Human Pathology
Patologia Humana
Course code:9504112
Jorge Celso Dias Correia da Fonseca
Learning outcomes of the curricular unit:
After the Curricular Unit Human Pathology, students must be able to understand and describe:
- The basic mechanisms of cell and tissue lesions;
- Cell death and adaptations mechanisms;
- Basic hemodynamic changes;
- Clinical oncology terminology;
- Basic inflammatory and immunological mechanisms;
- Basic pathophysiology of human organs and systems studied during the Human Pathology Unit.
Additionaly, students must acquire/develop:
- The necessary knowledge to use global understanding of disorders when their professional intervention will be needed;
- A wide knowledge of pathological and clinical terminology;
- Skills to drive the clinical practice according with the pathology and pathophysiology knowledge;
- Skills to understand data from laboratory and other exams according with the pathology and pathophysiology knowledge.
After completing the CU, students must be able to:
- Use a pathological and clinical terminology equal to other health professionals;
- Become an important member of the health teams;
- Drive the clinical practice according with the pathology and pathophysiology knowledge;
- Understand data from laboratory and other exams according with the pathology and pathophysiology knowledge.
Syllabus:
- Pathology: Basic concepts.
- Etiology: Physical, Chemical, and Living agents.
- Cell and tissues: Lesion pathways. Cell death and adaptive pathways. Basic hemodynamic changes.
- Pathophysiology of fever.
- Pathophysiology of edema.
- Pathophysiology of pain.
- Inflammation and basic Immunology.
- Introduction to clinical oncology.
- Introduction to the pathology and pathophysiology of the blood.
- Introduction to the pathology and pathophysiology of the digestive system.
- Clinical pathology of the Gut.
- Clinical pathology of the Liver.
- Clinical pathology of the Biliary System.
- Clinical pathology of the exocrine Pancreas.
- Introduction to the pathology and pathophysiology of the urinary system.
- Introduction to the pathology and pathophysiology of the endocrine system.
- Clinical pathology of the Hypophysis gland.
- Clinical pathology of the Thyroid gland.
- Clinical pathology of the Suprarenal glands.
- Diabetes and pathology of the endocrine Pancreas.
Suggested Bibliography:
- McPhee SJ, Lingappa, VR, Ganong WF (2005) Pathophysiology of Disease. An Introduction to Clinical Medicine. 5th ed. McGraw-Hill, New York, EUA. ISBN-10: 007144159X.
- Stevens A, Lowe J (2000) Pathology. Mosby-Year Book, 2nd Edition. ISBN-10: 0723431604 (Stevens A, Lowe J. (2004) Patologia. Editora Manole, Tamboré, Brasil. ISBN-85-204-1267-X).
- Gaw A, Cowan RA, O’Reilly D.StJ, Stewart V, Shepherd J (2008) Clinical Biochemistry. 4th ed. Churchill Livingstone, New York, EUA. ISBN-10: 0443069328