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HEM 108 - Pathology

Faculty of Health Sciences · Nursing · Undergraduate

ECTS: 3 T+P+L: 2+0+0 Compulsory
Coordinator: Dr. Öğr. Üyesi Neslihan TEKE

Course Objective

Understands the basic terms related to medical pathology and cytology, learns definitions and pathogenesis of diseases. Aims at adopting the scope of pathology and cytology, and application usage and importance.

Course Content

Includes subjects of pathology, cytology, cell injury, inflammation, and healing, body fluids and blood circulation related diseases, neoplasia, immunology and immunopathology.

Required Resources

Robbins Temel Patoloji KUMAR, ABBAS, ASTER 2013 ISBN: 9786053350026

Recommended Resources

Temel Patoloji 2007 Prof. Dr. Gamze Mocan Kuzey

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Defines etiology, pathogenesis and types of inflammation reaction,
  2. Acquires knowledge about what are overall disease-causing factors
  3. Acquires knowledge about what are overall disease-causing factors,
  4. . Defines structural changes occurred in tissues at microscopic and macroscopic level as a result of diseases,
  5. Defines structural changes occurred in tissues at microscopic and macroscopic level as a result of diseases,
  6. Defines etiology, pathogenesis and types of inflammation reaction,
  7. Explains effects and results related to tumor etiology, pathogenesis, and staging.
  8. Defines the situations associated with different aspects of immunological mechanisms and their inadequate and inappropriate operations.
  9. Lists pathological tissue changes caused by degenerative and metabolic diseases
  10. Know basic pathology concepts, use them, have knowledge about tissue and organ changes caused by diseases, recognize organ and system pathology.
  11. Explains effects and results related to tumor etiology, pathogenesis, and staging.

Core Area Distribution

(72) Health%100

Teaching Methods

ExpressionQuestion-AnswerDiscussionBrain Storming

Assessment & Evaluation

Testing (Essay / Tests: True-Falls, multiple-choice, short answer, matching)

ECTS / Workload

ActivityQuantityDuration (h)Total Workload
Course Duration (Including Exam Week)16232
Out of Class Study Period16116
Midterm11010
Quiz000
Assignment000
Practice000
Final11010

Course Schedule

WeekSubjectPreparation
1Introduction to pathology, pathology method and branches1,2,3,4
2Introduction to pathology, pathology method and branches-continued1,2,3,4
3Cellular Adaptation1,2,3,4
4Cellular Adaptation-continued1,2,3,4
5Inflammation (acute / chronic inflammation)1,2,3,4
6Inflammation (acute / chronic inflammation) continued1,2,3,4
7Tissue Regeneration and Repair1,2,3,4
8Ara SınavAra Sınav
9genetic diseases1,2,3,4
10Neoplasia; Etiology and Pathogenesis1,2,3,4
11Immunology; Humoral and Cellular Immunity Deficiencies and Immunopathology.1,2,3,4
12Immunology; Humoral and Cellular Immunity Deficiencies and Immunopathology.continued1,2,3,4
13Intracellular Deposits1,2,3,4
14Environmental Diseases 11,2,3,4
15Environmental Diseases 21,2,3,4
16Final SınavıFinal Sınavı