Pathology

This article is about the different of field in Pathology; classification, involvement and specialization. Pathology is a science involved in analyzing blood, tissue and other bodily fluids, with the aim of identifying the cause of disease. After identification, usually a follow up on the development and progress of the patient, the pathologist role doesn’t stop at identifying the disease but is still part process up until the treatment. Doctors in this field are called Pathologist and almost all pathologist work in the laboratory rather than directly with a living patient. A Pathologist either manages or supervises testing with a technical or scientific staff. A Pathologist is always associated with a microscope. The clinical microscope is one of the primary tools of a Pathologist in research, identification, cause and effect of a disease. Pathology has a broad range / scope that it is divided into sub specialties.

Anatomical pathology is concerned with the diagnosis of diseases based on the microscopic examination cells, tissues and organs. A pathologist in this field is usually part of a group of doctors, in examining tissue, a pathologist role is to diagnose a disease based on the tissue or organ sample obtained and as part of the group determine a treatment plan.

The article then enumerates where specimen in anatomical pathology examination can be obtained for research and diagnosis. This include specimen either taken from living or non-living patient. The article continues explaining the complex process of specimen preparation. Using a clinical microscope in aid of research and diagnosis with nth times of power in magnification, this clinical microscope can magnify specimen in very small detail scale.

Chemical pathology also known as clinical biochemistry or clinical chemistry is concerned in the study of chemical and biochemical mechanism. Rather than studying tissue samples a chemical pathologist analyzes bodily fluids, such as blood. Most pathologists in this line of work are part of a biochemistry of a hospital department and are part of the treatment group. They may help monitor patient with diabetes and thyroid disease, among others.

Cytogenetics is the field wherein identification of abnormal chromosomes taken from a cellular tissue sample. From bone marrow testing to prenatal testing, Cytogenetics studies the structure of the chrmosones. High powered clinical microscope is used to examine this structure.

Haematology is the study of diseases found in the blood. Commonly practiced in blood transfusion where a Haematologist provides guidance in the type of blood, from matching to identification. Immunology is the field of pathology wherein the identification and treatment of diseases arising to abnormal immune of the body which affects the immune system.

Microbiology or a Microbiologist the specialist in this type of field of pathology is assigned to identify infectious agent through the use of a clinical microscope, which include bacteria viruses, fungi that can cause disease. Molecular pathology related to DNA and RNA in which the study is involved in assessing the human genes. This field in pathology is the least explored and is still in its infancy. read more...