Overview of Pathology Flashcards
1
Q
What is disease?
A
An abnormal condition that affects the boday of an organism
2
Q
What is aetiology?
A
The cause of a disease or condition
3
Q
What is pathogenesis?
A
The way in which a disease develops
4
Q
What are the levels in recognising pathology?
A
Macroscopic Microscopic Ultrastructural Genetic Functional
5
Q
What are symptoms?
A
What the patients feels (Subjective)
6
Q
What are signs?
A
Physical findings by the examiner (Objective)
