Pathology 3240A Lecture 1: Notes (Lecture 1, and Kwan/Howlett)

• School: Western University
• Department: Pathology
• Course: Pathology 3240A
• Professor: Geordie Shepherd

Document Summary

General pathology links the tree of medicine and general sciences. In living organisms, when cells are injured they go through patterns of response to that injury. Disease results if the ells fail to adapt to the injury, when adaptation becomes harmful. Identification: we identify disease by the appearance of physical signs these, however, are late findings, after action has occurred at the cellular level. Anticipated course of a disease and expected final outcome. Morbidity: illness that impairs the well-being and normal function of a patient. Mortality: death these are different within different age groups: epidemiology study of disease in populations (causes/distribution/control) Incidence: number of new cases in the population. Prevalence: total number of cases (new and existing cases) in the population top causes of mortalitly in canada: cardiovascular disease cancer cerebrovascular disease top causes of morbidity in canada: diseases of circulatory system, gi disease respiratory disease.