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 and 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 subject provides theoretical knowledge on the behavior of;a reinforced concrete cross-section; and practical knowledge on the design of prestressed concrete together with prefabricated; reinforced concrete elements (beams, slabs, walls, frames);according to Eurocode 2.;

Within the frame of the subject basic knowledge will be introduced on earthquake design of structures according to Eurocode 8.

The practical design according to Eurocode is supplemented by the introduction of the application of FE software in the calculations.

No required prerequisite knowledge.

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

Knowledge

The student

• has advanced knowledge of the theory and design of reinforced concrete and prestressed concrete elements
• has basic knowledge on building of concrete elements
• has the basic understandig on the earthquake design of concrete structures according to Eurocode 8

Skills

The student is capable of

• can explain the behavior of prestressed concrete;
• can dimension prestressed concrete structure in ultimate and serviceability limit state according to;NS-EN 1992 1-1
• can perform stability calculations and dimension walls and joints in concrete buildings according to;NS-EN 1992 1-1 and the "Betongelementboken"
• can dimension reinforced concrete structures according to NS-EN 1992 1-1

General competence

The student is capable of

• acquiring new academic knowledge through literature studies
• compiling and evaluating professional literature, as well as disseminate this in writing
• making independent assessments of alternative technical solutions
• evaluating the results obtained from a design software

The teaching consists of lectures and exercises.;

The following work requirements are compulsory and must be approved to be admitted to the exam:

• three of four individual exercises (each exercise takes about 8 hour work)

Students who fail to meet the coursework requirements can be given up to one re-submission opportunity before the exam.

Type of assessment:: 3 hours individual written exam

Exam results can be appealed.

A resit or rescheduled exam may take the form of an oral exam. If oral exams are used for resits and rescheduled exams, the exam results cannot be appealed.