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'''[[Anatomical pathology]]''' (or '''Anatomic pathology''') is a medical specialty that is concerned with the gross, microscopic, chemical, immunologic, and molecular examination of organs, tissues, and whole bodies (as in autopsy) to determine the presence of disease. Italian scientist Giovanni Battista Morgagni is widely considered the founding father of anatomic pathology.
'''[[Clinical pathology]]''' (US, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, Portugal, Brazil, Italy), '''laboratory medicine''' (Germany, Romania, Poland, Eastern Europe), '''clinical analysis''' (Spain), or '''clinical/medical biology''' (France, Belgium, Netherlands, Austria, North and West Africa) is a medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the [[laboratory]] analysis of bodily fluids, such as blood, urine, and tissues using the tools of chemistry, microbiology, hematology, and molecular pathology. Clinical pathologists work in close collaboration with clinical scientists (clinical biochemists, clinical microbiologists, etc.), medical technologists, [[hospital]] administrators, and referring physicians to ensure the accuracy and optimal utilization of laboratory testing. This specialty requires a medical residency and should not be confused with biomedical science, which is not necessarily related to medicine.


Anatomical pathology is one of two branches of pathology, the other being [[clinical pathology]], the diagnosis of disease through the laboratory analysis of bodily fluids. Often, pathologists practice both anatomical and clinical pathology, a combination known as general pathology. The distinction between anatomic and clinical pathology is increasingly blurred by the introduction of technologies that require new expertise and the need to provide patients and referring physicians with integrated diagnostic reports.
Clinical pathology is one of two major divisions of pathology, the other being [[anatomical pathology]]. Often, pathologists practice both anatomical and clinical pathology, a combination sometimes known as general pathology. The distinction between clinical and anatomic pathology is increasingly blurred by the introduction of technologies that require new expertise and the need to provide patients and referring physicians with integrated diagnostic reports. ('''[[Clinical pathology|Full article...]]''')<br />
 
The procedures used in anatomic pathology include gross examination, [[histopathology]], immunohistochemistry, ''in situ'' hybridization, [[cytopathology]], electron microscopy, tissue cytogenetics, and flow immunophenotyping. Anatomic pathology differs from clinical pathology in several ways, often led by the differentiation in [[laboratory]] workflow. ('''[[Anatomical pathology|Full article...]]''')<br />
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''Recently featured'': [[Anatomical pathology]], [[Information]], [[Clinical laboratory]]
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Revision as of 14:42, 28 July 2014

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Clinical pathology (US, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, Portugal, Brazil, Italy), laboratory medicine (Germany, Romania, Poland, Eastern Europe), clinical analysis (Spain), or clinical/medical biology (France, Belgium, Netherlands, Austria, North and West Africa) is a medical specialty concerned with the diagnosis of disease based on the laboratory analysis of bodily fluids, such as blood, urine, and tissues using the tools of chemistry, microbiology, hematology, and molecular pathology. Clinical pathologists work in close collaboration with clinical scientists (clinical biochemists, clinical microbiologists, etc.), medical technologists, hospital administrators, and referring physicians to ensure the accuracy and optimal utilization of laboratory testing. This specialty requires a medical residency and should not be confused with biomedical science, which is not necessarily related to medicine.

Clinical pathology is one of two major divisions of pathology, the other being anatomical pathology. Often, pathologists practice both anatomical and clinical pathology, a combination sometimes known as general pathology. The distinction between clinical and anatomic pathology is increasingly blurred by the introduction of technologies that require new expertise and the need to provide patients and referring physicians with integrated diagnostic reports. (Full article...)

Recently featured: Anatomical pathology, Information, Clinical laboratory