LF:BRPA021p Pathology - Course Information
BRPA021p Pathology
Faculty of MedicineSpring 2018
- Extent and Intensity
- 2/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
- Teacher(s)
- MUDr. Jitka Kyclová (lecturer)
prof. MUDr. Jirka Mačák, CSc. (lecturer)
Jitka Halouzková (assistant)
Jarmila Jelínková (assistant) - Guaranteed by
- doc. MUDr. Leoš Křen, Ph.D.
Department of Pathology – Joint workplaces with the University Hospital Brno - workplaces of the Bohunice and Mater. Hospital – Faculty of Medicine
Contact Person: Jarmila Jelínková
Supplier department: Department of Pathology – Joint workplaces with the University Hospital Brno - workplaces of the Bohunice and Mater. Hospital – Faculty of Medicine - Timetable
- Mon 9. 4. to Wed 2. 5. Thu 11:20–13:00 B22/116 aula, Thu 12. 4. to Fri 4. 5. Thu 11:20–13:00 B22/116 aula and Thu 22. 3. to Fri 23. 3. each even Thursday 11:20–13:00 B22/116 aula; and Thu 22. 2. 11:20–13:00 B22/116 aula, Thu 8. 3. 11:20–13:00 B22/116 aula, Thu 29. 3. 11:20–13:00 B22/116 aula, Thu 17. 5. 11:20–13:00 B22/116 aula, Thu 31. 5. 11:20–13:00 B22/116 aula
- Course Enrolment Limitations
- The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
- fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
- Medical Genetics and Molecular Diagnostics (programme PřF, B-BI)
- Radiology Assistant (programme LF, B-SZ)
- Course objectives
- This course is focused on understanding basic information about etiology, pathogenesis and morphology of the most common diseases. In the general part, the student will get to know main groups of pathologic conditions of the human body (inflammation, circulation disorders, tumors etc.). In the special part, diseases of particular organs and organ systems are presented, as well as their consequences and complications. Within scope of this course, the student will be able to understand main principles of disease development, their clinical manifestation and their impact on patient.
- Learning outcomes
- After completing the course, the student will be able to:
- explain general principles of the developement of pathological changes in the body
- employ principles of general pathology in particular organs and organ systems
- understand connections between pathological changes in organs and clinical issues - Syllabus
- Introduction, examination methods in pathology, causes of diseases (physical, chemical, infectious, internal).
- Regressive changes(necrosis, atrophy, dystrophy).
- Inflammation (mechanisms, non-specific and specific inflammation).
- Local circulation disorders (thrombosis, embolia, oedema, hemorrhage), progressive changes (hypertrophy, hyperplasia).
- Tumors (benign and malignant, epitelial, mesenchymal, others).
- Pathology of cardiovascular system (atherosclerosis, ischemic cardiac disease, diseases of myocardium, arteries and veins).
- Pathology of haematopoesis and blood, haematopoietic tumors (hemoblastomas, hemoblases).
- Pathology of respiration system (inflammation, tumors).
- Pathology of kidneys and urinary tract (inflammation, tumors).
- Pathology of oesophagus, stomach and intestine(ulcer disease, inflammation, tumors).
- Pathology of liver, gallbladder and pancreas(hepatitis, cirrhosis, tumors).
- Pathology of male and female genital tract incl. mammary gland.
- Pathology of nervous system (circulation disorders, inflammations, tumors).
- Pathology of endocrine system (thyroid and suprarenal gland disease).
- Pathology of bones and joints (arthritis, arthrosis, bone tumors).
- Skin pathology (most common inflamatory disease - eczema, psoriasis, bullous disease; skin tumors).
- Literature
- required literature
- STŘÍTESKÝ, Jan. Patologie : [učebnice pro zdravotnické školy a bakalářské studium]. Vyd. 1. Olomouc: Epava, 2001, 338 s. ISBN 9788086297064. info
- recommended literature
- MAČÁK, Jirka and Jana MAČÁKOVÁ. Patologie (Pathology). první. Praha: GRADA, 2004, 347 pp. ISBN 80-247-0785-3. info
- Teaching methods
- Lectures with presentation of the most common pathological changes on photos. Optional attendance of autopsy is possible.
- Assessment methods
- The exam is written. Students respond 20 questions of multiple choice test. More than half correct answers is necessary to pass. The lectured topics are parts of exam questions; therefore, the lecture attendance is extremely important because lectures are the only form of education of this sophisticated subject.
- Language of instruction
- Czech
- Further Comments
- The course is taught annually.
- Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2018, recent)
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