PATH 5181 - Pathology I

2 credit hour

This is the first in a series of courses taught by faculty in the Department of Internal Medicine. Pathology begins in the first year and extends through the second year to align with conditions discussed in other courses. The course emphasizes disease as a manifestation of altered function in relation to structural and homeostatic changes. The basic pathological processes of inflammation, repair, degeneration, necrosis, neoplasia, fluid and electrolyte disturbances, circulatory abnormalities, and immune mechanisms are presented. Systemic pathology includes review of diseases and disease mechanisms in all organ systems. Correlation of pathological conditions with commonly used laboratory tests is discussed.