PMED1200 Pathophysiology Course description

Pathophysiology deals with how different diseases and injuries change the cells and tissue, which also lead to changes in the functions of the tissue, organs and body. The course focuses on disease processes and disease conditions that can cause acute partial or complete organ failure, and knowledge of relevant treatment.

The student must have been admitted to the study programme.

After completing the course, the student should have the following learning outcomes defined in terms of knowledge, skills and general competence:

Knowledge

The student

• can explain the most common pathological processes
• can explain pathology, symptoms, signs, observations and treatment in patients with
• diseases of the respiratory organs
• cardiovascular diseases and circulatory disorders 
• diseases of the nervous system 
• can present knowledge of diabetes
• can describe diseases of the digestive system
• can explain disease manifestation in elderly people 
• can describe serious infections
• can describe what cancer is and how cancer is treated
• can describe the fundamental principles of hygiene and infection control

Skills

The student 

• can apply knowledge of pathological processes and types of treatment as a basis for understanding sick persons
• can apply and disseminate knowledge about diseases of the musculoskeletal system
• masters management of infectious material 
• can use knowledge of the discipline in a written presentation

General competence 

The student

• understands how disease is manifested through vital signs and symptoms

The work and teaching methods vary between lectures, study groups, seminars, simulation and skills training and self-study. 

Simulation and skills training comprises infection prevention, intravenous catheter placement and establishing infusions, and skills related to diseases of the respiratory organs.

The following must have been approved in order for the student to take the exam:

• Minimum attendance of 90% in simulation and skills training 
• Minimum attendance of 80% in study groups and seminars 
• Individual written home assignment, 2,500 words (+/- 10) 

Individual oral exam, up to 20 minutes.

No aids permitted.

Grade scale A-F.

All the exams are assessed by an external and an internal examiner.

10 credits overlap with the course PARA1310 Pathology.