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| General Information | |
| Duration | 1 semester |
| Level | Year 2, Semester 1 |
| Unit Weighting | Unit Credit Points: 10 credit points Total Course Credit Points: 320 credit points |
| Student Workload | Number of timetabled hours per week: 4 Number of personal study hours per week: 6 Total workload hours per week: 10 |
| Prerequisites | HMS102 Biochemistry & Histology; HMS105: Human Anatomy 2 & Physiology |
| Academic Details | |
| Description | This unit introduces students to pathology. Students will study the causal factors in disease, disease processes and bodily responses. This will include the processes of cell damage and necrosis, inflammation and healing. The causes of genetically determined and acquired diseases will be examined and the roles of physical agents, chemical poisons, nutritional deficiencies, infections and infestations, abnormal immunological responses, and psychological factors will be identified. The common diseases of each bodily system will be examined including aetiological factors, pathogenesis, diagnostic features, prognosis and sequelae. Furthermore, the importance and common topics of environmental pathology will be introduced. |
| Learning outcomes | On successful completion of this unit students will be able to:
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