Forensic medicine medical negligence 2-bolam principle
Pathology diagnosis
1. Diagnosisa concise statement or conclusion concerning the nature, cause, or name of a disease. (note: the accuracy of a diagnosis is limited by the evidence available for study)
3. Clinical Diagnosis Diagnosis based on data obtained from the case history, clinical signs, and physical examination.
4. Morphologic Diagnosis (lesion diagnosis) A diagnosis based on the predominant lesion(s) in the tissue. it may be macroscopic (gross) or microscopic (histologic) and describes the severity, duration, distribution, location and nature (eg degenerative, inflammatory, neoplastic) of the lesion. eg. severe, acute, locally-extensive, fibrinous bronchopneumonia.
8. Anatomic Terminology ORGAN + OPATHY (disease of an organ; the etiology / pathogenesis is not entirely clear). Hepatopathy- any disease of the liver. Nephropathy - any disease of the kidney.
9. Anatomic Terminology ORGAN + OSIS (noninflammatory disease of an organ, often used if degeneration / necrosis) e.g. Hepatosis - esp. when degeneration &/or necrosis of hepatocytes. Nephrosis - esp. when degeneration &/or necrosis of tubules.
10. Anatomic Terminology ORGAN + ITIS (an inflammatory disease of the organ). Hepatitis- inflammation of the liver. Nephritis - inflammation of the kidney. Lung + itis = ?