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Year 2 Physiotherapy.
Coordinator: Dr M Ayers
Contact: Two hours of lectures and a 1-hour tutorial/museum class a week.
Timetable: First 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 effects of injury on cells, organs and systems; the morphological and functional characteristics of common and important diseases; the molecular basis of pathological processes.
Have developed: observational and organisational skills to identify 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:
Injury to cells and tissues; reaction to injury; vascular disorders; diabetes; disorders of growth; other pathological processes; environmental and nutritional disorders; genetic and developmental disorders; infectious disease; immunopathology. 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).
Assessment:
A 2-hour end-of-semester written examination.
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Handbook 1996 : Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences (Volume 4 page 146)
Status: Official 1996 Date created: Oct 9 1995 Last modified: Oct 9 1995 Authorised by: Academic Registrar Email enquiries: Course_Information@registrar.unimelb.edu.au
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