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Pathology is the study of disease: its causes, the mechanisms by which it develops, and the structural and functional changes it produces in cells and tissues. It links basic science with clinical medicine, which is why it is taught in medical, nursing and biomedical science courses.

General pathology covers processes that can occur in any tissue, such as cell injury, inflammation, healing and neoplasia. Systemic pathology applies those processes to particular organ systems, such as the heart or kidney. Most courses teach general pathology first, then build on it.

Necrosis is uncontrolled cell death after injury, with cell swelling, loss of membrane integrity and usually inflammation in surrounding tissue. Apoptosis is regulated, energy-dependent death of single cells, with cell shrinkage, intact membranes and little inflammation. Both appear in almost every pathology exam.

Aetiology is the cause of a disease, such as a virus or a genetic mutation. Pathogenesis is the sequence of events by which that cause leads to the changes seen in tissues. Answering both, in that order, is a reliable way to structure a pathology answer.

They are redness, heat, swelling, pain and loss of function. Redness and heat come from increased blood flow, swelling from fluid leaving leaky vessels, and pain from mediators and pressure. Linking each sign to its mechanism usually earns more marks than naming them alone.

Acute inflammation develops quickly, lasts a short time and features neutrophils and fluid exudate. Chronic inflammation lasts longer and features lymphocytes, macrophages and plasma cells, with tissue destruction and repair happening together, often leading to fibrosis. The cell types are a reliable way to tell them apart.

Virchow's triad describes the three factors that promote thrombosis: endothelial injury, abnormal blood flow such as stasis or turbulence, and hypercoagulability. Questions often give a clinical scenario, such as immobility after surgery, and ask you to identify which factors apply.

Benign tumours grow slowly, stay localised, are usually well differentiated and often have a capsule. Malignant tumours invade surrounding tissue, can spread to distant sites, show more variable cell appearance and higher mitotic activity. Metastasis is the single clearest sign of malignancy.

Metastasis is the spread of a malignant tumour to a site that is not continuous with the original one. The main routes are lymphatic, blood, and across body cavities. The spread involves invasion, entry into vessels, survival in transit and growth at the new site.

Hypertrophy is an increase in the size of cells, so the organ enlarges without more cells, as in cardiac muscle. Hyperplasia is an increase in the number of cells. Both are adaptive responses, and some organs show both at once, which is worth stating in an answer.

Dysplasia is disordered growth with abnormal cell size, shape and organisation, often in epithelium. It is not cancer, but it may precede it, and higher grades carry greater risk. It is distinguished from metaplasia, where one mature cell type is replaced by another.

Metaplasia is a reversible change in which one differentiated cell type is replaced by another, usually in response to chronic irritation. A common example is columnar epithelium replacing squamous epithelium in the lower oesophagus. The new tissue is better suited to the stress but may carry risk.

Four types are usually taught: type I immediate, such as anaphylaxis; type II antibody-mediated; type III immune complex; and type IV delayed, cell-mediated. Exam questions often give an example and ask you to classify it, so learn one clear example of each type.

Start with the tissue and whether it looks normal. Then describe the architecture, the cell types present and any abnormal features such as inflammation, necrosis or atypical cells. Give your interpretation last, supported by what you described, rather than naming a diagnosis first.

Yes. A one-to-one tutor can explain disease mechanisms, work through case and slide questions and show you how to structure answers using aetiology, pathogenesis and morphology. You complete your own assessed work in line with your course rules. Lessons are online and follow your syllabus.