DIAGNOSTIC PATHOLOGY

Diagnostic Pathology

Diagnostic pathology identifies the cause of disease based on morphologic and/or clinical pathology findings, as well as history, clinical signs, and ancillary test results. It is important in all areas of pathology, both in spontaneous and in experimentally-induced disease. In experimental studies, it is important to separate out the effects of spontaneous disease and those induced by the experimental agent/test article. Diagnostic pathology is essential to investigate unexpected disease or death in laboratory animal colonies or prior to the termination of a study.