Scope of pathology and concept of diseases;
Definition and terminology: Ischemia, Hypoxia,
• Necrosis, Infarction, Atrophy, Hypertrophy, Hyperplasia, Metaplasia, Plasia, Anaplasia;
• Response of body to injury and infection, growth disturbance, circulatory disturbances, wound healing and repair, neoplasia, fever, disturbance of mineral deposits and pigmentation, anaemia, diarrhoea, burn injury, infectious diseases, hypertension, acute & chronic inflammation, immunity, allergy, hypersensitivity, ulcer (peptic, duodenal), leukemia or blood cancer, environmental and nutritional diseases;
• Diagnosis and treatment of Cancer in general, fate, survival and prognosis with tumors.
Course Description:
The General Pathology course provides an overview of the fundamental mechanisms of disease processes affecting the human body. Students will study the causes, development, and effects of diseases at the cellular, tissue, and systemic levels. The course aims to establish a foundation for understanding pathological conditions and their implications for health and disease management.
Learning Outcomes:
•To understand the basic terminologies in different pathological states
•To elaborate the cell injuries, necrosis, their types and practical applications of pathology
Pathophysiology of Disease: an Introduction to Clinical Medicine 8E
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