Pathology

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LECTURES

1. INTRODUCTION, CELL PATHOLOGY, AGING
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 DISORDERS
4.1.Blood constituents and functions; hematopoiesis
4.2. Anemia
4.3. Haemostasis, hemorrhagic diatesis
4.4. Thrombosis

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

6. RENAL DISORDERS
6.1. Acute renal failure
6.2. Chronic renal failure

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

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

9. ENDOCRINOLOGICAL DISORDERS
9.1. Endocrinology; an introduction
9.2. Disorders of the adrenal cortex
9.3. Disorders of calcium and phosphate metabolism
9.4. Thyroid disorders

10. GASTROINTESTINAL AND LIVER DISORDERS
10.1. Gastrointestinal disorders
10.2. Liver disorders; jaundice
10.3. Alcoholic liver disorder

11. NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS
11.1. Disorders of the neuromuscular transmission
11.2. Paralysis
11.3. Pain and headache

CLINICAL WORK

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

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