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Processes in Disease for Health & Exercise Science - PATH2202
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Campus: Kensington Campus
 
 
Career: Undergraduate
 
 
Units of Credit: 6
 
 
EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)
 
 
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4
 
 
Enrolment Requirements:
 
 
Prerequisite: ANAT1551 and BIOC2181 and PHSL2501
 
 
CSS Contribution Charge:Band 2 (more info)
 
   
 
Further Information: See Class Timetable
 
  

Description

Lectures, tutorials, museum/case study sessions aimed at increasing understanding of important disease processes. Comparisons between normal and abnormal cell, tisssue and organ function will be made. Includes processess of cell and tissue degeneration, acute and chronic inflammation, regeneration and repair, infection, atherosclerosis, thrombosis, embolism and infarction. Particular examples include diseases of practical importance such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, pulmonary embolism and myocardial infarction. Aberrations of cell growth introduces neoplasia with examples of common tumours. There will be particular emphasis on clinical correlation with disease processes.

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