Pathology is a significant component of the causal study of pathogens and a major field in modern medicine and diagnosis. Hence, 'the study of paths', by which disease comes. The term pathology itself may be used broadly to refer to the study of disease in general, incorporating a wide range of bioscience research fields and medical practices, or more narrowly to describe work within the contemporary medical field of general pathology, which includes a number of distinct but inter-related medi
Costochondritis is inflammation of the junctions where the upper ribs join the cartilage that holds them to the breastbone (sternum). Costochondritis causes localized chest wall pain and tenderness that can be reproduced by pushing on the involved cartilage in the front of the rib cage.Costochondritis is a relatively harmless musculoskeletal chest pain and usually resolves without treatment.ostochondritis causes localized chest wall pain and tenderness that can be reproduced by pushing on the involved cartilage in the front of the rib cage. Costochondritis is a relatively harmless musculoskeletal chest pain and usually resolves without treatment.
Pleural effusion, also called âwater on the lung,â is an excessive buildup of fluid between your lungs and chest cavity. Thereâs always a small amount of liquid inside your lungs. This fluid works to coat the membranes (pleura) that line the outside of your lungs and lubricate the chest cavity to aid in breathing. Certain medical conditions can cause this fluid to build up between the chest cavity and your lungs.