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pathology
vr.tr.pathology · thing-q7208
Let an agent explain pathology as a discipline and how pathology services work in general terms, without interpreting personal results or diagnosing.
Thing Registry Information and virtual systems INF.KNW
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions
Discipline Branches.
Branch
Which branch.
Branch
Branch.
- Which branch of pathology is meant? definition
- What does it examine? definition
Process
Biopsy journey.
Process
Process.
- What happens to a tissue sample in the laboratory, in general terms? definition
- How long do results usually take? measurement
Results Reports.
Interpret
No personal interpretation.
Interpret
Interpretation limit.
- Is the user asking the agent to interpret their pathology report? boundary
- How should they discuss it with their clinician? action
Access
Records.
Access
Access to reports.
- How can a patient access their pathology report? action
- Is support available when receiving results? provenance
Careers Professionals.
Training
Routes.
Training
Training.
- What training is needed to become a pathologist or biomedical scientist? provenance
- Which bodies set standards? provenance
Quality
Accreditation.
Quality
Laboratory quality.
- Is the laboratory accredited? provenance
- Which scheme applies? provenance
Senses Disambiguation.
Disease
A pathology.
Disease
Disease sense.
- Is a specific disease or abnormality meant? boundary
- Which entry fits? action
Forensic
Post-mortem.
Forensic
Forensic pathology.
- Is forensic pathology in legal investigations meant? boundary
- Is the topic handled sensitively? boundary
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Information and virtual systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- INF
- Domain
- INF.KNW
- Other names and narrower kinds
- peripheral nervous system neoplasm, hamartoma of the spinal cord, cranial nerve malignant neoplasm, cranial nerve III tumor, auditory neuropathy, spinal cord lipoma, cranial nerve neoplasm, spinal cord cancer, benign neoplasm of spinal cord, cauda equina neoplasm, trigeminal nerve neoplasm, vagus nerve neoplasm
What it is Filled
The medical specialty and science that studies the causes, mechanisms and effects of disease, examining tissues, cells and body fluids to diagnose disease, including histopathology, cytopathology, clinical pathology and forensic pathology.
Why it exists Filled
Let an agent explain pathology as a discipline and how pathology services work in general terms, without interpreting personal results or diagnosing.
Distinguishing features Filled
- Studies disease
- Laboratory-based
- Central to diagnosis
- Several branches
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Issue or alter a pathology diagnosis in place of a qualified pathologist.
- Disclose a patient's pathology results or specimens without consent or legal basis.
- Mislabel or mix up specimens or reports.
- Use tissue or data for research without the required consent and approvals.
Only with a human decision
- Communicating a cancer or other serious diagnosis to a patient.
- Releasing specimens or results for research or legal proceedings.
May
- Explain what pathology covers and how pathological diagnosis is used in care.
- Help a pathologist organise reports and images they are authorized to handle.
Moral aspects Filled
- Pathology results decide treatment; an error can mean wrong surgery or missed cancer.
- Tissue and results are intimate personal data that must be handled with respect.
Who is affected
- Patients
- Families of deceased patients
- Clinicians relying on reports
Owners Filled
Steward
The laboratory and the pathologist who signs each report, under medical regulation.
Master systems
- Laboratory information systems
- Cancer registries
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q113129019 - registry parent class
- Q2057971 - registry parent class
related
- clinical science - category
- medical diagnosis - purpose
- tissue and cells - objects
- pathologist - professional
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.pathology
- Wikidata: Q7208 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7208)
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Plane INF: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Filled
- Histology slides and reports
- Branches such as histopathology
- A pathology as a disease is a related everyday sense
- Laboratories, microscopes, slides and reports.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- explain branches of pathology
- explain what happens to a biopsy in general terms
- find how to access reports through clinicians
- find careers in pathology
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Agents interpreting personal reports
- Delays in communicating results
- Confusing senses
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- ISO 15189 medical laboratories
- Human tissue law
- Professional regulation of pathologists
Context of use required Filled
- Diagnosing disease and understanding its mechanisms.
- histopathology
- cytopathology
- clinical pathology and laboratory medicine
- forensic pathology
- molecular pathology
Sources Filled
- Wikidata item Q7208: pathology - identity and sense of the item
- Wikipedia: Pathology - general description of the item
Open questions
- Should branches be separate entries?
- How should report terminology be explained safely?
- How should forensic pathology be linked?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q7208/spec.json