ORI2000 Pathology Course description

The field of pathology deals with how different diseases and injuries change cells and tissue, thereby also changing the functioning of the tissue, organs and body. This course places emphasis on medical conditions and processes that prosthetists encounter in their professional practice. An introduction is also given to relevant forms of treatment from other health professions.

In this course, particular focus is on the following medical conditions and processes: diseases of the musculoskeletal system, rheumatic diseases, neurological diseases, cardiac diseases, vascular diseases, mental illness, infectious diseases, endocrine diseases, skin disorders including pressure sores, oncology, congenital pathology and lifestyle diseases.

The student must have passed the first year of the programme or equivalent, with the exception of the course ORI1050.

Knowledge

The student

• can explain special pathology relevant to prosthetics and orthotics focusing on occurrence, aetiology, pathological processes, symptoms and clinical signs
• can explain injury mechanisms, and inflammatory and healing processes
• can describe the principles underlying other healthcare professions’ treatment of relevant medical conditions
• can describe war injuries and consequential conditions

The work and teaching methods in the course include self-study, lectures and digital learning resources.

None.

Supervised individual written exam - a combination of multiple choice and free text assignments, 2 hours.

No aids permitted.

Grade scale A-F.

All answers are reviewed by one examiner. An external examiner is regularly involved in the design of assignment sets and assessment criteria, at least every third completion of the course.

• 10 credits overlap with the course ORTO2400 Pathology.