GENERAL PATHOLOGY
cod. 06030

Academic year 2009/10
1° year of course - First semester
Professor
Academic discipline
Patologia generale (MED/04)
Field
Biomedico
Type of training activity
Characterising
8 hours
of face-to-face activities
1 credits
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Integrated course unit module: LABORATORY ANALYSIS APPLIED TO SPORTS

Learning objectives

The purpose of the course is to provide basic knowledge of the mechanisms underlying tissue response to injury (inflammation, haemostasis, repair), tumors and atherosclerosis.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

 Physiopathology of blood and hemostasis: <br />
Blood. Hematopoiesis. Anemias. Hemostasis and its alterations: trombosis, embolism, ischemia and infarction. Life style and tumor. <br />
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Acute inflammation: <br />
General features of inflammation. Vascular changes. Leukocyte extravasation and phagocytosis. Chemical mediators of inflammation. Systemic effects of inflammation: fever. Outcomes of acute inflammation. <br />
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Tumors: <br />
Classification. Benign and malignant tumors. Tumor etiology. Invasivity and metastasis. Pathogenesis of neoplastic diseases. <br />
Atherosclerosis: risks factors, development of artherosclerotic plaque and its evolution. <br />
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Full programme

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Bibliography

J.A.M Maier & M.Mariotti “Elementi di Patologia generale e Fisiopatologia”, McGraw-Hill Companies <br />
T.D. Spector & J.S. Axford " Introduzione alla Patologia Generale", 2nd edition, Casa Editrice Ambrosiana <br />
G.M. Pontieri "Patologia Generale e Fisiopatologia generale, per i corsi di laurea inProfessioni Sanitarie" 2nd edition, Piccin <br />

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