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INTRODUCTION TO PATHOLOGY - Coggle Diagram
INTRODUCTION TO PATHOLOGY
WHAT IS PATHOLOGY?
Pathos = Suffering
Logos = Study
Pathology is the scientific study of changes in the structure and function of the body
in disease.
WHY IS PATHOLOGY IMPORTANT?
Pathologists provide the final diagnosis of disease in patient management.
Knowledge and
understanding of pathology is essential to initiate appropriate treatment or suggest
preventive measures.
Sir William Osler
Father of Modern Medicine
“Your practice of medicine will be
as good as is your understanding
of pathology.”
WHAT IS DISEASE?
Disease is an alteration from normal function / structure of an organ or system which
manifests as a characteristic set of signs and symptoms
Wide range of ‘normality’ in health
Wide range of activities on a cellular level in health and in disease
Syndrome is several clinical features caused by altered physiological processes
CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASE
Congenital
Genetic or Non Genetic
Acquired:
Trauma,
infections,
radiation injury,
chemical injury,
immunological disturbance,
degenerative disorder,
nutritional deficiency,
endocrine disorders,
psychosomatic disorders,
iatrogenic disease,
idiopathic disease.
COMMON TERMS IN PATHOLOGY
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SUBDIVISIONS OF PATHOLOGY
Morphological
Histopathology :
Surgical, Experimental, Forensic
Cytopatholgy
Haematology
Non - Morphological
Clinical Pathology
Clinical Biochemistry
Microbiology
Immunology
Medical Genetics
Molecular Pathology