| Course ID: | MWW-SE>PATHOP1 |
| Course title: | PATHOPHYSIOLOGY I |
| Semester: | 4 / Spring |
| ECTS: | 3 |
| Lectures/Classes: | 30 / 0 hours |
| Field of study: | Veterinary Medicine |
| Study cycle: | 1st cycle |
| Type of course: | compulsory |
| Prerequisites: | There is a limit of 16 people registered for a particular course Completion of the courses in anatomy, histology, biochemistry, cell biology, physiology, microbiology and immunology. |
| Contact person: | dr Aleksandra Pliszczak- Król aleksandra.krol@upwr.edu.pl |
| Short description: | Pathophysiology is a discipline connecting basic and clinical sciences. The aim of the course is to provide students with the knowledge of the organism function in the state of illness and to consider functional mechanisms leading to the development of lesions and changes resulting from the disease. Students will get to know basic concepts connected with the knowledge about the disease and mechanisms leading to the homeostatic imbalance. They will learn about the dynamic of processes deciding for the disease development. There will be discussed issues concerning aetiology and pathogenesis of the systemic processes and chosen systemic disorders. |
| Full description: | The concepts of health and disease. Homeostasis and disease. Functional regulation and regulation during the disease. Adaption in the course of the disease. Allostasis. Compensation, adaptation. Nosology. The disease development (evolutio morbi). Pathogenesis, sanogenesis. Aetiology of the disease. Disorders of the metabolic processes. The role of vitamins and microelements in regulation of metabolism. Disorders of endocrine glands function. Water and electrolyte imbalance. Acid-base balance disorders. Pathophysiology of the circulatory system. Pathophysiology of the respiratory system. Pathophysiology of blood and hematopoietic organs. Haemostatic disorders. Etiopathogenesis of neoplasms. |
| Bibliography: | 1. McGawin M.D., Zachary J.F.: Pathologic basis of veterinary disease, Wyd.: MOSBY Elsevier, 2007, 2. Cheville N. F.: Introduction to veterinary pathology, Wyd.: Blackwell Publishing, 2006, 3. Dunlop R.H., Malbert Ch.H.: Veterinary Pathophysiology, Wyd.: Blackwell Publishing, 2004, 4. Porth C. M.: Essentials of pathophysiology, Wyd.: Lippincot Williams & Wilkins, 2004, 5. Hulin I. et al.: Pathophysiology, Wyd.: Slovak Academic Press, 1997, 6. Thrall M.A. et al.: Veterinary hematology and clinical biochemistry, Wyd.: Blackwell Publishing, 2006. |
| Learning outcomes: | Knowledge: - define the basic terms in range of illness theory - explain and describe mechanisms of functional alterations in illness proceeding Skills: - is able to listen and provide answers using understandable language, appropriate for a particular situation - is aware of the necessity of using his professional skills fully to improve the standards of veterinary care, animal welfare and public health - uses Polish and Latin medical terminology Social competences: - regard highly permanently broadening medical knowledge and skills - work in team |
| Assessment methods and assessment criteria: | Credit: laboratories grade + lectures grade (test, attendance) Final grade: 50% credit + 50% exam Thematic area of the exam : laboratories + lectures |