Learning objectives
At the end of the course, basic knowledge about the mechanisms of response to tissue damage (inflammation, hemostasis, repair), as well as about their alterations, should be acquired. Students will also attain proper technical terminology of professional interest.
Prerequisites
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Course unit content
<br />INFLAMMATION<br />Acute inflammation<br />Vascular changes in inflammation<br />Cellular events: leukocyte extravasation and phagocytosis<br />Chemical mediators of inflammation<br />Patterns of acute inflammation <br />Chronic inflammation and granulomas.<br />Systemic effects of inflammation. Fever.<br />Defects and excesses of inflammation. <br />HEMOSTASIS<br />Platelets and primary hemostasis<br />Coagulation (secondary hemostasis) <br />Hemorragic diseases<br />Thrombosis, Hembolism, Ischemia and Infarction<br />Atherosclerosis<br />TISSUE REPAIR<br />Mechanisms of repair and regeneration<br />Angiogenesis and Granulation tissue<br />Cutaneous wound healing<br />Disorders of repair mechanisms.
Full programme
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Bibliography
<br />1. Spector e Axford, Introduzione alla Patologia Generale, CEA<br />2. Woolf, Patologia Generale – Meccanismi della malattia, Idelson-Gnocchi
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