Introduction to Pathology

three causes of death

1.) deaths due to disease causing microorganism. 2.) deaths due to degenerative pathological disorders like heart disease or stroke. 3.) deaths due to by products of the social environment such as suicide, homicide, or accidents.

Microscopic Patahology

also known as cellular or histo- pathology, studies changes which occur in cells of the body at the microscopic level.

disease

any change in the structure of function of the body as a result of injury to the tissues.

autopsy involves

both the gross examination of the human body and its organs and tissues plus microscopic examination of tissues samples and cells which have been removed for further study.

cavitation

caused by the path of the bullet itself combined with the continues forward acceleration of the tissue in the wake of the bullet. over 1,000 feet per secound

cocaine

causes heart to beat improperly, water soluble powder, produces a euphoric high.

benefits of autopsy

confirm, alter diagnosis; and provide evidence os substance; Also find other evidence; provided knowledge; helps in legal situations; helps survivors.

general pathology

deals with general or broad disease processes, such as necrosis or inflammation, which may affect the entire body or wide spread tissues and organs.

clinical pathology

deals with the laboratory study of, and the performance of standardized test on, body fluids, and secretions such as blood and urine tests or cultures and smears of various types.

pathological anatomy

deals with the study of tissues which have been removed from the body for pathological study.

manner of death

explains how the cause of death came about.

postmortem examination

from latin words for after and death

Hippocrates

greek physician 460-359 BC, father of medicine

patho

greek word for disease or suffering.

necropsy

greek words for a state of death

autopsy

greek words self and sight, is used to refer to the examination of the body after death in order to determine the cause of death and/or existence of various disease.

lesion

is a circumscribed area of pathologically altered tissues.

cause of death

is an injury or disease that produces a physiological derangement in the body that results in the death of the individual.

heroine

is an opiate, from poppy plant, causes heart or respiratory failure. causes sedation.

pathogenesis

is the mechanism that results in the manifestations of signs and symptoms in the body.

mechanism of death

is the physiological derangement produced by the cause of death that results in death.

trauma

is the process of event leading to an injury or wound.

laceration and crushing

low velocity bullets that travel less than 1,000 feet per second. handguns

ology

means the study of.

etiology

or underlying causes of disease.

physiological pathology

refers to studying the functional changes in the body resulting from disease.

ballistics

refers to the science of the travel of bullets in flight.

gross pathology

studies changes in the structure and function of the body which can be observed with the unaided eye.

special pathology

studies disease processes affecting individual body areas or systems, such as pathology of the respiratory system or disease of the skin.

surgical pathology

study of tissues specimens excised surgically during operation.

medical - legal pathology

that field of pathology which deals with both the medical and legal issues surrounding death.

pathology

the study of disease- specifically the study of the structure and function of the body as it is affected by disease.

shock waves

tissues are compressed, last only a few microseconds causing little tissue damage at low velocity.