75267 - General Pathology

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course the student will know the main mechanisms and causes of disease, the mechanisms of degenerative, regenerative and cell death processes, acute and chronic inflammation, immunology and immunopathology and fundamental oncology.

Course contents

Introduction: general pathology, the causes of diseases, etiology and pathogenesis.

Cell and tissue damage, reactive and repair processes, cell death.

Pathophysiology of angiogenesis.   
Immunology and immunopathology. Innate and adaptive immunity, antigen recognition, regulation of the immune response, effector mechanisms. Hypersensitivity, allergy, autoimmunity. Tumor immunology.

Acute and chronic inflammation.

Fever, hyperthermia effects of inflammatory cytokines.

Oncology - The dimensions of cancer, tumor nomenclature and classification, the genes of cancer, tumor-host interactions and metastases, biological bases of cancer therapy, physical, chemical and biological carcinogenesis.

Readings/Bibliography

Caruso, Licastro. Compendio di patologia generale. CEA.

Pontieri. Patologia generale e fisiopatologia. Per i corsi di laurea in professioni sanitarie. Piccin.

Teaching methods

Lectures

Assessment methods

The final examination aims to assess the achievment of the objectives of the integrated course. 

The final grade (maximum 30 points) is the result of the synthesis of final evaluation (oral or written test) of different subjects belonging to the integrated course. It is the CFU-weighted average of grades obtained in specific questions of the different subjects.

Examination is passed if the grade in each subjects is not lower than 18 points.

 

General Patology examination: oral exam

Teaching tools

All the slides used are available for download from the Campus web site.

Office hours

See the website of Patrizia Nanni