Pathology 3240A Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Prostate Cancer, Cardiomegaly, Cardiovascular Disease
28 Nov 2016
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A very big part of epidemiology (study diseases in a population) is studying cancer. Common causes of cancer: prostate, breast, lung, colon. The most common mortality is from lung cancer. Cancer deaths in canada: for males and females > lung cancer. Inflammation (response to injury), wound healing and repair. Cell injury and cell death (how it happens) Vascular and hemodynamic disorder: cardiovascular disease > most common cause of death. Sudden onset of crushing chest pain while shoveling driveway. Chest x-ray showed cardiomegaly (enlarged heart: diameter of heart is larger than the diameter of the hemithorax) Had myocardial infarction (mi) he died. Etiology: smoking, diabetes, high blood pressure, stress, physical inactivity, obesity, excess alcohol intake, genetic component. Complications: heart failure, heart rupture, arrhythmia (abnormal heart. Prognosis: depends on size and location on infarct, and how quickly the patient gets seen and treated rhythm) Microscopic examination: biopsy taken from light microscope and pathology report stated: adenocarcinoma of the lung.
