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Introduction to Pathology Basics

This document provides an introduction to pathology including: 1. Pathology aims to understand disease causes and changes in cells/tissues that result in signs/symptoms. It examines disease etiology and pathogenesis. 2. Pathology has sub-divisions like histopathology, cytopathology, hematology, toxicology, and forensic pathology. 3. Techniques include morphology, biochemistry, histochemistry, immunohistochemistry, and hematological analysis to diagnose diseases.

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Introduction to Pathology Basics

This document provides an introduction to pathology including: 1. Pathology aims to understand disease causes and changes in cells/tissues that result in signs/symptoms. It examines disease etiology and pathogenesis. 2. Pathology has sub-divisions like histopathology, cytopathology, hematology, toxicology, and forensic pathology. 3. Techniques include morphology, biochemistry, histochemistry, immunohistochemistry, and hematological analysis to diagnose diseases.

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INTRODUCTION TO

PATHOLOGY
MAY, 2022
SAMUEL FEKADU (M.D.)
Introduction
• Understanding causes of disease and changes in cell, tissue organs
that are associated with disease and give rise to presenting signs and
symptoms
• Ethiology- underlying causes and modifying factors that are
responsible for the initiation and progression of disease.
• Pathogenesis- refers to the mechanisms of development and
progression of disease,
Pathogenesis- Example, malaria life cycle
Introduction
• Uses
• Understanding disease
• Developing rational treatments
• Developing Effective preventive methods
Sub-divisions of pathology
• Histopathology: the investigation & diagnosis of disease from the
examination of tissues
• Cytopathology: the investigation & the diagnosis of disease from the
examination of isolated cells
• Haematology: the study of the disorders of the cellular & coagulable
components of blood
Sub-divisions of pathology
• Toxicology: the study of the effects of known or suspected poisons
• Forensic pathology: the application of pathology to legal
purposes( e.g. investigation of death in suspicious circumstances)
• Chemical pathology : the study & diagnosis of disease from the
chemical changes in tissues & fluids
Techniques Of pathology

• Morphology
• Gross examination

• Light Microscopy- the structure of tissues & cells in health &


disease

• Electron Microscopy- study of disorders at an organelle level, &


to the demonstration of viruses in tissue samples
Techniques Of pathology
• Biochemical
• Histochemistry- is the study of the chemistry of tissues

• Immunohistochemistry- employ antibodies( immunoglobulins with antigen specificity) to


visualize substances in tissues sections or cell preparations

• Haematological techniques- in the diagnosis & study of blood disorders


Diagnostic methods of pathology
• Diagnosis is the act of naming a disease in an individual patient
• The process of making diagnoses involves: taking a clinical history to
document symptoms, examining the patient for clinical signs& if
necessary, performing investigations guided by the provisional
diagnosis based on signs & symptoms
Diagnostic methods of pathology
• Biopsies: samples of tissue removed from a patient for diagnostic
purposes.
• Needle Biopsy,
• Incisional Biopsy- to remove a piece of tissue from a lesion or mass.
• Excisional Biopsy- complete removal of a tissue
• Endoscopic Biopsy
diagnostic methods of pathology
• Cytology involves the examination and interpretation of dispersed
cells rather than solid tissues,usually for the diagnosis of cancer &
pre-cancerous lesions.
• Exfoliative cytology: cells shed from, or scraped or brushed off ,an epithelial
surface
• Fluid cytology :cells withdrawn with the fluid in which they are suspended
• Washings: cells flushed out of an organ using an irrigating fluid
• Fine –needle aspiration cytology: cells sucked out of a solid tissue using a thin
needle attached to a syringe.
AUTOPSIES
• Autopsy ( necropsy and post- mortem examination are synonymous)
• Autopsies are used for:
• Determining the cause of death
• Audit of the accuracy of clinical diagnosis
• Educational

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