Anatomic & Clinical Pathologist
Dr. Darlene C. Thorne is an Anatomic & Clinical Pathologist in Wilson, NC
with special training and skill in determining the origin, type, and severity of a disease.
As an Anatomic & Clinical Pathologist, Darlene C. Thorne, MD performs
laboratory tests to detect and treat the causes of illnesses. Anatomic Clinical Pathology is
the study of disease in bodily fluid, tissues, and organs. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Anatomic & Clinical Pathologists include diabetes and cancer.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Anatomic & Clinical Pathologists
include diagnostic tests on blood, urine, sputum, feces, spinal fluid, pleural fluid, and belly fluid, as well as biopsy and autopsy.
A pathologist deals with the causes and nature of disease and contributes to diagnosis, prognosis and treatment through knowledge gained by the laboratory application of the biologic, chemical and physical sciences. A pathologist uses information gathered from the microscopic examination of tissue specimens, cells and body fluids, and from clinical laboratory tests on body fluids and secretions for the diagnosis, exclusion and monitoring of disease.
Anatomic Clinical Pathologists in Wilson, NC
Cytopathologist
Dr. Darlene C. Thorne is a Cytopathologist in Wilson, NC
with special training and skill in diagnosing diseases by looking at single cells and small clusters of cells in tissue samples.
As a Cytopathologist, Darlene C. Thorne, MD performs
microscopic examination and diagnosis of cells. Cytopathology is
the detection of abnormal cells to diagnose disease. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Cytopathologists include cancer.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Cytopathologists
include scraping, sponging, fine needle aspiration, and pap smear.
A cytopathologist is an anatomic pathologist trained in the diagnosis of human disease by means of the study of cells obtained from body secretions and fluids, by scraping, washing, or sponging the surface of a lesion, or by the aspiration of a tumor mass or body organ with a fine needle. A major aspect of a cytopathologist's practice is the interpretation of Papanicolaou-stained smears of cells from the female reproductive systems, the "Pap" test. However, the cytopathologist's expertise is applied to the diagnosis of cells from all systems and areas of the body. He/she is a consultant to all medical specialists.
Cytopathologists in Wilson, NC
Forensic Pathologist
Dr. Darlene C. Thorne is a Forensic Pathologist in Wilson, NC
with special training and skill in traditional medicine, forensic sciences, DNA technology, forensic serology, toxicology, trace evidence, and wound ballistics.
As a Forensic Pathologist, Darlene C. Thorne, MD performs
research on the circumstances leading up to a death, and examines cadavers to determine the deceased's identity, as well as the time, causes, and manner of death. Forensic Pathology is
a pathology subspecialty that examines cadavers that have died unexpectedly or violently. Significant diseases and conditions treated by
Forensic Pathologists include death by both natural causes (disease) and unnatural causes (injury, suicide, or homicide).
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Forensic Pathologists
include reviewing law-enforcement information regarding a death, obtaining the deceased medical histories, collecting evidence through imaging tests and tissue samples during an autopsy, determining the manner and cause of death, preparing official autopsy reports, providing these reports to public and health and safety agencies, and testifying about these findings in court.
A forensic pathologist is expert in investigating and evaluating cases of sudden, unexpected, suspicious and violent death as well as other specific classes of death defined by law. The forensic pathologist serves the public as coroner or medical examiner, or by performing medicolegal autopsies for such officials.
Forensic Pathologists in Wilson, NC