Pathology: Historical Perspectives and Theories of Disease

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What is the purpose of Clinical Pathology?

To study only blood and urine samples

To study disease in dead individuals

To diagnose diseases using only biopsy materials

To study aspects of a disease in live individuals (correct)

Which subdivision of Pathology deals with the investigation and diagnosis of disease from the examination of isolated cells?

Histopathology

Cytopathology (correct)

Haematology

Forensic Pathology

What is the primary focus of Forensic Pathology?

Investigating death in suspicious circumstances (correct)

Analyzing blood and urine samples

Diagnosing diseases in live individuals

Studying the structure of tissues

Which of the following is NOT a subdivision of Pathology?

Cardiology Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of Cellular Pathology (Histopathology)?

Examining tissues to diagnose disease Signup and view all the answers

What was the hypothetical cause of disease in ancient times?

Animism and Magic Signup and view all the answers

What was the focus of pathology during the period from 1850 to present?

Cellular pathology and microbiology Signup and view all the answers

What is the level of study in systemic pathology?

Organ-system level Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of general pathology?

Study of cellular responses to abnormal stimuli Signup and view all the answers

What is the focus of experimental pathology?

Artificial way of producing lesions to study disease Signup and view all the answers

During which period was spontaneous generation a hypothesis?

Prior to 1800 AD Signup and view all the answers

What is the presence of Mycobacterium tuberculosis indicative of?

Tuberculosis Signup and view all the answers

What is the ability of a microorganism to cause disease?

Pathogenicity Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for the course of a disease in the absence of any intervention?

Natural history Signup and view all the answers

What is an aftereffect of a disease?

Sequelae Signup and view all the answers

What is the expected outcome of a disease?

Prognosis Signup and view all the answers

What is the process of identifying a disease?

Diagnosis Signup and view all the answers

What is pathophysiology associated with?

Disordered physiological processes associated with diseases Signup and view all the answers

What is studied in pathology?

The physical conditions of an organism during a disease Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between pathology and pathophysiology?

Pathology is the study of essential nature of a disease, while pathophysiology is the study of disordered physiological processes Signup and view all the answers

What is the order of description of a disease?

Aetiology, pathogenesis, pathophysiology Signup and view all the answers

What is examined in pathology?

Gross and microscopic examination of tissues, organs, and whole body Signup and view all the answers

What is pathogenesis associated with?

The manner or mechanism of development of a disease Signup and view all the answers

What type of diagnosis involves naming the lesions?

Morphological Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of uniform nomenclature in disease?

To enable accurate epidemiological studies Signup and view all the answers

What type of diagnosis involves naming the specific disease entity?

Definitive Signup and view all the answers

What does the term 'primary' mean in the context of disease?

Without evident antecedent cause Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between benign and malignant diseases?

Likely outcome of the disease Signup and view all the answers

What is the term for a relatively mild elevation of blood pressure that develops gradually and causes insidious injury to the organs of the body?

Benign hypertension Signup and view all the answers