[LEC] INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL PATHOLOGY AND HISTOPATHOLOGIC/CYTOLOGIC TECHNIQUES

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Study of the nature, causes, di fferent processes, development, consequences of disease and the modifications in cellular function and changes in cellular structure produced in any cell, organ or part of the body by disease.

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Pathology

Question 2

Other term for pathology

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Pathobiology

Question 3

It is a form of science and a branch of medicine that involves testing samples and diagnosing physical health problems from their evidence.

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Pathology

Question 4

Pathology came from the latin word “pathos” which means ______ and “logos” which means _______

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disease; a treatise

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Pathology came from the Greek word “pathos” which means _______ and “logia” which means _______

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Suffering ; study

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T/F: The foundation of modern pathology is understanding the cellular and molecular abnormalities that give rise to disease

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True

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Influence of magic or supernatural

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Anism

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The father of medicine

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Hippocrates

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Believed that disease was a consequence of the deficiency or excess body fluids

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Hippocrates

Question 10

Who invented the microscope in the 17th century?

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Anton van Leeuwenhoek

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These are postmortems and gross pathology

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Morbid Anatomy

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Who is the Father of Pathology

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Rudolf Virchow

Question 13

Who contested that sickness is associated with witchcraft?

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Hippocrates

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During the earlier times, who were usually used as cadavers?

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Criminals

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The development of a diseased or morbid condition

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Pathogenesis

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The chain of events leading to that disease

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Pathogenesis

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The biological mechanism/s that evolves to a diseased state

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Pathogenesis

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T/F: Pathophysiology describes the abnormal condition, whereas Pathology seeks to explain the physiological processes because of which such conditions develop and progress.

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F; baliktad

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Describes the abnormal condition

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Pathology

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seeks to explain the physiological processes because of which such conditions develop and progress.

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Pathophysiology

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Defines the functional changes associated resulting from disease.

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Pathophysiology

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A physician specialized in the interpretation and diagnosis of the gross, microscopic, and molecular, caused by disease in the body

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Pathologist

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A doctor who studies all aspects of disease with an emphasis on the nature, causes, and development of abnormal conditions, as well as the structural and functional changes that result from disease processes.

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Pathologist

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The laboratory specialist behind the front-line clinical team.

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Pathologist

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Interpret laboratory tests that are done inside the laboratory

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Pathologist

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Is the doctor of doctors

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Pathologist

Question 27

A pathologist always studies in front of the microscopes and machines together with the ________

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Medical technologists

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Laboratory professional who performs diagnostic analysis on human blood, urine, and body fluids such as cerebral spinal fluid, peritoneal, pericardial, and synovial, as well as other specimens such as stool, sputum, etc.

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Medical technologist

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MT specialized in histopathologic techniques

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Histotechnologist

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T/F: In other countries like the US, a histotechnologist is a medical technologist with a subspecialty.

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True

Question 31

Examination of cells or tissues from a living organism.

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Biopsy

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May be studied in order to diagnose disease or to confirm findings of normality.

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Excision biopsy material

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Also called a wide local incision, which involves surgical removal of a tumor and some normal tissue around it

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Excision biopsy

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The amount of normal tissue taken is also called ______

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Surgical margin

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The surgical margin depends on the: (3)

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Size, histologic type, and thickness of the tumor

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Total or partial lesions removed in the form of wedges or cylindrical pieces, cores, punch, or scrapings of the surface membranes of internal organs may be collected.

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Incision biopsy

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T/F: The goal of excision biopsy is only to diagnose

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F; should be incision biopsy

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are routinely biopsied in order to determine whether they are benign or malignant.

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Tumors

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In greek, it means “a seeing for oneself”

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Autopsy

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Also called necropsy, postmortem examination, obduction.

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Autopsy

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Surgical procedure that consists of a thorough examination of a corpse by dissection to determine the cause, mode, and manner of death or to evaluate any disease or injury that may be present for research or educational purposes

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Autopsy

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Autopsy is a systematic examination of a cadaver for study or for determining the _____

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Cause of death

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Is the chairman of the department of anatomic pathology at the UST Hospital

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Rowen T. Yolo, MD, MHPEd, FPSP, RMT

Question 44

The Department of Anatomic Pathology of USTH is situated where?

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Lower ground floor, St. John Paul II Hospital Bldg. University of Santo Tomas campus, España Blvd, Manila

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T/F: Fine Needle Aspiration Biopsy is a form of incision biopsy.

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True

Question 46

Total number of MT Interns in the USTH Anatomic Pathology department

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6 ● 1 - Surgical Pathology ● 1 - Cytology and RFS ● 1- Immunohistochemistry ● 1 - Special Staining Procedures ● 1 - Autopsy ● 1 - Filling of blocks and slides

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What is the proper way of receiving specimens?

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● Identification ● Labeling ● Logging/Recording ● Fixation

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Procedure in loading the tissue processor:

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● Dehydration ● Clearing ● Paraffin Infiltration ● Embedding

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Procedure in microtomy:

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● Block Orientation ● Rough cutting, soaking, and chilling ● Ribboning ● Floatation ● Oven-drying

Question 50

T/F: Direct microscopy is used with unfixed tissues after using a uv freezing microtome

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False; should be immunofluorescence microscopy

Question 51

Stains used in the histopathology section (4):

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● Hematoxylin & Eosin ● Papanicolaou ● Special Stains ● Immunohistochemistry