PATH 401 - Pathology 1

Lecture Hours: 45
Lab Hours: 0
Total Hours: 45
Credits: 3
This course is the first part of a continuum of two courses devoted to the study of the underlying causes of disease and the mechanisms of the body’s reactions. Both courses focus on the structural and functional changes in diseased cells, tissues, and organs, with introductions to the etiopathogenesis, manifestations, and prognoses of various disease processes. Various pathologies are explored in a systematic fashion, beginning with general pathologic concepts, acute and chronic inflammation, an introduction to neoplasia, and the foundations of immunopathology, followed by pathologies of the skin, blood, bone, joints, soft tissues, endocrine system, the head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat, the nervous, skeletal, and muscular systems, and general hemodynamic dysfunction. The role of the endocrine system in each of these pathologies will be discussed where appropriate. The bases for clinical tests used to evaluate the dysfunction of each system are discussed. Case histories are examined to correlate content to clinical situations, and to introduce the student to rationales for diagnosis and management. Course instruction includes lectures and small-group discussions and activities.

Prerequisites: DC, DACM - General Anatomy I, General Anatomy II, Biochemistry Lecture, Cell and Tissue Anatomy and Physiology; MSPA - Human Physiology
Corequisites: DC, DACM - Neuroscience Lect, Human Physiology; MSPA - None
Restrictions: DC, DACM, MSPA, and MAOM programs only