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531-039 Pathology

Year 3 Dental Science.

Contact: 104 hours, including lectures and practical work. Students are required to attend autopsy presentations.

Timetable: Double semester.

Objectives:

On completion of this subject, students should:

Comprehend: the terminology of pathology; the principles and essential information regarding the major types of disease processes, their causes, and the responses of cells, tissues, organs and systems in these disease processes; the morphological and functional characteristics of common and important diseases; the molecular basis of pathological processes.

Have developed: observational and organisational skills to identify and interpret the macroscopic appearance of disease processes in exposed structures and cut sections of organs, and the microscopic appearance of disease processes in cells, tissues, organs and systems; communication skills to describe diseases.

Appreciate: the importance of evaluating clinical manifestations of diseases in terms of disturbances of structure and function; the capabilities and limitations of special investigations (including clinical pathology, biochemistry and radiology).

Content:

Major concepts of general pathology (including disorders of growth and neoplasia, inflammation and repair, circulatory disturbances) and a survey of the special pathology of the major organ systems. Pathology of the connective tissues and the effects of failure in major organ systems.

Assessment:

First semester: A 1-hour end-of-semester written examination (30 per cent). Second semester: An essay of up to 3,000 words (optional), a 2-hour written examination (40 per cent) and a 2-hour practical examination (30 per cent). Viva Voce examinations may be required.

Prescribed texts:

• Either Cotran R S, Kumar V and Robbins S L 1994 Robbins Pathologic Basis of Disease 5th edition Saunders or Rubin E and Farber J L 1993 Pathology 2nd edition Lippincott

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Date created:    Oct  9 1995
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