Forensic pathology and autopsy work
3) Cytopathology

Question 14

What is surgical pathology?

Answer 14

It is the study of tissues removed from living pts during surgery

Question 15

What is autopsy?

Answer 15

It is the process in w/c microscopic study of death

Question 16

What are the concepts under forensic pathology and autopsy work?

Answer 16

1) Autopsy
2) Necropsy and post mortem examination
3) Audit of the accuracy of clinical dx

Question 17

What is cytopathology and what is its function?

Answer 17

It involves examining cells from bodily tissues or fluids to determine a disease

Question 18

What is haematology?

Answer 18

It is a branch of medicine involving study and treatment of blood

Question 19

What is chemical pathology?

Answer 19

It is the study of chemical and biochemical mechanisms of the body in relation to disease (body fluids such as blood or urine)

Question 20

What is immunology?

Answer 20

It focuses on the human body’s built-in defense system

Question 21

What is experimental pathology?

Answer 21

It is a biomedical discipline focused on unraveling the mechanisms associated w/ human disease

Question 22

Experimental pathology is also called as what?

Answer 22

Investigative pathology

Question 23

What is geographic pathology?

Answer 23

It is the study of difference in distribution of frequency and type of diseases

Question 24

What are the importance of geographic pathology?

Answer 24

1) To give clue to dx
2) To give etiology of the disease
3) To get idea about the beginning of epidemic

Question 25

What is medical genetics?

Answer 25

It is the branch of medicine that involves the dx and management of hereditary disorders

Question 26

What is molecular pathology?

Answer 26

It is focused in the study and dx of disease through the examination of molecules within organs, tissues, or bodily fluids

Question 27

What is toxicology?

Answer 27

It is the study of the effects of known or suspected poisons

Question 28

What is autolysis (or what is its principle)?

Answer 28

It is when a tissue is removed from the body, it is cut from its blood supply and begins to decompose and self digestion of tissues will occur

Question 29

What is the culprit in putrefaction?

Answer 29

Bacteria, viruses, and microorganisms