SCIENZE MEDICHE, CHIRURGICHE E TECNOLOGIE AVANZATE G.F. INGRASSIABiomedical Laboratory techniquesAcademic Year 2022/2023
1007318 - SCIENZE DELLA PATOLOGIA UMANA
Module 1007319 - PATOLOGIA GENERALE
Teacher: KATIA DOMENICA MANGANO
Expected Learning Outcomes
Know the causes of illness and their different nature: chemical,
physical, biological (Etiology); know the different ways in which these
causes bring damage to the organism (Pathogenesis); identify the
organism's own defense mechanisms by studying the physiology of the
Immune system and its functioning anomalies (Immunology and
Immunopathology). The course will develop from the molecular level to
higher grades of organization (cell, tissue, organ, apparatus, organism)
Course Structure
Frontal lesson
Should teaching be carried out in mixed mode or remotely, it may
be necessary to introduce changes with respect to previous statements,
in line with the programme planned and outlined in the syllabus
Required Prerequisites
As per Study Manifesto
Attendance of Lessons
As per Study Manifesto
Detailed Course Content
- Introduction General Pathology
- Genetic diseases
- Environmental pathology
- Cellular pathology: cellular adaptations (hyperplasia, hypertrophy, atrophy, metaplasia, dysplasia), apoptosis, necrosis
- Regeneration, repair and healing
- Inflammation: acute, chronic, inflammatory mediators
- Fever and alterations of the temperature
- Tumors
- Aterosclerosis
- Amiloidosis
Textbook Information
- Elementi di patologia generale per corsi di laurea in professioni sanitarie, Giovanni M. Pontieri – Piccin
- Elementi di fisiopatologia generale. GM Pontieri - Ed. Piccin
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
Oral exam
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