S1) Introduction to Pathology Flashcards
Identify the 5 main branches of pathology
- Medical Microbiology and Virology
- Chemical Pathology
- Haematology
- Immunology
- Cellular Pathology
Outline the discipline of medical microbiology and virology
- Medical microbiology and virology is the broad study of infectious disease
- Microbiologists are based in laboratories and also advise clinical areas such as ITU, haematology and paediatrics
What sort of clinical situations would medical microbiologists be involved in?
- Antibiotic usage
- Infection control
What do chemical pathologists do?
- Study disturbances in metabolic processes.
- Provide clinical services in endocrinology, diabetes, lipidology, thyroid disease and other areas
What is haematology?
Haematology is the study of disorders of the blood
What do haematologists do?
Haematologists provide specialised services in:
- Transfusion
- Coagulation
- Haemoglobinopathies
- Haemato-oncology
- Bone marrow transplantation
What do immunologists do?
- Study diseases of the immune system (in a lab)
- See patients with a variety of disorders leading to allergy, autoimmunity and immunodeficiency
Identify 4 other specialities which work closely with immunologists
- Rheumatologists
- Respiratory physicians
- Infectious disease specialists
- Paediatricians
What are the two branches of cellular pathology?
- Histopathology
- Cytopathology
What is histopathology?
Histopathology involves the macroscopic and microscopic assessment of tissue samples and the provision of clinically relevant and useful reports
What is cytopathology?
Cytopathology is similar to histopathology but the specimens consist of disaggregated cells rather than tissue
Identify 3 branches of histopathology
- Neuropathology
- Forensic Pathology
- Paediatric Pathology
What is neuropathology?
Neuropathology is a branch of histopathology that is confined to brain, spinal cord, nerves and muscle
What do forensic pathologists do?
Forensic pathologists attend crime scenes and perform autopsies in cases of suspicious death
What do paediatric pathologists do?
- Examine histopathology specimens from children
- Undertake foetal, perinatal and paediatric autopsies