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Introduction to pathology (part 1 )
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Disease
Condition marked by abnormal disturbance in the function and structure of the human body as a result of some type of injury or trauma
Pathology
The study of the disease and how it imapacts the humen body
Iatrogenic
Any adverse conditions that results from medical treatment Ex: pneumothorax
Pathogenisis
Study of the origin and development of the disease. And it lead to observable "Manifestation"
Sign
This is a manifestation that is observable by health care worker
Symptom
Pertain to the patient perception of what is wrong and is subjective
Syndrome
A group of signs and symptoms that characterize an abnormal disturbance
Etiology
The study of the cause and origin of the disease
Idiopathic
Refers to the fact that there maybe no real cause fir the disease
Inflammation
Refer to the body ability to wall off and sequester an injurious agent
Abscess
Type of inflammatory reaction causes the injurious agent to become a walled off ball of pus
Ulcer
Type of inflammatory reaction that is the result of a healing wound that is located on the skin or a mucous membrane
Cellulitis
An acute bacterial infection of the skin
Edema
Abnormal accumulation of fluid in body cavity or intercellular spaces
Transudates vs. Exudates:
______abnormal, extracellular fluid essentially consists of water that contains a low cell count (usually clear)
Transudates
Transudates vs. Exudates
______the fluid filters from the circulatory system into the lesions and generally contains water, pus, and blood. ( they are NOT clear)
Exudates
Ischemia
Refers to an obstruction of the normal blood flow to an organ or structure
Infract
Loss of blood supply to an organ or structure will cause the surrounding tissue to become necrotic
Hemorrhage
Simply loss of blood from the circulatory system
Hematoma
Occurs as a result of break in blood vessels that causes a pooling of blood below the surface of the skin, organ , or structure
Ecchymosis
Capillary below the skin are damaged usually as a result of some type of trauma ( commonly referred as : bruise or contusion)
Purpura
Red purple spots on body that are caused by hemorrhage, often result of some type of platelet or coagulation disorder
Petechia
Type of purpura that consists of very small red or purple spots in the body
Aplasia
The inability of an organ or structure to form properly; can result in loss of an organ
Atrophy
decrease in sizeof the cell with the organ or structure
hypertrophy
Abnormal increase in cell size
Sometimes referred as : hyperplasia- hypergenesis
Neoplasm
Abnormal proliferation of foreign calls that form mass of tissue within an organ or structure
Cachexia
The result of untreated, malignant neoplasms (often seen as an end stage of cancer)
Adenocarcinoma
This type of cancer will rise from epithelial cells or tissue such as breast, colon, or pancreas
Sarcoma
Cancer of soft tissue or connective tissue such as: bone, cartilage, muscles, and fat
Lukemia
cancer of the blood and blood forming tissue
Acute Lukemia
Characterized by an abnormal proliferation of "immature" blood cells that don't possess the ability to fight infection
chronic lukemia
Characterized by an abnormal proliferation of "mature" blood cells that don't possess the ability to fight infection
Lymphoma
Type of cancer that originate in lymphatic tissue and affects the production of lymphocytes
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