Pathology

EVIDENCE -

- Recovery and preserve the evidence

EVIDENCE - EVIDENCE -

- Recovery and preserve the evidence

CAUSE OF DEATH

- a minimum of one cause of death must be listed on a death certificate

MECHANISM OF DEATH -

- an explanation of the sequence of events leading up to the death

PATHOGENESIS

- manner in which particular disease develops "beginning of disease" 3. Changes and final effects brought about in the bod

•SURGICAL PATHOLOGY

- study of disease by means of biopsies (sample of tissue removed from a living person

CLINICAL PATHOLOGY

- study of disease by secretion, excretions or body fluid (blood tests, urinalysis, spinal tap

SPECIAL PATHOLOGY

- study of disease in relation to particular organs or organ systems

GENERAL PATHOLOGY

- study of general disease processes, such as inflammation, degeneration, necrosis, repair, etc

•PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY (MORBID ANATOMY)

- study of structure of human body as it is effected by disease

HISTOPATHOLOGY

- study of structure of human body by means of a microscope

MANOR OF DEATH -

- the circumstances surrounding a particular death • Natural causes • Homicide • Suicide • Accident • Unexplained (SIDS) • Undetermined (decomposed body

BASIC CAUSE

- the thing prior to and leading up to the terminal event (stab wound

Hyperplasia

A controlled enlargement of a body organ or part due to an increase in the number of its component cells describes.

PROGNOSIS

A forecast of the outcome of a disease

Syndrome

A set of complications associated with a disease.

Adhesions

A term that represents a common complication of healing is.

CLINICAL AUTOPSY

Absolute ID of the body • Description of the body and scene • Description of the clothing • Unrestricted autopsy, a complete autopsy (prevention of future legal actions

Phlegmon

Acute diffuse inflammation of subcutaneous connective tissue describes.

THE NATURE OF DISEASE:

Any abnormal condition which impairs the normal functioning of the body Relation of cellular changes to disease - The doctrine of cellular pathology by Virchow (father of pathology)

Febrile disease

Any disease accompanied by excessive night fever that last a long time.. Rickettsia, Tocky Mountain Spotted Fever-107 15-20 days.

CONGENITAL DISEASE

Any disease present a birth Cleft palate, polydactylism (extra digit(s) on hand/foot

LESION

Any structural or functional change due to disease

Trauma

Any type of wound or injury

FORENSIC AUTOPSY •

Biochemical (toxicological) • Microbiological scans (presence of MO in or on the body) • Radiological scans (x-ray

SIGNS

Can be measured Vital signs-pulse, BP, breathing

Chemical reaction

Chemical reactions-has a cause and effect, Chemicals which induce a change in the human body

Occupational

Coal dust deposited in the lungs of miners would be an example of a (an)____________ disease.

Predisposing Conditions

Conditions that make a body more susceptible to disease or inclined to develop a particular disease.

IMPORTANCE OF THE AUTOPYSY:

Confirm medical diagnosis 2. Amplify or reject the clinical diagnosis 3. Advancement of medical knowledge 4. Medico legal case 5. Medical statistics

Complications

Disease state concurrent or occurring at the same time as another disease.

SYNDROMS

Disease with both signs and symptoms Downs syndrom

Idiopathic Disease

Disease- of unknown cause (example sudden infant death syndrome.

1.Fulminating

Diseases are a special type of acute disease characterized by a rapid and severe onset and are usually fatal.

Organic

Diseases are accompanied by specific anatomical changes, such as the red spots . associated with measles or yellow discoloration of the skin that often accompanying hepatiti

Occupation

Embalmers- Serum hepatitis other factors such as fatigue, general living conditions, alcoholism, heredity, emotion, etc.

Physical agents-

Extremes of temperature-cold or heat. Radiation is a physical agent.

EXACERBATE

Increase severity of a disease.

Heredity-Mongolism

Mongolism (Down's Syndrome

Infectious agents

Parasites, Microorganism's

SYMPTOMS

Subjective manifestation of a disease. They accompany the disease but are not measurable Pain, headache

EXACERBATION

Sudden increase in the severity of a disease Turn for the worse

REMISSION (abatement)

Temporary absence of a particular disease

General Pathology

That branch of pathology dealing with the body as a whole, without regard to any particular organ or system is

Furuncle

The Pathological term for a boil is

Cause (Etiology)

The cause of disease, divided into 2 categories immediate /predisposing.

Special Pathology

The division of pathology deals with individual body organs or systems is

Surgical

The division of pathology that deals with tissues that have been removed from a patient during surgery is called______ pathology

Henatemesis

The expulsion of blood of a gastric origin from the mouth is

Suppuration

The formation of pus is a process called.

DIAGNOSIS

The identification of a disease

Pathogenesis

The manner in which disease develops.

Regeneration

The replacement of destroyed tussue with the exact same kind of tissue is process called.

Etiology

The study of the causes of disease. The causes of disease are divided into predisposing conditions and exciting or immediate causes.

Pathology

The study of the changes of structure and function of the tissues of the body as a result of disease is

Clinical Pathology

What division of pathology dealing with the various labortary tests on body fluids and tissues that are used in making a diagnosis is

FUNCTIONAL

a disease of impaired function with no apparent changes of structure (mental illness or color blindness

-VS- ORGANIC

any disease in which structural changes do occur

DIS

dead in the saddle

Organic Diseases

diseases accompanied by specific anatomic changes.

Sporadic disease

diseases occur occasionally in a random or isolated manner. A new variety of a rare neurological disorder known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease.

FTT

failure to thrive (infant not sucking on breast)

GOK -

god only knows

Morbidity Rate-Relative

incidence of a disease in the population is number if cases in a given time in a given population

Deficiency

is like of dietary or metabolic substances that can lead to disease. Still other disease that result of genetics

Age

is not a predisposing disease.

3.Exacerbate-

means that the severity of a disease has increased. If a person had cancer and the cancer was not present for a period of time, be said that the cancer was in remission

•MEDICAO (LEGAL PAHTOLOGY or FORENSIC PATHOLOGY) -

study of death and injuries of medical/legal significance. Most important to our profession

•PHYSIOLOGICAL PATHOLOGY .

study of function of the body as affected by disease.

o GROSS -

study with unaided eye

CONTRIBUTORY CAUSE

the thing involved in but not causing the terminal event (leukemia-persons with leukemia have less blood clotting abilitY

IMMEDIATE CAUSE -

thing responsible for death at the time of the terminal event (peritonitis