Patho101B: Long quiz

Pathology?

A branch of natural science that deals with the study of disease.

Greek word 'Pathos' means

Suffering.

Veterinary pathology?

A branch of pathology that emphasizes animal diseases.

List the 4 branches of pathology.

1. General Pathology

2. Systemic Pathology

3. Nutritional Pathology

4. Clinical Pathology

Rudolf Virchow

Father of Modern Pathology

Hippocrates

Father of Humoral Pathology and Human Medicine

What are the 4 cardinal signs of inflammation according to Aulus Cornelius Celsus

1. Redness

2. Swelling

3. Heat

4. Pain

Giovanni Morgagni

has significant contribution in Pathological Anatomy at the same time he compiled a textbook entitled “The Seats and Causes of Diseases.”

Marie Francois Xavier Bichat

Father of Modern Histology and Descriptive

Anatomy

Carl Rokitansky

He laid procedures in necropsy

Aulus Cornelius Celsus

A roman who lived 2,000 B.C, and authored the 4 Cardinal Signs of Inflammation

Elie Metchnikoft

Authored the process of cellular eating which is phagocytosis.

William Harvey

He discovered the process of blood circulation in 1638, he is regarded as the Father of Blood Circulation and Father pf Physiology

Matthias Schleiden and Theodore Schwann

they postulated the Cellular Theory of Life

Marcello Malpighi

He is the Father of General Pathology or Histopathology

Edward Jenner

He is the Father of Immunization The first vaccine is for smallpox.

Idiopathic

A disease of unknown causation.

Prognosis

Possible outcome of disease, whether the patient will die or recover.

Autopsy

Post-mortem examination of the human body

What is a lesion?

Morphological abnormalities of tissue with well-defined margins.

Necropsy

Post Mortem examination of animal

Pathogenesis?

The process of disease development from the entry of an etiologic agent to clinical manifestation.

Etiology

Any cause of disease, including physical agents, chemical agents, and parasites.

Triad of Disease

Refers to the 3 factors that causes disease

1. Agent

2. Host

3. Environment

Pathognomonic

Lesions, clinical signs, and symptoms distinctive or suggestive of a specific disease.

Robert Koch

He established that the microorganism is the causative agent of diseases.

Extrinsic factor

Environmental factors outside the host that contribute to disease.

Chemotherapy

Patient care and management to combat disease through medication.

Clinical Disease Manifestation

Type of disease manifestation where disease has overt signs or symptoms.

Immunostimulation

Enhancing the immune system through proper diet, exercise, and supplementation.

Loss of Function

5th Cardinal Sign based of Rudolf Virchow

Classical Swine Fever (CSF) or Hog Cholera.

Turkey Egg Kidney is pathognomonic to what disease

Prophylaxis

Disease control and preventative measures.

Clinical diagnosis

Apparent signs of symptoms observed and laboratory results.

Universe of Natural Law

Early concept in the cause of disease where the imbalance in one of the 4 elements of life(Water, Air, Fire and Earth) and 4 Humor of the body (Blood, Phlegm, Yellow Bile, and Black Bile) causes disease in humans or animal

Horizontal Transmission

Is the transmission of agent between animals and there should be lateral transmission

Vertical Transmission

Transmission of infectious agent from mother to offspring.

Levamisole

An anti-helminthic with immunostimulant properties