PATH 120 MODULE 1: INTRO TO PATHOLOGY |
VERIFIED STUDY GUIDE
Pathology - Answers - study of disease
Ideal patient journey: Well - Answers - - patients current lifestyle = baseline state of
wellness
- wellness is subjective (teenager usually = more well than older person with other
health issues)
Ideal patient journey: Health decline - Answers - - decline in health noticed by individual
- can have multiple contributing factors
- patient typically manages themself or w/ help of primary care team
- may be prescribed medication or another healthcare provider
Ideal patient journey: Health decline, contributing factors - Answers - - genetics
- infection
- injury
- nutrition
- environment
- access to care
Ideal patient journey: Triage - Answers - - disease progresses, no longer able to
manage on their own
- referred or decide to go to hospital
- stop in triage to get assessed by emergency physician = decide to be admitted or go
home
Ideal patient journey: Admittance - Answers - - patients condition is too severe to send
home
- issue has not been identified, cause for concern
- patient has stabilized, but needs to receive treatment and be monitored
- patient will then be seen by specialist(s) who decide next steps
Ideal patient journey: Diagnosis - Answers - - tests are ordered to characterize disease
- samples sent for laboratory analysis or imaging (more point-of-care testing)
- results used to assess patients condition, inform decisions on proposed treatment plan
Point-of-care testing - Answers - medical diagnosing at the time and place of patient
care, allowing physicians to collect real-time testing results
, Ideal patient journey: Treatment - Answers - - once patient informed of prognosis,
all/any treatment options are discussed (medication, surgery, long term medical
interventions)
-if agreed to, patient will then undergo treatment as outlined
Ideal patient journey: Palliative care - Answers - - if treatment is unsuccessful or
unavailable, and patients condition is terminal, goal becomes making patient as
comfortable as possible until death
- any medication or procedures ordered are for relieving symptoms, rather than
treatment of root cause
- anything for improving quality of life
Ideal patient journey: Discharge - Answers - - following successful treatment, patient will
be monitored in hospital for a required amount of time, then discharged
- most likely conditions for release (like prescription drugs + refills, follow-up support)
- some patients may lose independence/ develop complications, therefore need home
nurse or support worker, or need to move to assisted living
Ideal patient journey: Monitoring - Answers - - patients check in regularly with hospital to
ensure treatment was effective
- patients must adhere to treatment protocol.
goal of treatment - Answers - restore a state of wellness, with disease no longer causing
a decline in health
Pathology disease paradigm - Answers - - guide to conceptualize the characteristics of
a disease
Etiology (cause) - Answers - - root of disease
Pathogenesis (mechanisms) - Answers - - how disease acts
Biochemical changes - Answers - - how disease acts in relation to the body, manifests
as symptoms
- "lab test values" like DNA sequencing, inflammation markers, glucose levels, antigen
tests, HDL and LDL levels, ELISA results
Testing - Answers - - detection + confirmation of disease in the body
Morphological changes - Answers - - how disease alters appearance
- changes in the structure of the cells or tissues
- ex. swelling, alteration in differentiation, histology slides, blood smears, biopsy results
Functional chnages - Answers - - how the change works
- changes in physiology
- range of motion in a joint, muscle strength, blood pressure, or temperature
VERIFIED STUDY GUIDE
Pathology - Answers - study of disease
Ideal patient journey: Well - Answers - - patients current lifestyle = baseline state of
wellness
- wellness is subjective (teenager usually = more well than older person with other
health issues)
Ideal patient journey: Health decline - Answers - - decline in health noticed by individual
- can have multiple contributing factors
- patient typically manages themself or w/ help of primary care team
- may be prescribed medication or another healthcare provider
Ideal patient journey: Health decline, contributing factors - Answers - - genetics
- infection
- injury
- nutrition
- environment
- access to care
Ideal patient journey: Triage - Answers - - disease progresses, no longer able to
manage on their own
- referred or decide to go to hospital
- stop in triage to get assessed by emergency physician = decide to be admitted or go
home
Ideal patient journey: Admittance - Answers - - patients condition is too severe to send
home
- issue has not been identified, cause for concern
- patient has stabilized, but needs to receive treatment and be monitored
- patient will then be seen by specialist(s) who decide next steps
Ideal patient journey: Diagnosis - Answers - - tests are ordered to characterize disease
- samples sent for laboratory analysis or imaging (more point-of-care testing)
- results used to assess patients condition, inform decisions on proposed treatment plan
Point-of-care testing - Answers - medical diagnosing at the time and place of patient
care, allowing physicians to collect real-time testing results
, Ideal patient journey: Treatment - Answers - - once patient informed of prognosis,
all/any treatment options are discussed (medication, surgery, long term medical
interventions)
-if agreed to, patient will then undergo treatment as outlined
Ideal patient journey: Palliative care - Answers - - if treatment is unsuccessful or
unavailable, and patients condition is terminal, goal becomes making patient as
comfortable as possible until death
- any medication or procedures ordered are for relieving symptoms, rather than
treatment of root cause
- anything for improving quality of life
Ideal patient journey: Discharge - Answers - - following successful treatment, patient will
be monitored in hospital for a required amount of time, then discharged
- most likely conditions for release (like prescription drugs + refills, follow-up support)
- some patients may lose independence/ develop complications, therefore need home
nurse or support worker, or need to move to assisted living
Ideal patient journey: Monitoring - Answers - - patients check in regularly with hospital to
ensure treatment was effective
- patients must adhere to treatment protocol.
goal of treatment - Answers - restore a state of wellness, with disease no longer causing
a decline in health
Pathology disease paradigm - Answers - - guide to conceptualize the characteristics of
a disease
Etiology (cause) - Answers - - root of disease
Pathogenesis (mechanisms) - Answers - - how disease acts
Biochemical changes - Answers - - how disease acts in relation to the body, manifests
as symptoms
- "lab test values" like DNA sequencing, inflammation markers, glucose levels, antigen
tests, HDL and LDL levels, ELISA results
Testing - Answers - - detection + confirmation of disease in the body
Morphological changes - Answers - - how disease alters appearance
- changes in the structure of the cells or tissues
- ex. swelling, alteration in differentiation, histology slides, blood smears, biopsy results
Functional chnages - Answers - - how the change works
- changes in physiology
- range of motion in a joint, muscle strength, blood pressure, or temperature
