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Human Pathology

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Course Unit Code450-4091/01
Number of ECTS Credits Allocated2 ECTS credits
Type of Course Unit *Choice-compulsory type B
Level of Course Unit *Second Cycle
Year of Study *Second Year
Semester when the Course Unit is deliveredWinter Semester
Mode of DeliveryFace-to-face
Language of InstructionCzech
Prerequisites and Co-Requisites Course succeeds to compulsory courses of previous semester
Name of Lecturer(s)Personal IDName
HUR0070MUDr. Pavel Hurník
Summary
Pathology is part of a complex of basic subjects. It builds on the findings of normal anatomy. It introduces students to the application of pathology in practice, deals with diseases in terms of causes, extinction of the organism, with regressive and metabolic changes, inflammations and tumors. It also deals with blood circulation and saliva disorders, respiratory, urinary, digestive and genital disorders, hormonal disorders and developmental disorders.
Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit
Pathology is part of a complex of basic subjects. It builds on the findings of normal anatomy. It introduces students to the application of pathology in practice, deals with diseases in terms of causes, extinction of the organism, with regressive and metabolic changes, inflammations and tumors. It also deals with blood circulation and saliva disorders, respiratory, urinary, digestive and genital disorders, hormonal disorders and developmental disorders.
Course Contents
1. Course contents of pathology. Illness and its causes.
2. Regressive and metabolic changes, progressive changes.
3. Blood and lymph circulation disorders.
4. Inflammation.
5. Tumors.
6. Pathology of the respiratory system.
7. Pathology of the heart and blood vessels.
8. Disorders of urine formation and excretion.
9. Disorders of digestive tract activity.
10. Pathology of female and male genital tract.
11. CNS Pathology.
12. Pathology of the endocrine system.
13. Genetic influences.
14. Pathology of the newborn.
Recommended or Required Reading
Required Reading:
1. KUMAR, ABBAS, FAUSTO, MITCHELL:. Basic Pathology. 2007. ISBN 1-4160-2973-7.
1. Stříteský J. Patologie. Epava Olomouc, 2001.
2. Mačák J., Mačáková J., Dvořáčková J. Patologie- 2. doplněné vydání. 2012. ISBN 978-80-247-3530-6.
3. Mačáková, Mačák, Krejčí. Základy patologie a patofyziologie. Epava Olomouc, 1993.
Recommended Reading:
1. Blaustein, Pathology of the Female Genital Tract. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1994
1. KOLEKTIV AUTORŮ:. Speciální patologie, I. díl. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 2004. ISBN
8024609517.
2. KOLEKTIV AUTORŮ:. Speciální patologie, II. díl. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 2004. ISBN
8071844845.
3. KOLEKTIV AUTORŮ:. Speciální patologie, III. díl. Praha: Univerzita Karlova, 2004. ISBN
8071845264.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
Lectures, Individual consultations, Tutorials, Experimental work in labs
Assesment methods and criteria
Task TitleTask TypeMaximum Number of Points
(Act. for Subtasks)
Minimum Number of Points for Task Passing
Credit and ExaminationCredit and Examination100 (100)51
        CreditCredit10 10
        ExaminationExamination90 41