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General Pathology Lecture Notes INTRODUCTION TO Pathology Introduction to Pathology General Pathology is the study of the mechanisms of disease (with emphasis on aetiology and pathogenesis), while systematic Pathology is the study of diseases as they occur within particular organ systems it involves aetiology, pathogenesis, epidemiology, macro- and microscopic appearance, specific diagnostic features, natural history and sequelae. Academic Pathology includes research and teaching, and the discipline of experimental Pathology was derived from this. Clinical Pathology is often referred to as laboratory medicine and includes a number of diagnostic disciplines. Pathology provides the basis for understanding: The mechanisms of disease The classification of diseases The diagnosis of diseases The basis of treatment Monitoring the progress of disease Determining prognosis Understanding complications SNOMED standard classification of disease considers the following aspects: Topography Morphology

If the injury occurs in solid tissue and the causal agent is pyogenic, suppuration is likely to occur. On centrifugation, the supernatant contains inflammatory exudates; the deposit consists of polymorphs, bacteria, cell fragments, fat globules and other particulate matter. Abscess – necrotic, suppurative lesion localised by a fibroblastic ...

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