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Anatomic pathology vs. Clinical Pathology
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Anatomic Pathology
- gold standard - necropsy - autopsy - biopsy - antemortem - postmortem - gross pathology - histopathology - ultrastructure (EM) Clinical Pathology - silver standard - hematology - clinical chemistry - cytology |
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anything wrong, structural or fxnal is termed _____
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lesion
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_____ is a lesion so characteristic that you can make dx just from the lesion
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pathognomonic lesion
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Description should include
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size (metric)
color consistency shape surface margins distribution location |
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morphologic diagnosis should include
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severity
- mild - moderate - severe duration - acute - subacute - chronic distribution - focal - multifocal - diffuse anatomic site - nephro - hepato - dermato modifier - suppurative - necrotizing lesion - necrosis - hemorrhage - inflammation |
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severe
chronic multifocal to coalescing granulomatous pneumonia |
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severe
acute diffuse pulmonary congestion |
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Typhlitis is inflammation of
a. middle ear b. tongue c. cecum d. cloaca e. crop |
c. cecum
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etiology
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MINI VAN DITTI
(or it's D MINI TITI VAN) Degenerative Metabolic Inflammatory Neoplastic Infectious Traumatic Idiopathic Toxic Iatrogenic Vascular Anomalies Nutritional |
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Etiology = Anomaly
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White Muscle Dz
Etiology = Nutritional |
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degenerative joint dz
Etiology = Degenerative |
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chronic-active hepatitis
Etiology = Idiopathic |
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Etiology = traumatic
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ethylene glycol toxicity
Etiology = Toxic |
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pill esophagitis
Etiology = Iatrogenic |
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___ is the mechanism involved in the development of a dz
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pathogenesis
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define pathogenesis
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the mechanism involved in the development of a dz
often a sequence of events initiated by the cause (etiology) the path b/w etiology and outcome |
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_____ is a sequence of events initiated by the cause (etiology) of a dz
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pathogenesis
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____ is what comes b/w etiology and outcome
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pathogenesis
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how do you describe distribution (terminology used)
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Focal
Multi-focal Coalescing Diffuse: homogenous everywhere Regionally extensive: like a really big focal one |
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how do you describe margins (terminology used)
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distinct/ discrete
diffuse |
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dome shaped
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exophytic
aka pokey-outey |
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____ is the term for a lesion that is pokey-outy (couldn't easily shave over it)
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exophytic
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exophytic
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pokey outey
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pedunculated (has a stalk)
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_____ is the term for a lesion with a stalk
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pedunculated
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What terms are used to describe shape of lesions
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diamond- shaped, square, rectangular
multinodular irregular pedunculated - has a stalk exophytic - pokey outey dome shaped - raised w/ a gradual lump |
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which of the following is a good description
a. dark regionally extensive b. brownish diffuse c. red-brown multifocal firmish |
none of them
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define each of the following
1. general pathology 2. Systemic pathology 3. Clinical pathology 4. pathology |
general pathology
- study of the underlying mechanisms common to all diseases Systemic Pathology - study of the pathology of each organ system clinical pathology - use of laboratory tests to study dz in living patient pathology - study of the structural and funcitonal manifestations of dz |
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define
hematology clinical chemistry cytology they are all a part of what branch of pathology |
hematology
- study of blood and blood forming tissues clinical chemistry - interpretation of lab tests of serum or plasma cytology - examination of fluids and cells removed from a living animal they are all part of clinical pathology |
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1. ______ means before death
2. ______ means after death |
1. antemortem
2. postmortem |
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_____ is the study of the structural and fxnal manifestations of dz
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pathology
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morphologic diagnosis should include what 6 things
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1. severity (mild/mod/sev)
2. duration (acute/subacute/chronic) 3. distribution (focal/multifocal/diffuse) 4. modifier (suppurative/granulomatous/necrotizing) 5. anatomic site (nephro/hepato/dermato) 6. lesion (necrosis/hemorrhage/inflamation/neoplasia) |
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define lesion
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structural or functional alteration in cells or organs of the body
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metabolic (as etiologic category) includes
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deficiency of enzyme or hormone
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toxic (as etiologic category) includes
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chemicals
toxic plants radiation injury |
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what is the pathogenesis of canine parvovirus
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virus infects rapidly dividing cells
necrosis of intestinal mucosa diarrhea and entrance of gram neg bacteria into bloodstream endotoxic shock and dehydration death |
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what is the pathogenesis of a fat yellow cat
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fat cat stops eating
excessive body fat mobilized to liver hepatic fatty change liver dysfunction icterus |