PATH 205.3 Study Guide - Comprehensive Final Exam Guide - Necrosis, Inflammation, Thrombosis
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Objectives: brief introduction to pathology and the study of disease, a review of medical nomenclature. Book: pathology for the health professions 5th ed. by ivan damjanov. Pathology = the science or study of disease. The department of medical science, or of physiology, which treats the causes and nature of diseases, or abnormal bodily affections or conditions. A medical specialty which provides the scientific foundation for medical practice. Forensic pathology = an important component of pathology and makes a vital contribution to society is clearly only a small part of the practice of most pathologists. Pathologist/laboratory physician = a physician w/ a broad knowledge of medicine who works with all other specialties, using the tools of laboratory medicine to provide information essential to problem solving in clinical practice (cid:862)the (cid:373)edi(cid:272)al dete(cid:272)ti(cid:448)e(cid:863) Pathologist in patient care: in search of a diagnosis. Thy(cid:396)oid (cid:862)(cid:374)odule(cid:863) nucleus has a vacuole in it, has a large nucleus-to-cytoplasm ratio.
