Pathology 3240A Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Experimental Pathology, Microscopy, Electron Microscope

• School: Western University
• Department: Pathology
• Course: Pathology 3240A
• Professor: Geordie Shepherd

Document Summary

Logos= study: the study of suffering and disease, covers from basic science aspect of disease to clinical science aspect of diseases, pathos= disease or suffering, can look at structural and functional changed in cells. Look at basic aspects of the pathology disease and look at individual organs and systems. What do pathologist do: clinical and experimental pathology, use a variety of techniques to diagnosis, understand and define disease, to give valuable information to colleges so they can treat patients effectively. Basic sciences and clinical sciences- only clinical departments that has basics and clinical. Using knowledge about basic sciences to try and understand what"s happening with disease. Clinical support: guidance in treatment (staging of cancer, personalized therapy, by giving them information that can help determine the best treatment, give as much info as possible so that they can give personalized treatments.