Pathology
Code
11118
Academic unit
NOVA Medical School | Faculdade de Ciências Médicas
Department
TRA - Genetics, Human Toxicology and Oncology
Credits
10
Teacher in charge
Prof.ª Doutora Ana Félix
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
The general objectives of this course are:
1 - know and understand the basic principles of disease (causes, mechanisms, lesion processes);
2 - acquire skills of observation and deduction to be able to identify and interpret morphological changes, and the tissue, cellular and molecular events responsible for the different types of pathology;
3 - properly use the technical pathological vocabulary;
4 acquisition, demonstration of knowledge and development of oral and written communication skills.
Prerequisites
This course has a pre-requisite discipline: Anatomy, Physiology and Histology and Embryology.
The practical classes are mandatory; therefore, a record of attendance will be kept in these
classes. The teaching of this course includes: Lectures, Practical classes (Microscopy - Histological sections; Tutorials; Autopsies; Macroscopy; Cases-problem; Hospital; Seminar - Pathology day).
Subject matter
THEORECTICAL CLASSES
Pathology
Introduction to the course and to the teaching model
Macroscopy
Techniques and methods in Pathology
Autopsy
Autopsy
Causes of Disease
Cellular targets
Cellular adaptation
Cellular adaptation
Cell lesions
Morphology of cell lesion
Cellular death
Cellular death
Cellular accumulations
Inflammation
Acute inflammation
Chronic inflammation
Chronic inflammation
Tissue repair - regeneration
Tissue repair - scar and calcification
Edema Hemostasis and Thrombosis
Obstacles to blood flow: thrombosis
Obstacles to blood flow: emboli
Obstacles to blood flow: artheriosclerosis
Ischemia; Infartaction
Extracellular pathology
Extracellular pathology
Neoplasms
Neoplasms epidemiology
Genes and neoplasms
Genes and neoplasms
Neoplasms etiopathogeny
Neoplasms etiopathogeny
Tumoral progression
Tumoral progression
Morphological diagnosis of neoplasm
Morphological diagnosis of neoplasm
Evaluation of the course
Aulas práticas:
Lâminas histológicas (L)
Tutoriais (T)
Autópsias (A)
Macroscopia (M)
Casos-problema (C)
Hospital (H)
Congresso (Pathology day)
Bibliography
Kumar V; Abbas AB; Fausto N; Aster JC
Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease
Saunders Elsevier, Philadelphia 2014, 9th edition
Material de apoio:
Estarão disponíveis no site do Departamento:
*Os sumários das aulas teóricas.
*O guia das aulas práticas
*O atlas das lâminas histológicas
*Um glossário em inglês
*O Atlas glossário
Teaching method
Cognitive skills are acquired through familiarization with the concepts and their use in the
form of problem-solving exercises.The practical skills are developed in the form of individual and small groups. Communication skills are acquired through group dynamics and oral presentations.
The lectures are designed to transmit the educational content of the course in a synthetic
way. It is intended that these classes are an introduction to the concepts of disease and its
morphological expressions in order to promote knowledge of the basics of diseases (causes, mechanisms, lesional processes). Theoretical training also aims to convey the importance of the integrated view of clinical, imaging and morphology, which allow for pathological diagnosis.
Practical classes have specific practical objectives for each theme to guide the individual
study, and are designed to train the observation and deduction skills; to learn how to identify and interpret morphological changes through individual observation using gross specimens and histo-pathological glass slides. The tutorials classes will also contribute towards these goals using more complex models of interpretation and discussion of clinical- pathological cases, which include: medical histories, macroscopic records, histo-pathological preparations (such as autopsies and problem solving cases). The domain of technical vocabulary and application of the knowledge will be achieved this way. At the Seminar students will be trained in a more specific way, to develop medical and scientific communication skills.
Evaluation method
Practical evaluation (30% of the final mark) This mark will be obtain by individual evaluation during tutorial classes(10%) individual mid-term practical evaluation (10%) individual evaluation on a final practical exam (10%). Final written assessment (70% of the final mark)
Each student must achieve 10/20 points in each evaluation.