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Offerings

MURDOCH-S1-INT-2019-2019

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Enrolment rules

Enrolment in Chiropractic Science + Clinical Chiropractic (BSc + BClinChiro) and successful completion of Years 1 and 2.

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Learning outcomes

1.
Define each of the general pathological processes covered in this unit (hyperaemia, haemorrhage, oedema, thrombosis, acute inflammation, chronic inflammation, healing by regeneration and repair, cellular degeneration and death, adaptive tissue responses, pigment accumulation and storage diseases, calcification, neoplasia and teratology), explain the mechanisms and outline the pathways of progression (pathogenesis) of the disease.
2.
Describe the typical gross and histomorphologic appearance and features of these pathological processes, and predict their sequelae and consequences for the patient.
3.
Make appropriate use of the vocabulary and terminology used in the discipline of General Pathology to describe the pathogenesis of a tissue lesion or disease.
4.
Recognise and describe the key anatomical and histological features of the main organ systems of the body e.g. lung, liver, kidney, muscle, skin, nervous system, alimentary tract, pancreas.
5.
Recognise and describe lesions in tissues at both the gross and microscopic levels, and link these with a pathological process.
6.
You should be able to interpret the features you see to classify lesions according to: distribution, severity, nature of the change, timing and where possible suggest a possible cause (aetiology).
7.
Demonstrate and understanding of some histochemical techniques used in the discipline of histopathology.

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Additional information

Unit content:

The content of this unit aims to provide students with the opportunity to develop a range of skills relevant to understanding the pathogenesis of a variety of human diseases and the processes of General Pathology. These include: 1. Theoretical skills. Gain understanding of how cells and tissues in the vertebrate body may be injured, the responses of tissues to injury, and the mechanisms by which injury and responses to injury cause loss of structural and functional integrity i.e. the pathogenesis of disease. 2. Observational skills. Learn to recognize and describe structural abnormalities in tissues (morphologic lesions). 3. Analytical skills. Learn to recognize the components of lesions and classify them by pathologic process (interpret lesions). 4. Synthesis skills. Learn to combine your interpretation of lesions with your understanding of pathogenesis to: a) suggest a cause, b) estimate the stage of lesion development, c) predict the future progression of the process and d) comment on consequences for affected organs and the body as a whole. 5. Communication skills. Learn to communicate your observations, interpretations and comments according to the conventions of the discipline. 6. Interdisciplinary skills. Gain an appreciation of the interdisciplinary nature of science, drawing on your accumulated knowledge of biomedical science.