Pathology

BODY FLUID AND ELECTROLYTES • Body fluids and electrolytes play an important role in maintaining homeostasis of the body • Body fluids transport nutrients, electrolytes, and oxygen to cells and carrying waste products away from cells. • Many diseases and their treatments can affect fluid and electrolyte balance. • E.g a patient with metastatic breast or lung cancer may develop hypercalcemia because of bone destruction from tumor invasion. • Chemotherapy prescribed to treat the...

FLUID AND ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCE • Body fluids and electrolytes play an important role in maintaining homeostasis of the body • Body fluids transport nutrients, electrolytes, and oxygen to cells and carrying waste products away from cells. • Many diseases and their treatments can affect fluid and electrolyte balance. • E.g a patient with metastatic breast or lung cancer may develop hypercalcemia because of bone destruction from tumor invasion. • Chemotherapy prescribed to t...

INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN PATHOLOGY Pathology-Goals • To understand and analyze the relationship between pathologic changes and clinical manifestations. • To take a clinical history and order tests logically. • To develop a correct diagnosis. • To communicate with professionals and patients. Human pathology • Pathology - scientific study of diseases. • Forms a bridge between medicine and basic sciences • One of the most important methods to diagnose disea...

Turner syndrome A chromosomal disorder in females in which either an X chromosome is missing, making the person XO instead of XX, or part of one X chromosome is deleted. Patients with suspected Turner syndrome require genetic testing and hormone level evaluation. Echocardiogram, bone density, and bone age testing are necessary. Treatment involves estrogen therapy and growth hormone administration. The patient should be treated symptomatically for all other effects of the disease. -Underde...

what is metatastic calcification degeneration? what is an example of it? CORRECT ANSWERS: calcium infiltration into normal tissue hypervitaminosis D.- person takes too much vit. D, causes build-up of calcium in the blood what is dystrophic calcification degeneration? what is an example of it? CORRECT ANSWERS: calcium infiltration into abnormal/damaged tissue *does not need higher levels of calcium in the blood to cause this ex. atherosclerosis or atheroma causing damage to the tunic...