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Unit of Study HBIO2005 - Human Pathophysiology (2025)

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Unit Snapshot

  • Unit type

    UG Coursework Unit

  • Credit points

    12

  • Faculty/College

    Faculty of Health

  • Placement

    No

  • Enrolment information

    N/A

Unit description

Introduces students to the pathophysiology underlying human disease processes, emphasising cell injury, adaptation and death, genetic and congenital disorders, microbiological and immunologic factors, and neoplasia. Physiological pathology of the gastrointestinal, respiratory, endocrine, nervous, cardiovascular, renal and musculoskeletal system are the foci of this unit, with an emphasis on explaining diagnostic laboratory tests and clinical manifestations of selected disease states.

Unit content

  1. Molecular and cellular adaptation to disease
  2. Respiratory and cardiovascular system pathologies
  3. Endocrine and digestive system pathologies
  4. Nervous system pathologies
  5. Musculoskeletal system pathologies
  6. Urogenital system pathologies and neoplasia

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Location Domestic International
Online
Term2
Term2

Learning outcomes

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:

discuss clinical manifestations of selected disease processes and health problems associated with congenital or acquired medical conditions

interpret the results of laboratory tests to help investigate pathological conditions and communicate findings in terms of clinical relevance for the client

compare and contrast normal physiology with common disorders on a gross anatomical, cellular and molecular basis

analyse case studies on selected pathologies and provide clear and accurate information in a timely manner

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