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LECTURES

1. INTRODUCTION, CELL PATHOLOGY
1.1. Basic terminology in pathology
1,2. Pathological alterations at the cellular level
1.3.Oxygen consumption disorders at the cellular level; hypovitaminosis B
1.4. Aging

2. DEFENCE RESPONSES IN HUMAN ORGANISM
2.1. Inflammation
2.2. Reparation of tissues after injury
2.3. Immunological defence mechanisms
2.4. Response to stress

3. METABOLIC DISORDERS
3.1. Regulation of metabolic processes
3.2. Starvation
3.3. Obesity
3.4. Diabetes mellitus
3.5. Hypoglycemia

4. BLOOD
4.1.Constituents and functions; hematopoiesis
4.2. Anemia
4.3. Haemostasis and hemorrhagic diatesis
4.4. Thrombosis

5. EXTRACELLULAR FLUID (ECF)
5.1. Regulation of volume and osmolarity of ECF
5.2. Dehydration
5.3. Disorders of the acid-base balance in ECF

6. KIDNEY
6.1. Acute renal failure
6.2. Chronic renal failure

7. CIRCULATION
7.1. Circulatory system and its failures
7.2. Hypotension
7.3. Arterial hypertension
7.4. Atherosclerosis and its consequences

8. RESPIRATORY SYSTEM
8.1. Types of respiratory disorders
8.2. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
8.3. Asthma
8.4. Hypoxia and cyanosis

9. GLANDS WITH INTERNAL SECRETION
9.1. Endocrinology; an introduction
9.2. Disorders of calcium and phosphate
9.3. Osteoporosis

10. DIGESTIVE SYSTEM AND LIVER
10.1. Digestive disorders
10.2. Liver disorders; jaundice
10.3. Alcoholic liver disorder

11. NERVOUS SYSTEM
11.1. Pain
11.2. Headache

TUTORIAL

1. BASIC PATHOLOGICAL TESTS
1.1. Theoretical basis of pathological tests
1.2. Practical demonstrations of tests
1.3. Biopsy
1.4. Histological/cytological specimens
1.5. Electron microscopy
1.6. Immunohistochemistry
1.7.Flow cytometry
1.8. Molecular biology based techniques

2. AUTOPSY
2.1. The role and importance of autopsy
2.2. Types of autopsy
2.3. Essentials of thanatology

3. PATHOMORPHOLOGY OF SELECTED DISORDERS
3. 1. Diabetes mellitus
3.2. Pneumonia
3.3. Tuberculosis
3.4. Atherosclerosis
3.5. Bronchial asthma
3.6. Breast cancer