AAMI intro to pathology
Pathogenesis - ANSWERmanner in which disease develops
gross anatomy - ANSWERstudies the structural changes brought about by disease as seen by the naked eye
clinical pathology - ANSWERstudy of excretions, secretions & other body fluids for the purpose of diagnosing
disease. The laboratory diagnosis of disease
physiological pathology - ANSWERstudies the changes in function brought about by disease
rudolph Virchow - ANSWERthe father of cellular pathology
lesion - ANSWERany recognizable change in anatomy or structure of the tissues that can be caused by disease.
the pathological change in an organ or tissue
symptoms - ANSWERsubjective complaints experienced by the patient.not directly measurable ex: pain,
dizziness,itching.
signs - ANSWERobjective,measurable manifestations of disease: fever,blood pressure, abnormal pulse.
febrile disease - ANSWERany disease characterized by fever
idiopathic disease - ANSWERunknown origin
acute disease - ANSWERrapid onset& short duration
,chronic disease - ANSWERslow onset & longer duration.
iatrogenic disease - ANSWERresults from a physicians treatment.
fulminating disease - ANSWERrefers to rapid, sudden and severe. often fatal
organic disease - ANSWERhas readily identifiable characteristic lesion associated with it such as swollen
glands, ulcerations during syphilis, inflammation of mucus membranes during strep throat etc
functional disease - ANSWERhas no characteristic lesion. ex: migraine or various mental disturbances. no
lesion exists, no anatomical or structural changes occur.
nosocomial - ANSWERpertains to a hospital. often refers to hospital acquired infection.
prevalence - ANSWERrefers to number of new and old cases of a disease during a particular period.
mortality rate - ANSWERnumber of deaths per unit of population.
morbidity rate - ANSWERrefers to number of cases of disease per unit of population
Endemic disease - ANSWERmore or less present in the community. a disease or agent that is usually present in
a population or geographical area at all times. the expected normal incidence of a condition in a certain
geographical area or population
epidemic disease - ANSWERattacks a large number of the population in a community at the same time. one
whose incidence is beyond that expected by a given population
pandemic disease - ANSWERoccurs throughout the world
sporadic disease - ANSWERoccurs in neither a endemic or epidemic form. occurring occasionally in a random
or isolated manner.
, factors involved in etiology (cause) of disease - ANSWERage,race,nutritional status,gender,occupation,
emotion & stress, environment, economic status.
excitatory causes of disease - ANSWERconditions that actually cause the disease.
physical agents - ANSWERheat/high temperature, cold/low temperature, electricity,x-rays.
chemical agents - ANSWERcompounds that produce some type of cellular swelling;
strong acids or bases,drugs,poisons, gases(carbon monoxide).
infectious agents - ANSWERthese include various microorganisms viruses,bacteria and parasites
adeno - ANSWERgland
ambi - ANSWERboth
angio - ANSWERvessel
ante - ANSWERbefore
anti - ANSWERagainst
arthro - ANSWERjoint
auto - ANSWERself
bio - ANSWERlife
brach - ANSWERarm
Pathogenesis - ANSWERmanner in which disease develops
gross anatomy - ANSWERstudies the structural changes brought about by disease as seen by the naked eye
clinical pathology - ANSWERstudy of excretions, secretions & other body fluids for the purpose of diagnosing
disease. The laboratory diagnosis of disease
physiological pathology - ANSWERstudies the changes in function brought about by disease
rudolph Virchow - ANSWERthe father of cellular pathology
lesion - ANSWERany recognizable change in anatomy or structure of the tissues that can be caused by disease.
the pathological change in an organ or tissue
symptoms - ANSWERsubjective complaints experienced by the patient.not directly measurable ex: pain,
dizziness,itching.
signs - ANSWERobjective,measurable manifestations of disease: fever,blood pressure, abnormal pulse.
febrile disease - ANSWERany disease characterized by fever
idiopathic disease - ANSWERunknown origin
acute disease - ANSWERrapid onset& short duration
,chronic disease - ANSWERslow onset & longer duration.
iatrogenic disease - ANSWERresults from a physicians treatment.
fulminating disease - ANSWERrefers to rapid, sudden and severe. often fatal
organic disease - ANSWERhas readily identifiable characteristic lesion associated with it such as swollen
glands, ulcerations during syphilis, inflammation of mucus membranes during strep throat etc
functional disease - ANSWERhas no characteristic lesion. ex: migraine or various mental disturbances. no
lesion exists, no anatomical or structural changes occur.
nosocomial - ANSWERpertains to a hospital. often refers to hospital acquired infection.
prevalence - ANSWERrefers to number of new and old cases of a disease during a particular period.
mortality rate - ANSWERnumber of deaths per unit of population.
morbidity rate - ANSWERrefers to number of cases of disease per unit of population
Endemic disease - ANSWERmore or less present in the community. a disease or agent that is usually present in
a population or geographical area at all times. the expected normal incidence of a condition in a certain
geographical area or population
epidemic disease - ANSWERattacks a large number of the population in a community at the same time. one
whose incidence is beyond that expected by a given population
pandemic disease - ANSWERoccurs throughout the world
sporadic disease - ANSWERoccurs in neither a endemic or epidemic form. occurring occasionally in a random
or isolated manner.
, factors involved in etiology (cause) of disease - ANSWERage,race,nutritional status,gender,occupation,
emotion & stress, environment, economic status.
excitatory causes of disease - ANSWERconditions that actually cause the disease.
physical agents - ANSWERheat/high temperature, cold/low temperature, electricity,x-rays.
chemical agents - ANSWERcompounds that produce some type of cellular swelling;
strong acids or bases,drugs,poisons, gases(carbon monoxide).
infectious agents - ANSWERthese include various microorganisms viruses,bacteria and parasites
adeno - ANSWERgland
ambi - ANSWERboth
angio - ANSWERvessel
ante - ANSWERbefore
anti - ANSWERagainst
arthro - ANSWERjoint
auto - ANSWERself
bio - ANSWERlife
brach - ANSWERarm
