ANATOMIC PATHOLOGY
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The student, to access the course, must have knowledge and skills acquired in previous teachings, concerning human anatomy, physiology, general pathology, immunology, microbiology.
The final test will consist in an oral interview that will focus on a minimum of three open questions on the topics covered in class.
The evaluation will take into consideration:
- detail, precision and significance in the theoretical contents acquired
- ability to present, argue and synthesize the leaned concepts with an appropriate language
- relevance and correctness
The personal re-elaboration of the learned contents and the ability to apply them to practical contexts will constitute a criterion of merit
The teaching activity aims to provide students with the basic tools to understand the activity carried out in a Pathology Service, contextualizing the profession of the Radiology Technician with an understanding of the elementary morphological pictures that characterize the main diseases.
At the end of the course the student will be able to:
-describe the basic macroscopic and microscopic features of the main diseases
- to carry out elementary radiological-pathological correlations
the teaching activity will focus on the following topics:
-General workflow in a Pathology Service
- Fundamental terminology in Pathology
- Inflammatory and neoplastic diseases of the digestive, respiratory, cardiovascular
Pathology of the respiratory system
-Lung: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (chronic bronchitis, emphysema, chronic bronchiolitis, bronchiectasis). Pulmonary interstitial diseases and pulmonary fibrosis. Lung infections. Pulmonary neoplasms.
-Pleura: Pneumothorax. Pleural effusions. Neoplasms.
Pathology of the cardiovascular system
-Blood vessels: Atherosclerotic disease.
-Heart: Ischemic heart disease. Myocarditis. Endocarditis. Valve diseases. Primary and secondary cardiomyopathies. Pathophysiology of heart disease: hypertensive heart disease, cor pulmonale, left heart failure, right heart failure. Heart failure: anatomo-clinical pictures.
-Pericardium: Pericarditis.
Pathology of the digestive system
-Esophagus: Esophagitis. Barrett's esophagus. Neoplasms.
-Stomach: Acute and chronic gastritis. Peptic ulcer. Neoplasms.
-Intestine: Malabsorption syndromes. Vascular pathology. Idiopathic chronic inflammatory diseases. Diverticular disease. Neoplasms.
-Appendix: Appendices. Neoplasms.
Robbins Basic Pathology. Kumar, Abbas, Aster (eds). Elsevier. 10th ed.
The teaching is proposed through lectures conducted by the teacher with the use of support materials (slides, example models, documents, bibliographic materials ...).
Students are required to systematically proceed with the independent study of the provided material, prepare the activities to be carried out in the classroom (if needed), and actively participate in the proposed discussions.
Students are always invited to contact the teacher in case of need for further information or clarification.
The teacher is available at this email address: silvia.uccella@uninsubria.it