Pathology, Code MD608
Aim of the Course
By the end of this course, the students should have a basic pathology knowledge of structural and functional changes in disease, what causes disease, how disease starts, progresses & how patient signs and symptoms are related to underlying pathology. This knowledge should provide the students a sound foundation for rational clinical care and therapy and to help student to understand the patient and his disease.
Course Contents
- Introduction and definitions, Inflammation and repair
- Reversible cell injury, Irreversible cell injury, apoptosis
- Intracellular accumulations &Extracellular depositions
- Growth disturbances
- Neoplasia
- Circulatory disturbances
- Diseases of the heart
- Diseases of the respiratory system
- Diseases of the upper gastrointestinal tract
- Diseases of lower gastrointestinal tract
- Diseases of the liver