Pathology

Pathology is the study of disease and is used to diagnose symptoms in organs, tissues, cells, and body fluids.

1. Disease: Term given to a condition that alters the normal bodily functions of a living organism
2. Autopsy: Examination of a deceased organism, with the general of discovering the cause of death and/or contributing factors
3. Forensic Pathology: Subfield of pathology used mainly for legal investigations to determine the cause of death of a victim
4. Bacteria: Single cell organisms that exist in all areas of nature capable of both harmful and helpful processes
5. Virus: Sub-microscopic object, not technically alive, that requires a host cell to reproduce and capable of causing infection

• Warning: All Photos Are Graphic Due to the Nature of the Subject

• University of New South Wales (UNSW): Interactive Images of Diseases

• Washington University In St. Louis: Pathology Index

• Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library: Pediatric Pathology

• TedMontgomery.com: Ocular Pathology Photos

• University of Pittsburgh Medical Center: Liver Pathology

• American Journal of Pathology: Pathology Journal

• Diagnostic Pathology: Myeloid Sarcomas: A Histologic, Immunohistochemical, and.... (2007)

• PubMed Central: Pathology Archive

• ASCP: Career Guide in Pathology

• Elsevier: Human Pathology | Pathology-Research Practice

• Amazon.com: Differential Diagnosis in Surgical Pathology | Robbins and Cotran Atlas of Pathology

• Google Book Search: Pathology

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