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Pathology Study Guide - FTCC State Exam with Verified Questions and Answers.
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General Pathology - <<Answer โ โ >>That branch of pathology dealing with the body as a whole, without regard to any particular organ or system is Special Pathology - <<Answer โ โ >>The division of pathology that deals with individual body organs or systems is Pathological Anatomy - <<Answer โ โ >>study of structural changes caused by disease Gross Pathology - <<Answer โ โ >>study of changes in structure of the body that are readily seen with the unaided eye as a result of disease Clinical Pathology - <<Answer โ โ >>study of disease by means of body secretions, excretions, and other body fluids performed in the laboratory in the diagnosis of a disease Physiological Pathology - <<Answer โ โ >>The study of disease as it relates to body function Medicolegal (Forensic) Pathology - <<Answer โ โ >>study of disease to ascertain cause and manner of death as related to a criminal investigation The importance of an autopsy - <<Answer โ โ >>*Confirm or alter the clinical diagnosis and treatment Advance Medical knowledge and research Assist in medicolegal cases Diagnosis of disease - <<Answer โ โ >>recognition of the nature of a particular disease Prognosis of disease - <<Answer โ โ >>prediction of the outcome of a particular illness
Symptoms of disease - <<Answer โ โ >>Subjective disturbances produced by a disease that can be observed by other people Signs of disease - <<Answer โ โ >>visual changes heart rate, swelling around the mouth Syndrome of diagnosis - <<Answer โ โ >>A set of signs and symptoms associated with a particular disease Exacerbation - onset and duration - <<Answer โ โ >>The severity of a disease has increased Remission onset and duration - <<Answer โ โ >>Temporary cessation of a disease Congenital onset and duration - <<Answer โ โ >>disease present at birth Acquired - onset and duration - <<Answer โ โ >>present after birth Recurrent - onset and duration - <<Answer โ โ >>after remission the disease starts again Acute - onset and duration - <<Answer โ โ >>diseases that have rapid onset and duration Chronic - onset and duration - <<Answer โ โ >>slow onset and duration Fulminating - onset and duration - <<Answer โ โ >>Rapid & Severe onset and usually fatal Epidemiology - <<Answer โ โ >>Branch of medical science concerned with the incidence, distribution, and control of diseases that affect large numbers of people. Endemic - <<Answer โ โ >>A disease that is particular to a locality or region. Epidemic - <<Answer โ โ >>A widespread outbreak of an infectious disease.
Infestation - <<Answer โ โ >>the dwelling of microscopic parasites on external surface tissue Complication - <<Answer โ โ >>an undesired problem that is the result of some other event Iatrogenic - <<Answer โ โ >>produced by a physician (the unexpected results from a treatment prescribed by a physician) Pathogenesis - <<Answer โ โ >>the manner in which a disease develops Deficiency - <<Answer โ โ >>a lack or shortage Hereditary - <<Answer โ โ >>Passing of traits from parents to offspring Predisposing Conditions - <<Answer โ โ >>Conditions that make a body more susceptible to disease without actually causing it are called Age - <<Answer โ โ >>action or process Race - <<Answer โ โ >>A group of human beings distinguished by physical traits, blood types, genetic code patterns or genetically inherited characteristics. Nutritional Status - <<Answer โ โ >>state or condition of one's nutrition Sex - <<Answer โ โ >>the biological distinction between females and males Occupation - <<Answer โ โ >>a job or profession Environment - <<Answer โ โ >>the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates. Emotional - <<Answer โ โ >>pertaining to feelings or psychological states
Economic Status - <<Answer โ โ >>Social class rank usually tied to personal wealth Genetics - <<Answer โ โ >>the study of heredity Exogenous - <<Answer โ โ >>produced from without; due to external causes Physical Agents - <<Answer โ โ >>Mechanical (trauma) Thermal Radiation Mechanical Trauma - <<Answer โ โ >>Trauma from applied force being stronger than the tissue it's applied to Thermal Exogenous - <<Answer โ โ >> Radiation Exogenous - <<Answer โ โ >> Chemical Agents - <<Answer โ โ >>Substances that can interact with the body causing disease such as food additives medications pesticides and industrial chemicals Biological Agents - <<Answer โ โ >>The quantity and type of decomposers (microorganisms, bacteria, fungi, etc.) will affect the rate of organic matter decay and the amount of humus (organic matter) in the soil. Endogenous causes - <<Answer โ โ >>Physiological Immunological Allergies Autoimmune Immune Deficiencies Genetic - <<Answer โ โ >>Hereditary
Hypoplasia Aplasia Polydactylism Phocomelia Amelia Cleft palate or lip Color Blindness Vascular Nevus Down's Syndrome Congenital Hernia Inflammation - <<Answer โ โ >>Function Causes Physical irritants Chemical Irritants Infectious agents Immunological reactions Malformation - <<Answer โ โ >>defective formation Aplasia - <<Answer โ โ >>absence of a body part Amelia - <<Answer โ โ >>one or more limbs missing hypoplasia - <<Answer โ โ >>proximal portions of the Spina spina bifida - <<Answer โ โ >>congenital defects in the lumbar spinal column caused by imperfect union of vertebral parts Polydactylism - <<Answer โ โ >>an excess number of fingers or toes
Hernia - <<Answer โ โ >>Protrusion of an organ through the wall of the cavity that normally contains it Fistula - <<Answer โ โ >>An abnormal tract or passage leading from one organ to another or from an organ to the skin; usually caused by infection. cyst - <<Answer โ โ >>sac containing fluid Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21) Mongolism - <<Answer โ โ >>down syndrome lesions - <<Answer โ โ >>structural changes in tissues caused by damage or injury Organic diseases - <<Answer โ โ >>diseases accompanied by specific anatomic changes Etiology - <<Answer โ โ >>study of the cause of disease