SUBJECT

Title

Pathophysiology I

Type of instruction

lecture

Level

master

Faculty

Faculty of Science

Part of degree program

Biology MSc

Credits

Recommended in

Semesters 1-4

Typically offered in

Autumn/Spring semester

Course description

1. Introduction. Pathophysiology of cardiac dysfunctions I.

2. Pathophysiology of cardiac dysfunctions II. Disorders of the coronary circulation.

3. Disorders of the energy balance. Pathophysiology of fasting and obesity.

4. Pathophysiology of the diabetes mellitus.

5. Patomechanisms of inflamation.

6. Pathophysiology of anaemia. Disorders of blood-clotting.

7. Pathophysiology of the connective-, muscle- and supporting-tissues.

8. Pathophysiology of ulcer. Pathophysiology of the inflammatory diseases of the pancreas.

9. Liver disorders.

10. Immune disorders.

11. Oncopathophysiology.

12. Pathophysiology of hypertensive disorders.

13. Peripheral circullatory insufficiensies.

14. Breathing disorders.

Readings

Carol Porth: Essentials of Pathophysiology: Concepts of Altered Health States, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2011, ISBN 9781582557243
Ivan Damjanov: Pathophysiology, Elsevier Health Sciences, 2008, ISBN 9781455742332