Overview

PATH2202 Processes in Disease has been developed to provide students with a broad understanding of the pathological basis of human disease, through study of the fundamental causes of disease at a macroscopic, microscopic and molecular level. The general purpose of the course is to introduce students to the scientific approach … For more content click the Read More button below. Comparisons between normal and abnormal cell, tissue and organ function will be made. The course includes processes of cell and tissue degeneration, acute and chronic inflammation, regeneration and repair, atherosclerosis, thrombosis, embolism and infarction. Particular examples include diseases of practical importance such as pneumonia, rheumatoid arthritis, pulmonary embolism and myocardial infarction. Aberrations of cell growth introduces neoplasia with examples of common tumours.  

Conditions for Enrolment

Prerequisite: ANAT2111 and BIOC2181 and PHSL2501

Delivery

In-person - Standard (usually weekly or fortnightly)

Pre-2019 Handbook Editions

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