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Unit of Study BIO00101 - Physiological Pathology I (2015)

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Unit description

Provides an overview of the pathophysiology of various disease states of the immune, integumentary, gastrointestinal, respiratory and endocrine systems. Places a focus on understanding disease processes from the cellular level through to the levels of organ and system emphasising microbiological and pharmacological principles, which underlie many treatment regimes.

Unit content

Topic 1: Cell adaptation, injury and death
Topic 2: Infectious disease, inflammatory and immune responses
Topic 3: Genetic and congenital disorders
Topic 4: Neoplasia
Topic 5: Disorders of the gastrointestinal system
Topic 6: Disorders of the hepatobiliary system
Topic 7: Disorders of the respiratory system
Topic 8: Disorders of the endocrine system
Topic 9: Diabetes and the metabolic system

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Location Domestic International
Lismore Session 1 Session 1
Online Session 1 Session 1

Learning outcomes and graduate attributes

Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

GA1: Intellectual rigour, GA2: Creativity, GA3: Ethical practice, GA4: Knowledge of a discipline, GA5: Lifelong learning, GA6: Communication and social skills, GA7: Cultural competence
Learning outcome count Learning outcome description GA1 GA2 GA3 GA4 GA5 GA6 GA7
1 Describe cellular changes that occur in normal adaptive processes and in selected abnormal or disease processes.
2 Describe the different types of microorganisms and the mechanisms by which they cause infectious disease.
3 Explain features of inheritance, gene expression and genetic changes for selected genetic and congenital disorders
4 Describe selected neoplasms with respect to their type, risk factors for development, and signs and symptoms.
5 Contrast the mechanical, physiological and biochemical changes found in selected disorders to normal anatomy and physiology.
6 Critically analyse selected pharmaceutical and natural therapies with respect to their safety and efficacy.
7 Distinguish the differences in the clinical presentation of selected similar disorders.

On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

  1. Describe cellular changes that occur in normal adaptive processes and in selected abnormal or disease processes.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  2. Describe the different types of microorganisms and the mechanisms by which they cause infectious disease.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  3. Explain features of inheritance, gene expression and genetic changes for selected genetic and congenital disorders
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  4. Describe selected neoplasms with respect to their type, risk factors for development, and signs and symptoms.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
  5. Contrast the mechanical, physiological and biochemical changes found in selected disorders to normal anatomy and physiology.
    • GA1:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  6. Critically analyse selected pharmaceutical and natural therapies with respect to their safety and efficacy.
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
  7. Distinguish the differences in the clinical presentation of selected similar disorders.
    • GA1:
    • GA3:
    • GA4:
    • GA5:
    • GA6:

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