Perfect description Flashcards

1
Q

Perfect description has N? parts

A

12

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2
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Parts of the perfect description

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Distribution, demarcation, contour, shape, colour, size, texture, consistency, special features, extent, chronicity, severity

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3
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distribution

A
focal
multifocal
multifocal to coalescing
miliary
locally extensive 
segmental
diffuse
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4
Q

pale lesion tells about

A

necrosis or exudate

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5
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red lesion tells about

A

blood

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6
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segmental lesions found from

A

tubular organs or animals

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7
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the paradox of descriptive pathology

A

the most severe lesion might be difficult to identify if nothing to compare
for example, diffuse or hypertrophy/-plasia and atrophu

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8
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demarcation

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well demarcated

poorly demarcated

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9
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countour

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flat
raised
depressed

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10
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raised contour

A

something is added, there is expansion

ie tumor

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11
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depressed contour

A

something is removed or lost

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12
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shape

A

geometric figure the lesion represents

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13
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colour

A

the colour of the lesion

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14
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size

A

in cm or in comparison of standardized item, it there are multiple lesions, please tell if they are uniform in size or not

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15
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what does size uniformity tell about?

A

if uniform -> same age

if non uniform-> different age and progression

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16
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dynamic organs

A

change shape according to physiologic state

17
Q

rapidly dynamic organs

A

change size in s to min
for example,
lungs or bladder

18
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moderately dynamic organs

A

change size in min to hours
spleen
gi
brain

19
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slowly dynamic organs

A

change size in days to months as a response to physiologic demands

heart
liver
ln
endocrine glands

20
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texture

A

amorphous (can be spread with a butter knife)

solid (cannot be spread with a butter knife)

21
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consistency

A

gas
fluid
firm
hard (calcified)

22
Q

fluids can be?

A
serous
serosanguineous
serofibrinous to fibrinous
chylous
purulent to seropurulent
23
Q

special features

A

sound

odor

24
Q

sound can be?

A

crepitant (kuplamuoviääni)
sloshing
hard

25
Q

odor can be?

A

foul (rottening)
ammonia
apple cider
no odor

26
Q

apple cider odor?

A

gastric hemorrhage or swallowed blood