PP3251:03
Systemic Pathophysiology and Therapeutics
| Townsville | HECS Band 2 |
36 hours lectures, 36 hours practicals. Semester 2.
Staff: Dr A-M Babey, Professor P Summers (Co-ordinators).
The pathophysiology of the human organ systems and the rationales behind therapeutic intervention. The organ systems studied include the cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, genitourinary and endocrine systems.
Learning Objectives:
- how the normal functioning of the human organ systems may become transformed in the disease state, e.g. airway hypersensitivity in asthma;
- the biochemical and functional imbalances which lead to pathophysiological changes in organ function;
- how drug treatments may be used to correct these biochemical and functional imbalances, helping to restore normal function;
- the aims in developing highly specific and selective drug treatments and the problems associated with drug side effects;
- understand the main terms used in systemic pathology and to be able to identify the major histopathological changes in diseased organs.
Assessment by one three-hour examination (50%); attendance at practical classes and practical examination (30%); assignments (20%).