Professor Hallux’s Pathology Puzzles!

Find out about medical mysteries in Professor Hallux's Guide to Pathology with the The Royal College of Pathologists!

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Hallux’s Pathology Puzzles: Types of Pathology

Pathology is all about finding clues!

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When we think about pathology, we often think it’s all bout dead bodies and yucky stuff. But that’s actually a very small part of pathology!

There are 4 main areas of pathology:

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The type of pathology that’s trying to work out why something or how something died is called Forensic Pathology. It’s very important just in case there has been a crime committed or a mistake made which caused the death.  If we know why things happen, we can try to stop them happening again.

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Living people have just as many puzzling things happen to their bodies as dead people.  Why do you think people go to the doctors?  To try to work out why they’re feeling crummy and to get the right treatment. Every patient is a puzzling case!

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Professor Hallux’s Pathology Puzzles!

Find out about medical mysteries in Professor Hallux's Guide to Pathology with the The Royal College of Pathologists!

More From Professor Hallux’s Pathology Puzzles!