INFORMATION ABOUT ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY

Anatomic pathology also known as anatomical pathology is associated with the diagnosis of disease based on biochemical, microscopic and molecular examination of tissues and organs. It was invented by an Italian Scientist, Giovan Battista Morgagni who belonged from Forli. Surgical pathology has seen a tremendous amount of change, especially since the last century. Earlier we used to have autopsy (examination of the whole body) which was later on modernized and made to diagnose.

Mainly there are two branches under pathology: one is Anatomical pathology which we are discussing in this article and the other one is clinical pathology which deals with the diagnosis of diseases by analyzing body tissues or fluid in the laboratory. Pathologists are known to practice both the practices (Clinical pathology & Anatomic pathology) which is generally known as general pathology. SpeedsPath has the best anatomic pathology software to cater the laboratories worldwide.

Before we begin ahead with the post, it is important to explain you the difference between anatomic pathology and clinical pathology in a little brief. When it comes to Anatomic pathology, it is generally performed by the physician trained in diabetes. On the other side, clinical pathology makes it to the general public (blood glucose level determinations, throat cultures, blood cell counts and coagulation studies). Anatomic pathology has different subspecialties, including forensic pathology, neuropathology, and surgical pathology (head and neck, soft tissue, GU, endocrine, Breast, derma-pathology, gynecological, and gastrointestinal). The subsections included under chemistry pathology (clinical pathology) are microbiology, chemistry, hematology, blood bank, immunology, and urinalysis.

Anatomic Pathology has different procedures which one must follow properly with the help of anatomic pathology reporting software. The procedure includes the following:

1) Gross Examination: Gross Examination is the examination of diseased tissue with the naked eye. This step is a must for large tissue fragments. This is the step where the Pathologists select the areas which will be processed for histopathology.

2) Histopathology: It is the microscopic examination of stained tissue sections. There are many stains that exist but the main ones are eosin and hematoxylin.

3) Immuno-histochemistry: The procedure is continued where the antibodies are used to detect abundance, localization, and presence of specific proteins.

The procedure has a few more steps associated to it which are In situ hybridization, Cytopathology, Electron microscopy, Tissue cytogenetic, and finally Flow immunophenotyping.

For the study of Pathology, one should secure a license by completing a medical license to practice pathology. In Australia, the Specialty program is offered by the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA), whereas in Canada, the certificate is granted by the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada. The Specialty certifications are also offered in a few other parts of the world. 

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