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32 Cards in this Set
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Pathology
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The study of abnormal conditions
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Define Etiology
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Causative factors of disease
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What is the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic?
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Intrisic is from inside, like genetics or hormones. Extrinsic is outside, like cigarettes
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What are examples of risk factors?
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Genetics, immune system, lifestyle, age, stress, pre-exhisting conditions
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Define Sequela
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A conditions happens due to disease
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Define Atrophy
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Shrinking
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Define Hypertrophy
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An inlargement of the individual cells leading to an increase in size of the tissue or organ. Think of the muscle man.
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Hyperplasia
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An increase in the number or cells in a tissue or organ. Like when you move to altitude.
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Metaplasia
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One cell turns into another cell and then can go back.
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Dysplasia
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The creation of abnormal cells from normal cells
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What is another name for Free Radicals?
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Oxidents
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What are some risk factors of oral cancer?
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Smoking, chewing tobacco, alcohol, excessive UV
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What is the most common site for cancer on the tongue?
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The lateral border
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Where else other than the tongue might you see cancer?
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Vermillion Boarder, and the floor of the mouth are most common.
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If you find a varrient of normal when performing the IO/EO what do you do?
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Document, document, document! Take pictures and note the charts, possibly refer.
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What types of questions do you ask for a varrient of normal?
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Has the lesion changed? Did you know you had it? Is it causing pain? Be sure to dialog with your patient.
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How would you measure a lesion?
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Use your probe.
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Pustule
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Pus filled lesion
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Papule
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>5mm and not fluid filled
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Nodule
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<5mm and not fluid filled
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Sessile base
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No defined base of the lesion
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Pedunculated
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A raised lesion connected by a narrow stem
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Plaque
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Covers a broad area, looks painted on, flat surface
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Ulcerative
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Tissue looks "angry", is wearing away
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What is Differential Diagnosis
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Playing detective to find the probable cause of a disease. The goal is to establish a definitive diagnosis.
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What is the process of differential diagnosis?
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Describe the abnormality. Determine a list of similar diseases. Eliminate. Rank what is most or least possible. Decide what additional info may be necessary.
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What is Leukoedema?
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It looks like you're looking through a fogged mirror. African American prevalence. When you stretch the tissue is disappears. No TX!
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What is a Lingual Thyroid Nodule?
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Thyroid tissue that never descends. Its more prevalent in Females. TX may involve a referral as PT may have items caught in the nodule or there may be Thyroid issues.
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How would you TX Hairy Tongue?
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Brush/scrape the tongue, use an antimicrobial rinse.
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What is Epidemiology?
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Those who are susceptible to a condition or disease
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What is Pathogenesis?
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The progression of the disease
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Hyperplastic
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Excessively moveable tissue in the MX or MN, from an increase of normal cells.
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