Disease,disability and their definitionsJackie Leach ScullyAt first sight, the answer to “What is adisease?” is straightforward. Most ofus feel we have an intuitive grasp ofthe idea, reaching mentally to images ormemories of colds, cancer or tuberculosis.But a look through any medical dictiona...
This chapter is a conceptual analysis of the theoretical notion of disease, in which I ask: 'what is a pathological condition?' The focus of this chapter is by far the most frequently cited 'naturalist' conception of disease/pathological condition: that proposed and developed by Boorse. I go...
A forensic pathologist is a physician who determines the cause of death in an individual who has died suddenly, suspiciously, unnaturally or unexpectedly.Forensic pathologyis a subset of pathology, which is the diagnosis of disease through the study of body tissue and fluids. While a general patho...
In order to treat a disease, doctors first have to figure out what it is and what it's doing. So anatomic pathology is vital in that regard. I have diabetes and I go in once every three months and give blood. They check my average blood sugar levels for the three month period to ...
What is the pathology of adenoiditis? The pathology of adenoiditis involves inflammation in the adenoids, typically due to infection, but other things can also cause it. The condition can be acute or chronic, depending on how long it lasts and how severe it is. ...
Early detection of a disease is frequently the key to preventing it from becoming fatal. A clinical pathologist normally studies a patient’s medical history and current lifestyle to determine what factors may have contributed to the symptoms at hand. He commonly studies a variety of tissues and...
If microglia do in fact contribute to the disease pathology, then understanding these mechanisms can be valuable for therapeutic treatments in PD.Keywords: Parkinson's disease, Microglia, Inflammation, NeurodegenerationSupervisorDr. Mark Cooper
Danielle has a PhD in Natural Resource Sciences and a MSc in Biological Sciences What is anaphylaxis and why do people go into shock over it? Read this lesson to learn exactly what anaphylaxis is, what causes it to happen, what the symptoms are, and how to treat it! Knowing this could ...
Etiology studies the causes or origins of diseases, focusing on why a disease occurs, while pathology examines the effects of diseases on the body, analyzing changes in tissues and organs.
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