Enrollment year
2018/2019
Academic discipline
MED/04 ()
Department
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH, NEUROSCIENCE, EXPERIMENTAL AND FORENSIC MEDICINE
Curriculum
PERCORSO COMUNE
Lesson hours
30 lesson hours
Activity type
WRITTEN TEST
Prerequisites
Knowledge of biochemistry, physiology and cellular biology.
Learning outcomes
The aims are:
- to introduce the student to the causes and mechanisms that are the basis of human pathological processes;
- to acquire the basics of the immune response;
- to learn the scientific terms and the language used in medicine for effective communication with other health workers.
Course contents
Etiology
Pathogens:
(A) intrinsic to the organism (genetic pathology);
B) extrinsic to the organism (environmental pathology):
1) physical agents (radiations, high and low temperatures);
2) chemical agents (damage mechanism, absorption and elimination pathways, organism defense mechanisms, exogenous and endogenous poisons);
3) nutritional alterations
4) biological interactions.
Regressive processes (cellular pathology)
• hypoplasia, hypotrophy;
• cellular degeneration, degeneration of the fundamental substance of the connective tissue;
• pathological calcifications;
• pathological pigmentation;
• necrosis and apoptosis.
Inflammation: causes, moments, aspects, evolution; Chronic granulomatous inflammation.
Healing processes.
Pathologic growth: Hypertrophy and hyperplasia.
Biology of tumors: definition, benign and malignant tumors, invasion, metastasis, cachexia, etiology, principles of classification, epidemiology, diet influence.
Complex lesions: Thrombus and atherosclerotic lesion.
The concept of Immunity, innate and acquired immunity, immunopathology.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Reccomended or required readings
G.M. PONTIERI
Elementi di patologia generale – Piccin
M. PAROLA
Patologia generale – EdiSES
L.A. STIVALA - V. VANNINI
Guida alla studio della Patologia generale - Print Service
ABBAS A.K., LICHTMAN A.H., PILLAI S.
Le basi dell’immunologia – Edra
QUAGLINO E., CAVALLO F., FORNI G.
Le difese immunitarie – PICCIN
DOAN T., MELVOLD R., VISELLI S., WALTENBAUGH C.
Le basi dell’Immunologia - Zanichelli
The slides of the lectures will be available in Kiro site.
Assessment methods
Written exam composed by open questions or multiple choice .
Further information
Written exam composed by open questions or multiple choice .
Sustainable development goals - Agenda 2030
Università di Pavia - Offerta formativa