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Anatomic pathology vs. Clinical Pathology
Anatomic Pathology
- gold standard
- necropsy
- autopsy
- biopsy
- antemortem
- postmortem
- gross pathology
- histopathology
- ultrastructure (EM)

Clinical Pathology
- silver standard
- hematology
- clinical chemistry
- cytology
anything wrong, structural or fxnal is termed _____
lesion
_____ is a lesion so characteristic that you can make dx just from the lesion
pathognomonic lesion
Description should include
size (metric)

color

consistency

shape

surface

margins

distribution

location
morphologic diagnosis should include
severity
- mild
- moderate
- severe

duration
- acute
- subacute
- chronic

distribution
- focal
- multifocal
- diffuse

anatomic site
- nephro
- hepato
- dermato

modifier
- suppurative
- necrotizing

lesion
- necrosis
- hemorrhage
- inflammation
severe

chronic

multifocal to coalescing

granulomatous

pneumonia
severe

acute

diffuse

pulmonary

congestion
Typhlitis is inflammation of

a. middle ear
b. tongue
c. cecum
d. cloaca
e. crop
c. cecum
etiology
MINI VAN DITTI

(or it's D MINI TITI VAN)

Degenerative

Metabolic
Inflammatory
Neoplastic
Infectious

Traumatic
Idiopathic
Toxic
Iatrogenic

Vascular
Anomalies
Nutritional
Etiology = Anomaly
White Muscle Dz

Etiology = Nutritional
degenerative joint dz

Etiology = Degenerative
chronic-active hepatitis

Etiology = Idiopathic
Etiology = traumatic
ethylene glycol toxicity

Etiology = Toxic
pill esophagitis

Etiology = Iatrogenic
___ is the mechanism involved in the development of a dz
pathogenesis
define pathogenesis
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
_____ is a sequence of events initiated by the cause (etiology) of a dz
pathogenesis
____ is what comes b/w etiology and outcome
pathogenesis
how do you describe distribution (terminology used)
Focal

Multi-focal

Coalescing

Diffuse: homogenous everywhere

Regionally extensive: like a really big focal one
how do you describe margins (terminology used)
distinct/ discrete

diffuse
dome shaped
exophytic

aka pokey-outey
____ is the term for a lesion that is pokey-outy (couldn't easily shave over it)
exophytic
exophytic
pokey outey
pedunculated (has a stalk)
_____ is the term for a lesion with a stalk
pedunculated
What terms are used to describe shape of lesions
diamond- shaped, square, rectangular

multinodular

irregular

pedunculated
- has a stalk

exophytic
- pokey outey

dome shaped
- raised w/ a gradual lump
which of the following is a good description

a. dark regionally extensive
b. brownish diffuse
c. red-brown multifocal firmish
none of them
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
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
1. ______ means before death


2. ______ means after death
1. antemortem

2. postmortem
_____ is the study of the structural and fxnal manifestations of dz
pathology
morphologic diagnosis should include what 6 things
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)
define lesion
structural or functional alteration in cells or organs of the body
metabolic (as etiologic category) includes
deficiency of enzyme or hormone
toxic (as etiologic category) includes
chemicals

toxic plants

radiation injury
what is the pathogenesis of canine parvovirus
virus infects rapidly dividing cells

necrosis of intestinal mucosa

diarrhea and entrance of gram neg bacteria into bloodstream

endotoxic shock and dehydration

death
what is the pathogenesis of a fat yellow cat
fat cat stops eating

excessive body fat mobilized to liver

hepatic fatty change

liver dysfunction

icterus