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What is the primary focus of anatomic pathology?
Which of the following is included in clinical pathology?
What does etiology in pathology refer to?
Which of the following best describes pathogenesis?
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Which type of environmental factor is classified under the causes of disease?
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What primarily causes hypoxia in tissues?
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How do nutritional deficiencies contribute to disease?
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Which of the following best describes the role of genetic factors in disease susceptibility?
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What is homeostasis in the context of cellular responses?
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What can cause abnormal immune reactions leading to disease?
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What characteristic appearance is associated with caseous necrosis?
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Which statement accurately describes fat necrosis?
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What triggers fibrinoid necrosis?
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In what way does apoptosis differ from necrosis?
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What is the primary cause of gas gangrene?
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What is a characteristic feature of coagulative necrosis?
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Which type of necrosis is most likely associated with bacterial infections due to rapid tissue digestion?
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In which type of necrosis does the affected tissue become firm and maintain structural integrity?
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Which morphological change is NOT typically associated with necrosis?
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What occurs during the process of necrosis?
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Which form of necrosis is characterized by the presence of gas and often affects extremities?
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What is a common feature of necroptosis?
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Which of the following describes the process of karyorrhexis?
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What does hypoxic cell death typically result in?
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Dry gangrene is most commonly associated with which demographic?
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Study Notes
Introduction to Pathology
- Pathology studies diseases, their effects, progress, consequences, causes, and underlying mechanisms.
- Two main divisions: Anatomic Pathology and Clinical Pathology.
Divisions of Pathology
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Anatomic Pathology: Involves the evaluation of tissues, including cells from pap smears, fine needle aspirations, and autopsies.
- Key areas: Surgical, Cytopathology, Forensic Pathology.
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Clinical Pathology: Focuses on laboratory medicine, encompassing routine tests (e.g., glucose, sodium), cancer markers, and genome sequencing.
- Includes Blood Bank, Microbiology, Hematology, Chemistry, and Molecular Biology.
Field of Pathology
- Aims to understand disease causes and the changes in cells, tissues, and organs that produce signs and symptoms.
- Etiology: The study of underlying causes and factors of diseases.
- Pathogenesis: Investigation of mechanisms behind the development and progress of diseases.
Causes of Disease
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Environmental Factors:
- Physical agents like trauma, radiation, and extreme temperatures.
- Chemical poisons harmful to tissues.
- Infections from viruses, bacteria, fungi, and protozoa.
- Nutritional deficiencies or excesses affecting health.
- Abnormal immune responses harming individual cells.
- Hypoxia (oxygen deficiency) and ischemia (reduced blood supply) as common injury causes.
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Genetic Factors:
- Normal genes and polymorphisms influencing disease susceptibility.
- Abnormal genes resulting from mutations, chromosomal translocations, or extra chromosomes leading to diseases.
Overview of Cellular Responses
- Cells adapt to environmental stresses and may experience injury when adaptive capabilities are exceeded.
- Reversible Cell Injury: Cells return to stable baseline.
- Irreversible Cell Injury: Affected cells die.
Cell Death
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Necrosis: Uncontrolled, accidental cell death due to severe damage.
- Causes inflammation as cellular contents leak into surrounding tissue.
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Apoptosis: Programmed cell death that is typically regulated.
- Eliminates damaged cells without provoking inflammation.
Morphological Changes in Necrosis
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Cytoplasmic Changes:
- Increased eosinophilia and homogeneous appearance.
- Vacuolated organelles create a "moth-eaten" appearance.
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Nuclear Changes:
- Pyknosis: Shrinkage and density increase.
- Karyorrhexis: Fragmentation of the nucleus.
- Karyolysis: Dissolution and fading of the nucleus.
Types of Necrosis
- Coagulative Necrosis: Tissue architecture preserved; characteristic of infarcts, notably in solid organs (except brain).
- Liquefactive Necrosis: Occurs with bacterial infections; tissue is fully digested, often seen in CNS infarcts.
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Gangrenous Necrosis: Significant limb blood supply loss; includes dry, wet, and gas gangrene variations.
- Dry Gangrene: Common in diabetics due to gradual arterial occlusion.
- Wet Gangrene: Moist tissue due to venous congestion or bacterial infection.
- Gas Gangrene: Caused by exotoxin-producing bacteria.
- Caseous Necrosis: "Cheeselike" appearance typical in tuberculosis infections; tissue architecture is obliterated.
- Fat Necrosis: Focused fat destruction due to pancreatic lipases; appears chalky white, associated with pancreatitis.
- Fibrinoid Necrosis: Occurs in immune reactions with antigen-antibody complexes in blood vessels.
Apoptosis
- Controlled process that activates specific pathways leading to cell death.
- Can be physiological (normal development) or pathological (eliminating irreversibly damaged cells).
- Features minimal inflammatory response during cell clearance.
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This quiz covers the fundamental concepts of pathology, including its definition, main divisions, and methods of disease evaluation. Explore the differences between anatomic and clinical pathology and understand how they contribute to medical diagnoses. Ideal for students beginning their study of disease processes.
