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Intro to Pathology note, Exams of Pathology

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)Pathology

Intro to Pathology note Intro to Pathology note

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2023/2024

Available from 06/25/2024

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Intro to Pathology notes
Top 4 leading causes of death in the U.S -
1. Heart Disease
2. Cancer
3. COPD
4. Stroke
Top 4 leading causes of death in the world -
1. Heart Disease
2. Stroke
3. Influenza
4. COPD
A structural or functional change in the body that is harmful to organism -
Disease
A disease that comes on more rapidly and is resolved more rapidly -
Acute disease
A disease that comes on slow and lasts a long time -
Chronic disease
Study of changes in bodily structure and function that occur as a result of disease -
Pathology
Study of physiological process leading up to disease -
Pathophysiology
The three components of anatomic pathology -
Gross examination
Microscopic examination
Autopsy
Study of functional aspects of disease by laboratory study -
Clinical pathology
What do clinical pathologist test? -
Tissue
Blood
Urine
The cause of a disease -
Etiology
Structural abnormality produced by injury -
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Top 4 leading causes of death in the U.S -

  1. Heart Disease
  2. Cancer
  3. COPD
  4. Stroke Top 4 leading causes of death in the world -
  5. Heart Disease
  6. Stroke
  7. Influenza
  8. COPD A structural or functional change in the body that is harmful to organism - Disease A disease that comes on more rapidly and is resolved more rapidly - Acute disease A disease that comes on slow and lasts a long time - Chronic disease Study of changes in bodily structure and function that occur as a result of disease - Pathology Study of physiological process leading up to disease - Pathophysiology The three components of anatomic pathology - Gross examination Microscopic examination Autopsy Study of functional aspects of disease by laboratory study - Clinical pathology What do clinical pathologist test? - Tissue Blood Urine The cause of a disease - Etiology Structural abnormality produced by injury -

Lesion Examples of lesions - Damaged gene, enzyme, abnormal cell, tissue, organ Predicted course and outcome of disease - Prognosis A disease that ends with death is - Terminal Signs and symptoms subside - Remission Increase the severity of signs/symptoms - Exacerbation Disease returns after its apparent cessation - Relapse A abnormal state that develops in a person already suffering from a disease - Complication Symptom - Reported by patient, subjective Signs - Measurable, objective Is a fever a sign or symptom? - Sign Is a sore throat a sign or symptom? - Symptom Collection of clinical signs and symptoms - Syndrome Number of total cases at a given time - Prevalence Number of new cases at a given time - Incidence The study of the occurrence, transmission, distribution, and control of disease - Epidemiology The use of scientific or clinical methods to determine nature of disease - Diagnosis

A benign tumor of the breast that produces a mass is what type of disease? - Structural disease Exogenous obesity caused by craving for food is what type of disease? - Functional disease Cancer of the esophagus that prevents eating is what type of disease? - Structural disease A disease caused by lesions that occur within the body - Structural disease A disease with no visible lesions caused by physiologic or functional change? - Functional disease Structural and functional diseases can overlap. True or false? - True