Vianey Fragoso Saavedra, MD

🔬❤️Pathology isn’t just behind the scenes. It’s at the heart of diagnosis.

Clinical medicine and diagnostic specialties like pathology🔬 , radiology 🩻, and genetics 🧬work together for one goal: patient care.

Teamwork saves lives.

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Today is International Pathology Day! We celebrate the vital role pathology plays in healthcare and honor the dedicated professionals whose expertise drives accurate diagnoses and improved patient outcomes. Thank you to all in this essential field! 💙🔬

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🧠 Two branches. One goal: understanding disease.

✅🔬 General Pathology and Systemic Pathology
They may look different, but they work together to decode illness.

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Clinical Medicine vs. Pathology
Two sides of the same coin, both essential, but fundamentally different:
👩‍⚕️ Clinical medicine ➡️ Longitudinal care, patient history, treatment decisions
🔬 Pathology ➡️ Cross-sectional analysis, disease mechanisms, organ-level insight

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🧫 PathMind Flashcards: Cytology Techniques
Today’s focus:
🔬 FNA: fast, accurate cell sampling via needle
🧪 Exfoliative cytology: surface/fluid cell collection (e.g., cervical smears)
Simple, quick, and powerful for early diagnosis.
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🔬 PathMind Flashcards: Biopsy Techniques

Today, we compare two key methods:
🧪 Conventional biopsy and ❄️ Frozen section

Each serves a unique clinical role

Tomorrow we’ll learn about FNA and exfoliative cytology 💉🧫
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Don’t ask permission to fly.
The wings are yours.
And the sky belongs to no one. 🪽

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Case of the Month: A 67 year old man with a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, prediabetes and abdominal imaging consistent with cirrhosis underwent a non-targeted liver biopsy. What's your diagnosis?

See link in comments for the case!

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💡How do pathologists turn tissue into answers?

🧠🔬Each technique adds a layer of insight, revealing structure, function, and molecular detail.

Together, they form the diagnostic toolkit that guides clinical decisions 🩺
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Identifying pathogens and decoding genes:

🦠 Medical microbiology
🧬Molecular pathology

🩺 Diagnostic use: genetic mutations, cancer profiling, inherited disorders
Together, they reveal both the infectious and genetic roots of disease.
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🧫 From blood to cell cultures
Pathologists use lab-based tools to analyze:

🔬🧪Biochemical markers, hematologic parameters and Cell cultures

These tests guide diagnosis and treatment across specialties.
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🧪 Zooming in with precision tools
Advanced techniques include:

🔬⚛️Immunohistochemistry (IHC), Immunofluorescence and Electron Microscopy

These methods aid in diagnosing autoimmune diseases, cancers, and infections at the molecular level.
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🔬 How do pathologists examine disease?

Three core techniques:
➡️Gross pathology: visual inspection of organs/tissues
➡️🔬Microscopic pathology and histochemistry: stained tissue sections under light microscopy

🧠 Each method reveals a different layer of disease.
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🔬 PathMind Flashcards: Diagnostic Techniques in Pathology

🧬Today, we explore how disease is detected, from tissue to molecule.
Each technique adds a layer of insight, from organ-level changes to genetic mutations.

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🔍 How do pathologists make a diagnosis?

The process includes:
🔬 Biopsy analysis, material types (Needle, wedge, excisional, endoscopic) and processing.

Every slide tells a story, if you know how to read it 📖🧠
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🧫 From structure to symptoms

Disease manifests through:
Morphologic changes and Clinical significance

Understanding both helps bridge the gap between microscopic findings and patient care 🩺
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🔬 What causes disease, and how does it unfold?

Pathology begins with two core concepts:
Etiology and Pathogenesis

🧠 Example: High-sodium diet + genetic predisposition → endothelial injury → atherosclerosis
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🔬 PathMind Flashcards: Core Concepts in Pathology

Today, we begin with the basics:
🧬 What causes disease (etiology)
⚙️ How it develops (pathogenesis)
🔍 How we detect it (biopsy & diagnosis)

This is where pathology starts ⭐
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👩‍🔬👨‍🔬 Brilliant minds have shaped Pathology across centuries.

🧠🧬From Virchow’s cellular theory to Ana H. Wintrobe´s work in blood cell morphology, each contribution expanded our diagnostic lens.

🔬Subspecialties emerged thanks to visionary pathologists 👇⭐

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🔍 Rudolf Virchow (1821–1902): Father of Modern Pathology

🧠He revolutionized medicine by asserting that disease begins in individual cells, not just tissues or organs.

🔬 His legacy: scientific rigor, microscopic observation, and the cellular theory of disease.
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🧬 The 19th and 20th centuries transformed pathology into a clinical science.

Virchow introduced cellular pathology and the principle “Omnis cellula e cellula.”

By the 20th century, pathology had become a hospital-integrated specialty with subspecialties 🔬
#MedicalEducation #Pathology

📚🔬 PathMind Series: Foundations of Pathology

🧬📖From ancient dissections to modern subspecialties, pathology has evolved into a cornerstone of medical science.

Could you follow along and explore the minds that shaped Pathology in medicine?
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Welcome to PathMind! 😊
We’re starting with general pathology, the foundation for understanding disease.

Each flashcard is crafted for clarity, visual impact, and clinical relevance 🧬🩺
Thanks for being part of this educational journey! 🔬⭐

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Excited to launch PathMind: my personal project to study and share notes & flashcards in Pathology

📘🔬✨ What you’ll find:
– Flashcards (ICD-O, patterns, IHC, keywords)
– Concise visual notes
– All pathology subspecialties
– A study tool made for calm, clarity and consistency
🧠🔬 #PathMind #Pathology