Pathophysiology
Code
10532
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia
Department
Departamento de Física
Credits
6.0
Teacher in charge
José Miguel de Araújo Martins, Nuno Manuel Barreiros Neuparth
Weekly hours
4
Total hours
52
Teaching language
Português
Objectives
KNOWLEDGE: Identify the causes and describe the mechanisms of syndromes and diseases relevant to technologic innovation. Describe and interpret the main methods of funcional evaluation
SKILLS: Develop the skill to work in multidisciplinary teams with health professionals.
COMPETENCES: Develop the ability to apply knowledge of pathophysiology to the devolopment of new technologies with relevance to the functional evaluation of diseases.
Prerequisites
Students must have completed the Curricular Unit of Physiology
Subject matter
Lectures
6 march – Presentation lecture. Introduction to Problem-based Learning (PBL) applied to teaching of Pathophysiology to Biomedical Engineer students – Nuno Neuparth
13 march - Pathophysiology of coronary circulation – Hélder Dores
20 march – Pathophysiology of the cardiac pump – Hélder Dores
27 march – Pathophysiology of arrhythmias – Hélder Dores
3 april – Methods in cardiac function evaluation – Hélder Dores
10 april – Pathophysiology of pulmonary mechanics – Pedro Carreiro Martins
17 april – Pathophysiology of asthma – Nuno Neuparth
24 april – Pathophysiology of gas exchange – Nuno Neuparth
8 may – Lung Function Methods – Nuno Neuparth
15 may – Pathophysiology of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD) – Luís Abreu Novais
22 may – Pathophysiology of gastro-intestinal motility diseases – Luís Abreu Novais
29 may – Physiological adaptations to exercise – João Beckert
5 june – Technological aspects of physical stress tests – João Beckert
Tutorials
Prententations - 12-16 March
Case 1
Turmas práticas 1 e 2 - 20 de março a 10 de abril;
Turma prática 3 - 22 de março a 19 de abril;
Turma prática 4 e 5 - 23 de março a 20 de abril.
Lab visits
Laboratório de Fisiopatologia Respiratória e Digestiva - Dr José Araújo Martins/Dr Luís Novais
Centro de Alto Rendimento do Jamor - Dra Diana Ferreira
Serviço de Hemodinâmica do Hospital de Santa Cruz - Dr Manuel Almeida
Dates (signups established through year delegate):
3 de Abril - morn;
4 de Abril - afternoon;
17 de abril - morning;
2 de maio - afternoon.
Case 2
Turmas práticas 1 e 2 - 8 a 29 de maio;
Turma prática 3 - 3 a 24 de maio;
Turma prática 4 - 4 a 25 de maio;
Turma prática 5 - 11 de Maio a 1 de Junho.
Tests
Teste 1 - 26 de abril, 18:00h
Teste 2 - 14 de junho, 18:00h
Bibliography
“Pathophysiology”, Damjanov WB, Saunders Co, 2008
Teaching method
13 tutorials
5 practical courses
Turma 1 - Dr Manuel Almeida (9h)
Turma 2 - Profª Cláudia Quaresma (11h)
Turma 3 - Dr José Araújo Martins (16:30h)
Turma 4 - Dr António Mesquita (8:30h)
Turma 5 - Dra Diana Ferreira (11h)
Lab visits (articulate with year delegate)
Evaluation method
As per FCT regulation
Min 10 val in each component
Conditions for frequency: 2/3 of classes attended AND 10 val in practical evaluations
Theoretical: 50% (determined by 2 tests)
Practical: 50% (35% practical classes and 15% lab visit report)
Lab visit report - in specific formatting available in Clip files