PP3251 - Systemic Pathophysiology and Therapeutics

Credit points:	03
Year:	2011
Student Contribution Band:	Band 2
Administered by:	School of Veterinary & Biomedical Sciences

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 Outcomes

• how drug treatments may be used to correct these biochemical and functional imbalances, helping to restore normal function;
• how the normal functioning of the human organ systems may become transformed in the disease state, e.g. airway hypersensitivity in asthma;
• the aims in developing highly specific and selective drug treatments and the problems associated with drug side effects;
• the biochemical and functional imbalances which lead to pathophysiological changes in organ function;
• understand the main terms used in systemic pathology and to be able to identify the major histopathological changes in diseased organs.

Prerequisites:	PP2101 PP2201 AT2110, PP3151
Inadmissible Subject Combinations:	PP5251 and TV5110 and TV5111

Availabilities
Townsville, Internal, Study Period 2
Census Date 25-Aug-2011
Coordinator:	Dr Suzy Munns
Lecturers:	Dr Jenni Scott, Dr Nicole Reinke, Assoc. Professor Esala Teleni, Mr Laurie Reilly.
Contact hours:	36 hours lectures 36 hours practicals
Assessment:	end of semester exam (50%); other exams (30%); assignments (20%).

Note: Minor variations might occur due to the continuous Subject quality improvement process, and in case of minor variation(s) in assessment details, the Subject Outline represents the latest official information.