Course

Processes in Disease for Health & Exercise Science - PATH2202

Faculty: Faculty of Medicine

School: School of Medical Sciences

Course Outline: PATH2202 Course outline

Campus: Sydney

Career: Undergraduate

Units of Credit: 6

EFTSL: 0.12500 (more info)

Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 4

Enrolment Requirements:

Prerequisite: ANAT2111 or ANAT1551 and BIOC2181 and PHSL2501

CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)

Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule

Further Information: See Class Timetable

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Description

Lectures, online modules, tutorials, museum/case study sessions aimed at increasing understanding of important disease processes. Comparisons between normal and abnormal cell, tissue and organ function will be made. Includes processes 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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